Tag: hacking
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Dental Practice Support Firm Notifying 173,400 of Email Hack
Breach Affects Pediatric, Orthodontic and Dental Surgery Practices in 6 States. A Nashville, Tennessee firm that provides HR and finance services to dozens of specialty dental practices across six states is notifying more than 173,400 people of a 2024 email hacking incident affecting children and other patients. The company already faces several lawsuits related to…
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Threat Actors Exploit Toll Payment Services in Widespread Hacking Campaign
In a sophisticated cybercrime operation, the Smishing Triad, a China-based group, has been identified as the orchestrator behind a surge in smishing campaigns targeting consumers in the US and UK. These campaigns exploit toll payment services like FasTrak, E-ZPass, and I-Pass, with expectations of expanding globally. The Smishing Triad’s Modus Operandi The group employs fraudulent…
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Brothers Behind Rydox Dark Web Market Extradited to US
USA secures extradition of criminals from 9 countries, including two brothers behind Rydox, a dark web market for stolen data and hacking tools. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/brothers-rydox-dark-web-market-extradited-to-us/
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King Bob pleads guilty to Scattered Spider-linked cryptocurrency thefts from investors
A Florida man, linked to the notorious Scattered Spider hacking gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to cryptocurrency thefts which have netted hundreds of thousands of dollars. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/king-bob-pleads-guilty-to-scattered-spider-linked-cryptocurrency-thefts-from-investors
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20-Year-Old Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in Major Ransomware Case
A 20-year-old Noah Urban, a resident of Palm Coast, Florida, pleaded guilty to a series of federal charges in a Jacksonville courtroom. Urban, linked to the infamous Scattered Spider hacking group, admitted to charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in Florida, as well as conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a separate…
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Xanthorox AI Surfaces on Dark Web as Full Spectrum Hacking Assistant
A sophisticated new artificial intelligence (AI) platform tailored for offensive cyber operations, named Xanthorox AI, has been identified… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/xanthorox-ai-dark-web-full-spectrum-hacking-assistant/
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BSidesLV24 HireGround Tracking And Hacking Your Career
Authors/Presenters: Misha Yalavarthy, Leif Dreizler Our sincere appreciation to BSidesLV, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite Security BSidesLV24 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Tuscany Suites & Casino; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/bsideslv24-hireground-tracking-and-hacking-your-career/
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NSA Chief Ousted Amid Trump Loyalty Firing Spree
Tags: hackingPlus: Another DOGE operative allegedly has a history in the hacking world, and Donald Trump’s national security adviser apparently had way more Signal chats than previously known. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-nsa-chief-ousted-amid-trump-loyalty-bloodbath/
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$500,000 stolen in Australian super fund data breach
Super industry’s peak body says majority of hacking attempts stopped but money lost by a small number of customers<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/apr/04/australia-election-2025-live-peter-dutton-anthony-albanese-labor-coalition-poll-tariffs-trump-interest-rates-rba-ntwnfb”>Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign</li><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>afternoon election email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Hackers have targeted Australian superannuation funds this week, with a small number of customers losing a…
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Australian super funds compromised after data breach as hackers use stolen passwords
Retirement savings industry’s peak body says majority of hacking attempts stopped but a number of companies affected by data breach<ul><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>afternoon election email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Hackers have targeted Australian superannuation funds this week, the retirement savings industry’s peak body has said, with a number of funds having member…
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Breach Roundup: Fast Flux DNS Misuse Evades Easy Detection
Also: Gootloader Malware, GCHQ Intern Pleads Guilty, Check Point Breach Update. This week, a Fast Flux warning, Gootloader malware, an GCHQ intern pleaded guilty to stealing top secret data and Check Point undercuts hacking claim. Also, Google rolled out end-to-end encryption for some Gmail users, Apple backported patches and Dutch prosecutors cut internet access. First…
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Halo ITSM Vulnerability Exposed Organizations to Remote Hacking
An unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in Halo ITSM could have been exploited to read, modify, or insert data. The post Halo ITSM Vulnerability Exposed Organizations to Remote Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/halo-itsm-vulnerability-exposed-organizations-to-remote-hacking/
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Russian Seashell Blizzard Targets Organizations Using Custom-Built Hacking Tools
Seashell Blizzard, also known as APT44, Sandworm, and Voodoo Bear, has emerged as a sophisticated adversary targeting critical sectors worldwide. Associated with Russia’s Military Intelligence Unit 74455 (GRU), this group has been active since at least 2009, focusing on sectors such as energy, telecommunications, government, military, manufacturing, and retail. Their operations often involve long-term access…
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Paris set to host difficult negotiations on tackling commercial hacking tools
This week in Paris, the diplomatic initiative formerly known as the Pall Mall Process will continue to look for international agreement on thorny issues related to hacking tools known as commercial cyber intrusion capabilities (CCICs). First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/paris-pall-mall-process-meeting-commercial-hacking-tools
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‘Inside the Mind of a Hacker” Report – Die Renaissance des Hardware-Hackings
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/bug-bounty-programme-crowdsourced-security-ethische-hacker-a-ade140db3b24ce6c9637dc1e0462b78c/
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Check Point Responds to Hacking Claims
Check Point has responded to a hacker’s claims of sensitive data theft, confirming an incident but saying that it had limited impact. The post Check Point Responds to Hacking Claims appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/check-point-responds-to-hacking-claims/
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Canadian hacker arrested for allegedly stealing data from Texas Republican Party
The prominent hacker Aubrey Cottle is accused of hacking into a third-party hosting company for the websites for the Texas Republican Party and the Texas Right to Life anti-abortion group. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canadian-hacker-arrested-texas-gop
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Oracle Health Responding to Hack of Legacy Cerner EHR Data
Customer Credentials Possibly Compromised at EHR Vendor Acquired by Oracle in 2022. Oracle is dealing with a hacking incident involving legacy patient data of Cerner electronic health record customers. Oracle, which acquired Cerner in 2022, is reportedly telling clients the hack involved compromised credentials for systems scheduled to migrate to the cloud. First seen on…
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Latest gambit for Gamaredon: Fake Ukraine troop movement documents with malicious links
The Kremlin-linked hacking group Gamaredon appears to be behind a recent campaign that aims to install a malicious version of the Remcos tool on Ukrainian computers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/gamaredon-phishing-campaign-fake-ukraine-documents-remcos
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Russian Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-26633 via MSC EvilTwin to Deploy SilentPrism and DarkWisp
The threat actors behind the zero-day exploitation of a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows have been found to deliver two new backdoors called SilentPrism and DarkWisp.The activity has been attributed to a suspected Russian hacking group called Water Gamayun, which is also known as EncryptHub and LARVA-208.”The threat actor deploys payloads primarily by means…
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North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms
The notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group has reportedly adopted ‘ClickFix’ tactics to deploy malware targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly centralized finance (CeFi). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-adopt-clickfix-attacks-to-target-crypto-firms/
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Exegol: Open-source hacking environment
Exegol is a community-driven hacking environment, which helps users deploy hacking setups quickly and securely. It’s made for penetration testers, CTF players, bug … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/31/exegol-open-source-hacking-environment/
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Gemini hackers can deliver more potent attacks with a helping hand from”¦ Gemini
Hacking LLMs has always been more art than science. A new attack on Gemini could change that. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/03/gemini-hackers-can-deliver-more-potent-attacks-with-a-helping-hand-from-gemini/
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BlackLock Ransomware Exposed After Researchers Exploit Leak Site Vulnerability
Tags: crime, data, data-breach, exploit, group, hacker, hacking, infrastructure, leak, ransomware, threat, vulnerabilityIn what’s an instance of hacking the hackers, threat hunters have managed to infiltrate the online infrastructure associated with a ransomware group called BlackLock, uncovering crucial information about their modus operandi in the process. Resecurity said it identified a security vulnerability in the data leak site (DLS) operated by the e-crime group that made it…
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Chinese cybersecurity group linked to global hacking campaign
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/chinese-cybersecurity-group-linked-to-global-hacking-campaign
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RFID Hacking: Exploring Vulnerabilities, Testing Methods, and Protection Strategies
Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology is everywhere”, powering everything from contactless payments and inventory tracking to access control systems. But while RFID systems makes life more convenient, it also introduces serious security… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/rfid-hacking-exploring-vulnerabilities-testing-methods-and-protection-strategies/
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Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Hacking of Inaba Plant Monitoring Cameras
Production line monitoring cameras made by Inaba can be hacked for surveillance and sabotage, but they remain unpatched. The post Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Hacking of Inaba Plant Monitoring Cameras appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/vulnerabilities-allow-remote-hacking-of-inaba-plant-monitoring-cameras/
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Mercenary Hacking Group Appears to Embrace Ransomware
Highly Targeted Ransomware Hit Traced to Long-Running Cyberespionage Group. A stealthy group of mercenary hackers active since 2018 appears to have diversified into hitting hypervisors with ransomware via highly targeted attacks. Researchers said they tracked the hit to a corporate espionage team tracked as RedCurl. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/mercenary-hacking-group-appears-to-embrace-ransomware-a-27834