Tag: theft
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Chinese Smishing Kit Powers Widespread Toll Fraud Campaign Targeting U.S. Users in 8 States
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a “widespread and ongoing” SMS phishing campaign that’s been targeting toll road users in the United States for financial theft since mid-October 2024.”The toll road smishing attacks are being carried out by multiple financially motivated threat actors using the smishing kit developed by ‘Wang Duo Yu,’” Cisco Talos researchers Azim…
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Researchers Uncover Stealthy Tactics and Techniques of StrelaStealer Malware
Cybersecurity experts have recently shed light on the sophisticated operations of StrelaStealer, also known by its alias Strela, revealing a suite of stealthy tactics employed in its information theft campaigns. This malware, spotlighted by IBM Security X-Force for its association with the HIVE-0145 threat actor group, targets email credentials from prominent clients like Microsoft Outlook…
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The UK’s phone theft crisis is a wake-up call for digital security
Phone theft is now commonplace in London. The Met Police recently revealed that it seizes 1,000 stolen phones weekly as it cracks down on organized criminal networks driving … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/18/uk-phone-theft-crisis/
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Cryptohack Roundup: $7M KiloEx Theft
Also: A $40M Block Penalty, US SEC Guidance on Crypto Laws. This week, a KiloEx exploit, Block fined $40M, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission guidance on crypto laws, Senate Democrats slammed NCET disbandment, $4.3M scam disrupted, guilty plea in $3.3M tax evasion and a South Korea ban on crypto apps. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Your Network Is Showing Time to Go Stealth
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backdoor, breach, china, cisco, cloud, computer, control, credentials, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, firewall, firmware, fortinet, group, Hardware, infrastructure, mfa, network, software, theft, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day -
Ahold Delhaize confirms data theft after INC ransomware claims attack
Food retail giant Ahold Delhaize confirms that data was stolen from its U.S. business systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ahold-delhaize-confirms-data-theft-after-inc-ransomware-claims-attack/
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Node.js Malware Campaign Targets Crypto Users with Fake Binance and TradingView Installers
Microsoft is calling attention to an ongoing malvertising campaign that makes use of Node.js to deliver malicious payloads capable of information theft and data exfiltration.The activity, first detected in October 2024, uses lures related to cryptocurrency trading to trick users into installing a rogue installer from fraudulent websites that masquerade as legitimate software like Binance…
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Identity Attacks Now Comprise a Third of Intrusions
IBM warns of infostealer surge as attackers automate credential theft and adopt AI to generate highly convincing phishing emails en masse First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/identity-attacks-now-comprise/
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Credential theft achieved by malicious MEXC order-hijacking PyPI package
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/credential-theft-achieved-by-malicious-mexc-order-hijacking-pypi-package
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Law firm ‘didn’t think’ data theft was a breach, says ICO. Now it’s nursing a £60K fine
DPP Law is appealing against data watchdog’s conclusions First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/16/law_firm_ico_fine/
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Hackers Exploit Node.js to Spread Malware and Exfiltrate Data
Threat actors are increasingly targeting Node.js”, a staple tool for modern web developers”, to launch sophisticated malware campaigns aimed at data theft and system compromise. Microsoft Defender Experts (DEX) have reported a spike in such attacks since October 2024, especially focusing on malvertising and deceptive software installers. Node.js: From Developer Darling to Hacker’s Tool Node.js…
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Conduent Discloses Theft Of Client Data In Hack, ‘Significant Number’ Of Individuals Impacted
A threat actor exfiltrated personal data belonging to a ‘significant number of individuals’ connected to Conduent clients in a January cyberattack, the solution provider giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/conduent-discloses-theft-of-client-data-in-hack-significant-number-of-individuals-impacted
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Precision-Validated Phishing: A New Trend in Credential Theft
Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but one emerging tactic is setting a new bar for precision and deception. Known as Precision-Validated Phishing, this method uses real-time credential validation to enhance the success rate of phishing campaigns. A recent report… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/precision-validated-phishing-credential-theft/
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Hertz Data Breach Exposes Customer Personal Information to Hackers
The Hertz Corporation has confirmed that sensitive personal information belonging to customers of its Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands was compromised after hackers targeted a vendor’s file transfer platform. The breach has sparked concerns about identity theft and privacy, prompting Hertz to offer free identity monitoring services for affected individuals. According to an official notice…
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Hertz confirms customer info, drivers’ licenses stolen in data breach
Car rental giant Hertz Corporation warns it suffered a data breach after customer data for its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands was stolen in the Cleo zero-day data theft attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hertz-confirms-customer-info-drivers-licenses-stolen-in-data-breach/
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Hertz confirms customer info and drivers’ licenses stolen in data breach
Car rental giant Hertz Corporation warns it suffered a data breach after customer data for its Hertz, Thrifty, and Dollar brands was stolen in the Cleo zero-day data theft attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hertz-confirms-customer-info-and-drivers-licenses-stolen-in-data-breach/
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Phishing Campaigns Use Real-Time Checks to Validate Victim Emails Before Credential Theft
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new type of credential phishing scheme that ensures that the stolen information is associated with valid online accounts.The technique has been codenamed precision-validating phishing by Cofense, which it said employs real-time email validation so that only a select set of high-value targets are served the fake login screens.”This…
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TraderTraitor: The Kings of the Crypto Heist
Allegedly responsible for the theft of $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from a single exchange, North Korea’s TraderTraitor is one of the most sophisticated cybercrime groups in the world. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/tradertraitor-north-korea-crypto-theft/
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A Seven”‘Year”‘Old Cisco Flaw Now Lets Hackers Execute Code Remotely on Network Gear
Tags: cisco, credentials, cyber, data-breach, exploit, firmware, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, network, router, service, theft, threatA Cisco’s Smart Install protocol (CVE-2018-0171), first patched in 2018, remains a pervasive threat to global network infrastructure due to widespread misconfigurations and exploitation by state-sponsored threat actors. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on Cisco switches and routers via exposed Smart Install Client services, enabling configuration theft, credential harvesting, and firmware…
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Unraveling the U.S. toll road smishing scams
Cisco Talos has observed a widespread and ongoing financial theft SMS phishing (smishing) campaign since October 2024 that targets toll road users in the United States of America. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/unraveling-the-us-toll-road-smishing-scams/
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Precision-validated phishing: The rise of sophisticated credential theft
Tags: api, authentication, awareness, ciso, credentials, data-breach, defense, email, infosec, mail, password, phishing, sans, service, spam, spear-phishing, theft, threat, training‘A little bit of hype’: David Shipley, head of Canadian-based security awareness training firm Beauceron Security, said “there’s a little bit of hype” in giving the tactic a fancy name for what is in fact spear phishing, although, he admitted, it’s “rapid-fire spear phishing.”The reason, he said, is that “spray-and-pray” mass phishing campaigns today are…
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Treasury bureau notifies Congress that email hack was a ‘major’ cybersecurity incident
The OCC said the February incident resulted in the theft of “highly sensitive information” tied to the financial conditions of federally regulated institutions. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/treasury-bureau-notifies-congress-that-email-hack-was-a-major-cybersecurity-incident/
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Rogue RDP: Abusing RDP for File Theft and Espionage
A recent report by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has shed light on a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting European government and military organizations. This campaign, attributed to a suspected Russia-nexus espionage actor tracked as UNC5837, employed a novel technique leveraging the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) for malicious purposes. Unlike typical RDP attacks that focus on…
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BSidesLV24 Breaking Ground Chrome Cookie Theft On macOS, And How To Prevent It
Author/Presenter: Nick Frost 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-breaking-ground-chrome-cookie-theft-on-macos-and-how-to-prevent-it/