Tag: cybercrime
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The biggest data breach fines, penalties, and settlements so far
Tags: access, apache, attack, breach, business, china, ciso, communications, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, hacker, Hardware, identity, Internet, law, leak, linkedin, microsoft, mobile, monitoring, network, office, phone, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, technology, tool, training, update, vulnerabilitySizable fines assessed for data breaches in recent years suggest that regulators are getting more serious about cracking down on organizations that don’t properly protect consumer data.Hit with a $ 1.3 billion fine for unlawfully transferring personal data from the European Union to the US, Meta tops the list of recent big-ticket sanctions, with one…
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The deepfake threat just got a little more personal
Tags: access, ai, api, business, cybercrime, deep-fake, finance, google, jobs, north-korea, scam, technology, threatA two-hour conversation with an AI model is enough to create a fairly accurate image of a real person’s personality, according to researchers from Google and Stanford University.As part of a recent study, the researchers were able to generate “simulation agents”, essentially AI replicas, of 1,052 people based on two-hour interviews with each participant. These…
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New WordPress Plugin That Weaponizes Legit Sites To Steal Customer Payment Data
Cybercriminals have developed PhishWP, a malicious WordPress plugin, to facilitate sophisticated phishing attacks, which enable attackers to create convincing replicas of legitimate payment gateways, such as Stripe, on compromised or fraudulent WordPress websites. By seamlessly integrating with Telegram, PhishWP facilitates real-time data exfiltration, including credit card details, personal information, and even 3DS authentication codes. This…
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PhishWP Plug-in Hijacks WordPress E-Commerce Checkouts
The malware, found on a Russian cybercriminal site, impersonates e-commerce payment-processing services such as Stripe to steal user payment data from legitimate websites. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/phishwp-plugin-hijacks-wordpress-e-commerce-checkouts
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Three Things AI Enthusiasts Can Teach Your Business About How to Combat the Most Sophisticated Threats
As cybercriminals turn to AI to orchestrate attacks at scale, there’s a distinct group of companies taking bold steps to fight back against advanced cyber threats”, what we call “AI Enthusiasts.” These enterprises have not just embraced AI but are actively deploying it to detect and stop the most sophisticated attacks in real time. The…
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Cybercriminals Don’t Care About National Cyber Policy
We can’t put defense on hold until Inauguration Day. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cybercriminals-dont-care-national-cyber-policy
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UN aviation agency ‘actively investigating’ cybercriminal’s claimed data breach
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said it was responding to claims of a data breach “allegedly linked to a threat actor known for targeting international organizations.”]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/united-nations-icao-investigating-data-breach
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Farewell to the Fallen: The Cybersecurity Stars We Lost Last Year
It’s time once again to pay our respects to the once-famous cybersecurity solutions whose usefulness died in the past year. The cybercriminal world collectively mourns the loss of these solutions and the easy access they provide to victim organizations. These solutions, though celebrated in their prime, succumbed to the twin forces of time and advancing…
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Russian hackers turn trusted online stores into phishing pages
Tags: breach, credentials, credit-card, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, email, finance, hacker, phishing, risk, russia, service, tactics, theft, threat, wordpressIn a smart campaign, Russian cybercriminals are turning trusted online stores into phishing pages that capture sensitive details through convincing payment interfaces.According to a research by the cybersecurity firm Slashnext, the Russian miscreants have built a WordPress plugin, PhishWP, which creates fake payment pages that look like trusted services, such as Stripe.”WordPress is one of…
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Trotz starker Kritik: Umstrittene UNKonvention verabschiedet
Netzaktivisten haben vergeblich vor der Verabschiedung der Konvention gewarnt. Es droht der Zugriff auf digitale Beweismittel durch autoritäre Staaten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/trotz-starker-kritik-umstrittene-un-cybercrime-konvention-verabschiedet-2501-192183.html
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Gen AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape by democratizing vulnerability hunting
Tags: ai, api, apt, attack, bug-bounty, business, chatgpt, cloud, computing, conference, credentials, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, github, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, injection, LLM, malicious, microsoft, open-source, openai, penetration-testing, programming, rce, RedTeam, remote-code-execution, service, skills, software, sql, tactics, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, waf, zero-dayGenerative AI has had a significant impact on a wide variety of business processes, optimizing and accelerating workflows and in some cases reducing baselines for expertise.Add vulnerability hunting to that list, as large language models (LLMs) are proving to be valuable tools in assisting hackers, both good and bad, in discovering software vulnerabilities and writing…
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WordPress Plugin Exploited to Turn Legitimate Sites Into Phishing Traps
A WordPress plugin known as PhishWP, has been discovered on Russian cybercrime forums and is being exploited by cybercriminals to steal sensitive data from unsuspecting users. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/wordpress-plugin-exploited-to-turn-legitimate-sites-into-phishing-traps/
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Hackers Brute Force Your Passwords?
Cybercrimes have always existed as a result of internet usage in our society. Traversing the wide web, hackers are trying to exploit any nooks and crannies in the system. While many new types of crimes are arising on the internet, brute-force attacks are still the most common. Based on recent research, they have grown from…
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Cybercriminals Target Ethereum Developers with Fake Hardhat npm Packages
Cybersecurity researchers have revealed several malicious packages on the npm registry that have been found impersonating the Nomic Foundation’s Hardhat tool in order to steal sensitive data from developer systems.”By exploiting trust in open source plugins, attackers have infiltrated these platforms through malicious npm packages, exfiltrating critical data such as private keys, mnemonics, First seen…
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Deepfakes question our ability to discern reality
As deepfakes become increasingly sophisticated and accessible, their potential for misuse in areas such as cybercrime, misinformation campaigns, and identity theft continues … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/03/deepfake-technology-risks-2024/
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Rhode Island warns of cybercriminals leaking stolen state files as Deloitte works to restore system
Rhode Island officials said they’re still analyzing the impact of a ransomware gang’s breach of state health and social services systems. Some are still down.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/rhode-island-data-breach-deloitte
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Rhode Island ‘s data from health benefits system leaked on the dark web
Rhode Island ‘s health benefits system was hacked, and threat actors leaked residents’ data on the dark web. Cybercriminals leaked data stolen from Rhode Island ‘s health benefits system on the dark web. Gov. Daniel McKee stated the state had prepared for this and is informing impacted individuals. RIBridges supports state programs like Medicaid, SNAP,…
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After UN adoption, controversial cybercrime treaty’s next steps could prove vital
Tags: cybercrimeForty nations have to ratify the treaty for it to enter into force, and they have some leeway on how to implement it. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/after-un-adoption-controversial-cybercrime-treatys-next-steps-could-prove-vital/
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Rhode Islanders’ Data Was Leaked From a Cyberattack on State Health Benefits Website
Cybercriminals who hacked Rhode Island’s system for health and benefits programs have released files to a site on the dark web, The post Rhode Islanders’ Data Was Leaked From a Cyberattack on State Health Benefits Website appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/rhode-islanders-data-was-leaked-from-a-cyberattack-on-state-health-benefits-website/
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Cybercriminals tighten their grip on organizations
Tags: cybercrimeCybercriminals are using a variety of new methods to target organizations across industries. In this article, we examine the most pressing trends and findings from the 2024 … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/30/cybercrime-threat-2024/
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Disrupting cybercrime: InFocus with Fortinet’s Derek Manky
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/disrupting-cybercrime-infocus-with-fortinets-derek-manky
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UN cybercrime treaty adopted amid pushback
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/un-cybercrime-treaty-adopted-amid-pushback
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: What Looms on Cyberland’s Horizon? Here’s What Tenable Experts Predict for 2025
Tags: access, ai, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, computer, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, exploit, flaw, guide, hacker, ibm, incident response, intelligence, lessons-learned, monitoring, office, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustWondering what cybersecurity trends will have the most impact in 2025? Check out six predictions from Tenable experts about cyber issues that should be on your radar screen in the new year, including AI security, data protection, cloud security… and much more! 1 – Data protection will become even more critical as AI usage surges…
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NjRat 2.3D Pro Edition Shared on GitHub: A Growing Cybersecurity Concern
The recent discovery of the NjRat 2.3D Professional Edition on GitHub has raised alarms in the cybersecurity community. This notorious Remote Access Trojan (RAT), also known as Bladabindi, has long been a tool of choice for cybercriminals due to its extensive capabilities and ease of use. The availability of its latest version on an open-source…
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Hackers Are Hot for Water Utilities
The US water sector suffered a stream of cyberattacks over the past year and half, from a mix of cybercriminals, hacktivists, and nation-state hacking teams. Here’s how the industry and ICS/OT security experts are working to better secure vulnerable drinking and wastewater utilities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/hackers-hot-water-utilities
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Blue Yonder says November ransomware attack not connected to Cleo vulnerability
The Panasonic-owned company said it has no reason to believe recent claims from a cybercrime gang are connected to last month’s ransomware attack, which caused disruptions at Starbucks, BIC and several major supermarket brands.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/blue-yonder-ransomware-attack-not-connected-to-cleo-vulnerability
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UN General Assembly approves cybercrime treaty despite industry backlash
The agreement provides a framework for how law enforcement agencies in different countries coordinate on cybercrime investigations and is being touted as a way to reduce the number of safe havens for cybercriminals as well as help developing nations better protect their citizens from digital crimes.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/un-general-assembly-approves-cybercrime-treaty-despite-industry-pushback
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Brazilian Hacker Arrested Hacking Computers Selling Data
A Brazilian man, Junior Barros De Oliveira, has been charged with multiple counts of cybercrime and extortion for hacking into the computer systems of a Brazilian subsidiary of a New Jersey-based company and attempting to extort millions in Bitcoin. The indictment, unsealed in Newark federal court on December 23, 2024, accuses De Oliveira of accessing…