Tag: theft
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PowerSchool theft latest: Decades of Canadian student records, data from 40-plus US states feared stolen
Lawsuits pile up after database accessed by miscreants First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/22/powerschool_canada_lawsuits/
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HPE probes IntelBroker’s bold data theft boasts
Incident response protocols engaged following claims of source code burglary First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/21/hpe_intelbroker_claims/
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HPE investigating security breach after hacker claims theft of sensitive data
A well-known hacker claims to have stolen source code and user data from the enterprise IT giant First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/01/21/hpe-investigating-security-breach-after-hacker-claims-theft-of-sensitive-data/
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Washington Man Admits to Role in Multiple Cybercrime, Fraud Schemes
Marco Raquan Honesty has pleaded guilty to his roles in several fraud schemes, including smishing, identity theft, and bank account takeover. The post Washington Man Admits to Role in Multiple Cybercrime, Fraud Schemes appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/washington-man-admits-to-role-in-multiple-cybercrime-fraud-schemes/
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US hits back against China’s Salt Typhoon group
Tags: attack, backdoor, china, cisa, ciso, communications, computer, control, crypto, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, detection, disinformation, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, ivanti, law, malicious, mandiant, microsoft, network, north-korea, office, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerabilityThe US is hitting back against the threat group, dubbed Salt Typhoon by Microsoft, which is allegedly behind recent cyber attacks against American telecommunications providers, as part of a wider campaign against Chinese-based hacking.On Friday the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said it is sanctioning Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology, a…
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Russian espionage and financial theft campaigns have ramped up, Ukraine cyber agency says
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, defense, espionage, finance, government, incident, incident response, russia, theft, ukraineOver the past year, Ukraine’s cyber incident response center identified and addressed 1,042 cybersecurity incidents impacting government, defense, and critical services.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-espionage-financial-theft-campaign
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Critical SimpleHelp Flaws Allow File Theft, Privilege Escalation, and RCE Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in SimpleHelp remote access software that could lead to information disclosure, privilege escalation, and remote code execution.Horizon3.ai researcher Naveen Sunkavally, in a technical report detailing the findings, said the “vulnerabilities are trivial to reverse and exploit.”The list of identified flaws is as follows – First seen on thehackernews.com…
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AI-Driven Ransomware Group Strikes 85 Victims
Amateurish Ransomware Group Doubles as Hackstivists. Cybersecurity researchers discovered an artificial intelligence-driven ransomware group that emerged at the end of last year and compromised more than 85 victims worldwide. The group uses double extortion, combining data theft with encryption. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-driven-ransomware-group-strikes-85-victims-a-27291
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Scammers file first, Get your IRS Identity Protection PIN now
The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and fraudulent returns. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/scammers-file-first-get-your-irs-identity-protection-pin-now/
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AI-Driven Ransomware FunkSec Targets 85 Victims Using Double Extortion Tactics
Tags: ai, cybersecurity, data, encryption, extortion, group, hacker, intelligence, ransom, ransomware, tactics, theftCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a nascent artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ransomware family called FunkSec that sprang forth in late 2024, and has claimed more than 85 victims to date.”The group uses double extortion tactics, combining data theft with encryption to pressure victims into paying ransoms,” Check Point Research said in a new report…
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Green Bay Packers Store Hacked Thousands of Credit Cards Data Stolen
The Green Bay Packers, Inc. has confirmed that its online merchandise store was hacked, leading to the theft of credit card data from over 8,500 customers. The incident, which occurred on September 23, 2024, was discovered nearly three months later on December 20, 2024. An official notification was sent to affected individuals on January 6,…
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Part 15: Function Type Categories
On Detection: Tactical to Functional Seven Ways to View API Functions Introduction Welcome back to Part 15 of the On Detection: Tactical to Functional blog series. I wrote this article to serve as a resource for those attempting to create tool graphs to describe the capabilities of the attacker tools or malware samples they encounter.…
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Turbulence at UN aviation agency as probe into potential data theft begins
Crime forum-dweller claims to have leaked 42,000 documents packed with personal info First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/07/icao_data_theft_investigation/
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UN aviation agency ‘investigating’ security breach after hacker claims theft of personal data
ICAO says the incident was allegedly linked to a hacker ‘known for targeting international organizations’ First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/01/07/un-aviation-agency-investigating-security-breach-after-hacker-claims-theft-of-personal-data/
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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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Staten Island Hospital Notifying 674,000 of May 2023 Hack
Data Theft Incident Also Disrupted IT Systems for Nearly a Month. Richmond University Medical Center, a 440-bed teaching hospital on Staten Island, N.Y, is notifying 674,000 people of a data theft that happened 18 months ago. The breach was part of a ransomware attack that disrupted the organization’s IT systems for several weeks in spring…
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IT Giant Atos Responds to Ransomware Group’s Data Theft Claims
IT services giant Atos has responded to the data breach claims made by a ransomware group named Space Bears. The post IT Giant Atos Responds to Ransomware Group’s Data Theft Claims appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/it-giant-atos-responds-to-ransomware-groups-data-theft-claims/
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Users receive at least one advanced phishing link every week
Phishing remains one of the most significant cyber threats impacting organizations worldwide, according to SlashNext. Credential phishing is raising Credential theft attacks … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/06/phishing-cyber-threats/
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New FireScam Android data-theft malware poses as Telegram Premium app
A new Android malware named ‘FireScam’ is being distributed as a premium version of the Telegram app via phishing websites on GitHub that mimick the RuStore, Russia’s app market for mobile devices. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-firescam-android-data-theft-malware-poses-as-telegram-premium-app/
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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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Dozens of Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Millions of Users to Data Theft
A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 35 extensions being compromised and exposing over 2.6 million users to data exposure and credential theft.The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign and used their access permissions to insert malicious code into…
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Arrest of US Army Soldier Tied to AT&T and Verizon Extortion
Cameron Wagenius Suspected of Extorting Snowflake Customers Over Stolen Data. A serving member of the U.S. Army has been arrested on a two-count indictment tied to the theft and sale of confidential phone records, reportedly tied to the theft of terabytes of data from AT&T, Verizon and other customers of cloud data warehousing platform Snowflake.…
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US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack
Treasury officials attributed the December theft of unclassified documents to China. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/30/us-treasury-says-china-stole-documents-in-major-cyberattack/
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16 Chrome Extensions Hacked in Large-Scale Credential Theft Scheme
SUMMARY A sophisticated attack campaign has compromised at least 16 Chrome browser extensions, exposing over 600,000 users to… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/16-chrome-extensions-hacked-credential-theft-scheme/
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16 Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Over 600,000 Users to Data Theft
A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 16 extensions being compromised and exposing over 600,000 users to data exposure and credential theft.The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign and used their access permissions to insert malicious code into legitimate…
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Fake Zoom Meeting Links Lead to Million-Dollar Cryptocurrency Heist
A sophisticated phishing campaign masquerading as Zoom meeting invitations has resulted in the theft of millions in cryptocurrency, as revealed by a recent analysis from blockchain security firm SlowMist. By... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/fake-zoom-meeting-links-lead-to-million-dollar-cryptocurrency-heist/