Major cybersecurity events on 24th September 2020 (Morning Post): Nigerian scammer sentenced for conning targets out of $1 million in office supplies. Government services firm Tyler Technologies hit in apparent ransomware attack. Alien malware can steal passwords from 226 Android apps.Continue readingHackers increasingly target gamers, steal credentials, eBay staffers plead guilty to cyberstalking, and more
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Major cybersecurity events on 4th September 2020 (Morning Post): U.S. court rules that the NSA mass surveillance program exposed in 2013 was illegal and unconstitutional. Evilnum APT uses Python-based RAT PyVil in its recent attacks. 6,000 Roper St. Francis patients’ data compromised.Continue readingView Media leaks 39m user data via unsecured AWS S3 buckets, Microsoft launches deepfake detection tool, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 13th July 2020 (Morning Post): Hacker forum sells over 1,300 phishing kits making over $30,000. Smishing campaign spreads fake TikTok app that downloads malware, stealing sensitive data. Flaw in Indian Chingari app allows it to be easily hacked.Continue readingKVKK, Swvl, Dunzo suffers data breach, 25,000 UAE police data on sale on dark web forum, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 9th July (Evening Post): Google open-sources vulnerability scanner Tsunami for large-scale enterprise networks. Palo Alto Networks patches critical vulnerability with a 10/10 CVSSv3 rating. Conti ransomware uses CPU threads, encrypts files on infected computers.Continue readingUS unmasks notorious hacker Fxsmp, US budget smartphones found with pre-installed malware, and more
Major cybersecurity events on 8th July 2020 (Evening Post): German authorities seize BlueLeaks server, after it provided access to US police departments internal documents. Keeper threat group compromises 57o e-commerce sites, profiting around $7 million from it.Continue readingBEC gang Cosmic Lynx associated with 200 campaigns, Google Play hosts app delivering Cerebrus, and more