Tag: theft
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Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows
Ransomware groups are facing an economic downturn of their own: In Q3 2025, only 23 percent of victims paid a ransom, and for data theft incidents that involved no encryption, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/27/ransomware-extortion-payment-q3-2025/
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Ransomware, extortion groups adapt as payment rates reach historic lows
Ransomware groups are facing an economic downturn of their own: In Q3 2025, only 23 percent of victims paid a ransom, and for data theft incidents that involved no encryption, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/27/ransomware-extortion-payment-q3-2025/
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Critical CoPhish Exploit Uses Copilot Studio to Hijack OAuth Tokens
Security researchers at Datadog have uncovered a sophisticated phishing technique that weaponizes Microsoft Copilot Studio to conduct OAuth token theft attacks. Dubbed >>CoPhish,
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DDoS, data theft, and malware are storming the gaming industry
When the pandemic kept people at home in 2020, millions turned to games for an escape. The surge turned every console, PC, and phone into part of a vast online network. More … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/27/gaming-industry-cyber-threats-risks/
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DDoS, data theft, and malware are storming the gaming industry
When the pandemic kept people at home in 2020, millions turned to games for an escape. The surge turned every console, PC, and phone into part of a vast online network. More … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/27/gaming-industry-cyber-threats-risks/
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Uncovering Qilin attack methods exposed through multiple cases
Cisco Talos investigated the Qilin ransomware group, uncovering its frequent attacks on the manufacturing sector, use of legitimate tools for credential theft and data exfiltration, and sophisticated methods for lateral movement, evasion, and persistence. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/uncovering-qilin-attack-methods-exposed-through-multiple-cases/
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MPs urge government to stop Britain’s phone theft wave through tech
Committee says Apple, Google, and Samsung could render stolen handsets worthless if compelled to act First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/25/uk_committee_phone_theft/
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Everest Ransomware Claims ATT Careers Breach with 576K Records
Everest ransomware group claims a breach of ATT Careers, alleging theft of 576,000 applicant and employee records locked behind a password-protected listing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/everest-ransomware-att-careers-breach/
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Advice for Detecting and Preventing AI Attacks, and for Securing AI Systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, china, ciso, cloud, computing, container, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, healthcare, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, risk-management, russia, sans, scam, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustAs organizations eagerly adopt AI, cybersecurity teams are racing to protect these new systems. In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we round up some of the best recent guidance on how to fend off AI attacks, and on how to safeguard your AI systems. Key takeaways Developers are getting new playbooks from groups…
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Lazarus group targets European drone makers in new espionage campaign
Drone-component theft meets geopolitical ambition: The targeting of firms linked to UAV design and manufacture is no coincidence. At least two of the companies compromised were tied to critical drone component supply chains and software systems.”The in-the-wild attacks successively targeted three European companies active in the defense sector,” researchers added. “Although their activities are somewhat…
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AI Sidebar Spoofing Attack: SquareX Uncovers Malicious Extensions that Impersonate AI Browser Sidebars
SquareX released critical research exposing a new class of attack targeting AI browsers. The AI Sidebar Spoofing attack leverages malicious browser extensions to impersonate trusted AI sidebar interfaces, which is used to trick users into executing dangerous commands that can lead to credential theft, device hijacking, and password exfiltration. The research demonstrates how attackers can…
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Montana Officials Looking Into BCBS Breach Tied to Vendor
Regulators Want to Know If Insurer Delayed Notifying 462,000 Affected Members. Montana regulators are investigating a breach affecting 462,000 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana members involving one of the insurer’s service providers. The vendor, Conduent, in April notified the SEC that the data theft affected numerous clients and a significant number of people. First…
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Microsoft disables File Explorer preview for downloads to block attacks
Microsoft says that the File Explorer (formerly Windows Explorer) now automatically blocks previews for files downloaded from the Internet to block credential theft attacks via malicious documents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-disables-preview-pane-for-downloads-to-block-ntlm-theft-attacks/
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Jingle Thief Hackers Exploit the Festive Season with Weaponized Gift Card Scams
Tags: credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, fraud, hacker, scam, service, theft, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign targeting global retail and consumer services organizations through credential theft and gift card fraud. Dubbed >>Jingle Thief,
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Jingle Thief Hackers Exploit the Festive Season with Weaponized Gift Card Scams
Tags: credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, fraud, hacker, scam, service, theft, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated campaign targeting global retail and consumer services organizations through credential theft and gift card fraud. Dubbed >>Jingle Thief,
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Radiology Practice to Pay $3.4M-Plus to Settle Hack Lawsuit
2023 Data Theft Affected Nearly 887,000 Patients. A radiology practice that has been serving patients in North Carolina for about 70 years agreed to pay more than $3.4 million to settle proposed class action litigation filed in the wake of a 2023 hacking incident that compromised the sensitive information of nearly 887,000 individuals. First seen…
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Rival Hackers Dox Alleged Operators of Lumma Stealer
Rival hackers expose the alleged operators behind Lumma Stealer, a major data-theft malware, causing leaks and internal chaos that have slowed its growth. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/rival-hackers-dox-lumma-stealer-operators/
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Phishing Scams Weaponize Common Apps to Fool Users
From fake PDFs to AI voice scams, phishing attacks are evolving fast. Learn key tactics and defenses to protect against fraud, identity theft, and account loss. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/phishing-scams-weaponize-common-apps-to-fool-users/
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‘I am not a robot’: Russian hackers use fake CAPTCHA lures to deploy espionage tools
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, captcha, ceo, communications, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, espionage, exploit, group, hacker, incident response, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, russia, strategy, tactics, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trustEvolving tactics and strategies: Analysts said ColdRiver, which for years focused on credential theft and email account compromise, is shifting toward multi-stage intrusions that rely on users to execute malicious code.By using ClickFix pages that mimic CAPTCHA verification screens, the group can bypass email security filters and deliver malware directly to victims’ devices, increasing the…
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Vidar Stealer 2.0 adds multi-threaded data theft, better evasion
The operators of Vidar Stealer, one of the most successful malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operations of the past decade, have released a new major version to reflect massive improvements in the malware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vidar-stealer-20-adds-multi-threaded-data-theft-better-evasion/
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New Luma Infostealer Malware Steals Browser Data, Cryptocurrency, and Remote Access Accounts
Luma Infostealer, a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offering, has emerged as a potent threat targeting high-value credentials such as web browser cookies, cryptocurrency wallets, and VPN/RDP account information. Beyond isolated theft, threat actors are employing Luma in the initial infiltration stages of complex campaigns”, ransomware deployment, account hijacking, and internal network compromise. The stolen data fuels identity…
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Ransomware Protection: Source Code Stolen, Patients Exposed, and Utilities Breached
In the first half of October 2025, we’ve seen zero-day exploits, source code theft, healthcare breaches, and attackers probing water utilities like they own the place. It’s a loud warning for defenders. Attackers are slipping past perimeters and moving laterally inside systems most people overlook, like medical devices, Salesforce environments, and engineering consoles. In this……
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Beyond Bot Management: Why Reverse Proxy Phishing Demands a New Defense Strategy
The scale of credential theft through phishing has reached alarming proportions. Recent analysis of the LabHost phishing operation reveals that nearly 990,000 Canadians were directly victimized, with attackers primarily targeting private sector enterprises (76%) over government agencies (24%). The operation generated over 1.2 million total incidents across Canada, resulting in hundreds of millions of dollars……
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Foreign hackers breached a US nuclear weapons plant via SharePoint flaws
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, china, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, flaw, framework, government, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Intruder, korea, microsoft, monitoring, network, ransomware, reverse-engineering, risk, russia, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustChina or Russia? Conflicting attribution: Microsoft attributed the broader wave of SharePoint exploitations to three Chinese-linked groups: Linen Typhoon, Violet Typhoon, and a third actor it tracks as Storm-2603. The company said the attackers were preparing to deploy Warlock ransomware across affected systems.However, the source familiar with the Kansas City incident tells CSO that a…
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North Korea’s WaterPlum APT Deploys Node.js OtterCandy RAT for Crypto Theft with Anti-Forensic Module
The post North Korea’s WaterPlum APT Deploys Node.js OtterCandy RAT for Crypto Theft with Anti-Forensic Module appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/north-koreas-waterplum-apt-deploys-node-js-ottercandy-rat-for-crypto-theft-with-anti-forensic-module/
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American Airlines subsidiary Envoy confirms Oracle data theft attack
Envoy Air, a regional airline carrier owned by American Airlines, confirms that data was compromised from its Oracle E-Business Suite application after the Clop extortion gang listed American Airlines on its data leak site. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-airlines-subsidiary-envoy-confirms-oracle-data-theft-attack/
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American Airlines subsidiary Envoy confirms Oracle data theft attack
Envoy Air, a regional airline carrier owned by American Airlines, confirms that data was compromised from its Oracle E-Business Suite application after the Clop extortion gang listed American Airlines on its data leak site. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-airlines-subsidiary-envoy-confirms-oracle-data-theft-attack/
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TDL 007 – Cyber Warriors Digital Shadows: Insights from Canada’s Cybersecurity Leader
Tags: ai, awareness, backup, breach, browser, business, cio, ciso, communications, conference, control, corporate, country, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, dns, email, encryption, finance, government, healthcare, identity, incident, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, leak, linux, malicious, mfa, mitigation, network, organized, phone, privacy, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, risk-management, router, service, startup, strategy, supply-chain, switch, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, windowsSummary In this episode of The Defender’s Log, host David Redekop interviews Sami Khoury, the Senior Official for Cybersecurity for the Government of Canada. With a career spanning 33 years at the Communication Security Establishment (CSE), Khoury shares how a coincidental job application blossomed into a lifelong passion for national security. Khoury emphasizes that modern…