Tag: theft
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Londoners told to be vigilant with messages after cyber-attack on council
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea says it is checking whether data taken contained residents’s detailsA London council has urged thousands of residents to be “extra vigilant” when receiving calls, emails or text messages after confirming that data had been taken in a cyber-attack.The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), which has 147,500 residents,…
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ShinyHunters Develop Sophisticated New Ransomware-as-a-Service Tool
In a significant escalation of the global cyber threat landscape, the notorious threat group ShinyHunters appears to be transitioning from data theft to full-scale ransomware operations. Cybersecurity researchers have identified an early build of a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform dubbed >>ShinySp1d3r,
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Xillen Stealer Evolves With AI-Like Evasion and Broader Targeting
Xillen Stealer v5 uses AI-themed evasion and expanded targeting to advance credential-theft tactics. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/xillen-stealer-evolves-with-ai-like-evasion-and-broader-targeting/
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ToddyCat APT evolves to target Outlook archives and Microsoft 365 tokens
Outlook in the Crosshairs: Another evolution involves accessing actual mail data. ToddyCat deployed a tool named TCSectorCopya C++ utility that opens the disk as a read-only device and copies Outlook’s offline storage files (OST) sector by sector, bypassing any file-lock mechanisms that Outlook may enforce.Once OST files are extracted, they are fed into XstReader, an…
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ToddyCat APT evolves to target Outlook archives and Microsoft 365 tokens
Outlook in the Crosshairs: Another evolution involves accessing actual mail data. ToddyCat deployed a tool named TCSectorCopya C++ utility that opens the disk as a read-only device and copies Outlook’s offline storage files (OST) sector by sector, bypassing any file-lock mechanisms that Outlook may enforce.Once OST files are extracted, they are fed into XstReader, an…
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Alliances between ransomware groups tied to recent surge in cybercrime
Tags: access, attack, awareness, backup, business, cloud, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, saas, service, software, tactics, theft, threat, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayRansomware groups change tactics to evade law enforcement: The latest quarterly study from Rapid7 also found that newly forged alliances are leading to a spike in ransomware activity while adding that tactical innovations, from refined extortion to double extortion and use of zero day, are also playing a part in increased malfeasance.The quarter also saw…
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Everest ransomware claims breach at Spain’s national airline Iberia with 596 GB data theft
Everest claims large breaches at Iberia and Air Miles España with major data taken from both travel platforms placing millions of users at risk. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/everest-ransomware-spai-airline-iberia-breach/
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Everest ransomware claims breach at Spain’s national airline Iberia with 596 GB data theft
Everest claims large breaches at Iberia and Air Miles España with major data taken from both travel platforms placing millions of users at risk. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/everest-ransomware-spai-airline-iberia-breach/
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ShadowRay 2.0 Turns AI Clusters into Crypto Botnets
A threat actor is leveraging a flaw in the Ray framework to hijack AI infrastructure worldwide and distribute a self-propagating cryptomining and data theft botnet. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/shadowray-20-ai-clusters-crypto-botnets
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Salesforce Details Supply Chain Attack Targeting Gainsight
Cybercrime Group ShinyHunters Claims to Steal Data From 300 Organizations. The attack that targeted customer data management tool Gainsight resulted in the theft of information from approximately 300 Salesforce-using firms, the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters subgroup ShinyHunters has claimed. Salesforce and Gainsight have shared more details as their investigation continues. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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US banks scramble to assess data theft after hackers breach financial tech firm
U.S. banking giants including JPMorgan Chase, Citi, and Morgan Stanley are working to identify what data was stolen in a recent cyberattack on a New York financial firm. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/11/24/us-banks-scramble-to-assess-data-theft-after-hackers-breach-financial-tech-firm/
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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Second Sha1-Hulud Wave Affects 25,000+ Repositories via npm Preinstall Credential Theft
Multiple security vendors are sounding the alarm about a second wave of attacks targeting the npm registry in a manner that’s reminiscent of the Shai-Hulud attack.The new supply chain campaign, dubbed Sha1-Hulud, has compromised hundreds of npm packages, according to reports from Aikido, HelixGuard, Koi Security, Socket, and Wiz.”The campaign introduces a new variant that…
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Fire alert: the fake ‘Amazon TV stick’ that opens the door to fraudsters
Two out of five illegal streamers have fallen prey to fraud, likely via a ‘modded’ USB stick that exposes users to data theft and cybercrimeThe big fight is on TV on Saturday night but you really don’t want to shell out to watch it on pay-per-view. Luckily, you bought a cheap Amazon Fire Stick online…
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How to turn threat intel into real security wins
Tags: access, api, attack, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, csf, data, data-breach, detection, dns, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, governance, guide, identity, intelligence, lessons-learned, mail, malware, mitre, nist, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, siem, soar, soc, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe CISO mandate: Risk, efficiency, investment, response: Reduce operational risk and financial loss Intelligence-led detection and response aim to prevent or minimise data loss and business disruption. The downstream effects, smaller blast radii, fewer regulatory headaches and lower recovery bills, are what boards recognise. Maximise staff efficiency Manual validation and correlation drive alert fatigue. Automating…
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Massive data leak hits Italian railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato via Almaviva hack
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) data leaked after a breach at IT provider Almaviva. A hacker claims the theft of 2.3 TB of sensitive data. Data belonging to Italy’s national railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) was leaked after a data breach at IT provider Almaviva. FS Italiane Group is Italy’s state-owned railway company, managing passenger…
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Massive data leak hits Italian railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato via Almaviva hack
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) data leaked after a breach at IT provider Almaviva. A hacker claims the theft of 2.3 TB of sensitive data. Data belonging to Italy’s national railway operator Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane (FS) was leaked after a data breach at IT provider Almaviva. FS Italiane Group is Italy’s state-owned railway company, managing passenger…
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How to turn threat intel into real security wins
Tags: access, api, attack, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, csf, data, data-breach, detection, dns, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, governance, guide, identity, intelligence, lessons-learned, mail, malware, mitre, nist, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, siem, soar, soc, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe CISO mandate: Risk, efficiency, investment, response: Reduce operational risk and financial loss Intelligence-led detection and response aim to prevent or minimise data loss and business disruption. The downstream effects, smaller blast radii, fewer regulatory headaches and lower recovery bills, are what boards recognise. Maximise staff efficiency Manual validation and correlation drive alert fatigue. Automating…
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Sturnus Malware Hijacks Signal and WhatsApp, Taking Full Device Control
MTI Security researchers have uncovered a new, particularly advanced Android banking trojan, dubbed Sturnus, that targets users’ financial and personal data with an unprecedented level of device control and operational stealth. Distinct from conventional mobile malware, Sturnus not only supports the typical arsenal of credential theft and whole device takeover but also demonstrates the ability…
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Sturnus Malware Hijacks Signal and WhatsApp, Taking Full Device Control
MTI Security researchers have uncovered a new, particularly advanced Android banking trojan, dubbed Sturnus, that targets users’ financial and personal data with an unprecedented level of device control and operational stealth. Distinct from conventional mobile malware, Sturnus not only supports the typical arsenal of credential theft and whole device takeover but also demonstrates the ability…
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Salesforce investigates customer data theft via Gainsight breach
Salesforce says it revoked refresh tokens linked to Gainsight-published applications while investigating a new wave of data theft attacks targeting customers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/salesforce-investigates-customer-data-theft-via-gainsight-breach/
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China”‘linked PlushDaemon hijacks DNS via ‘EdgeStepper’ to weaponize software updates
Hijacked update to backdoor deployment: With the network device serving as a stealthy redirect, PlushDaemon then exploits the hijacked update channel to gain access to end-systems. ESET observed how typical victim software (such as a Chinese input-method application) issues an HTTP GET to its update server, but because DNS was hijacked, the request lands at…
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New Sturnus Android Trojan Quietly Captures Encrypted Chats and Hijacks Devices
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android banking trojan called Sturnus that enables credential theft and full device takeover to conduct financial fraud.”A key differentiator is its ability to bypass encrypted messaging,” ThreatFabric said in a report shared with The Hacker News. “By capturing content directly from the device screen after decryption, Sturnus…
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Eternidade Stealer Trojan Fuels Aggressive Brazil Cybercrime
Trustwave SpiderLabs has observed new banking Trojan Eternidade Stealer targeting Brazil using WhatsApp for propagation and data theft First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/eternidade-stealer-trojan-brazil/