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  • "Gen Z Internet Users "Normalize" Cybercrime - Report"

    A new study conducted by researchers at the University of East London (UEL) has found that a large proportion of young internet users are engaging in some form of cyber-related crimes, including money muling, digital piracy, and posting hate speech.…

  • "FCC's Proposal to Strengthen Emergency Alert Security Might Not Go Far Enough"

    The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in October to bolster the security of the nation's Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). These systems alert the public about…

  • "Amnesty International Canada Says It Was Hacked by Beijing"

    The Canadian branch of Amnesty International recently announced that it was the target of a cyberattack sponsored by China.  The human rights organization said it first detected the breach on October 5th and hired forensic investigators and…

  • "Iran-Backed Hackers Linked to Espionage Campaign Targeting Journalists and Activists"

    According to Human Rights Watch, hackers backed by the Iranian government targeted human rights activists, journalists, diplomats, and politicians working in the Middle East as part of an ongoing social engineering and credential phishing campaign. Human…

  • "Two Million Android Malware Apps Discovered on Google Play"

    More than two million people have been tricked into installing new Android malware, phishing, and adware apps from the Google Play store. Dr. Web antivirus detected the apps that appear to be useful utilities and system optimizers but are the source of…

  • "Russian Hackers Use Western Networks to Attack Ukraine"

    Security researchers at Lupovis have discovered that Russian hackers are using their presence inside the networks of organizations in the UK, US, and elsewhere to launch attacks against Ukraine.  The researchers set up a series of decoys on the web…

  • "Four Indicted After Hacking US Businesses, Filing False Tax Returns"

    Four men from the UK and Sweden have been indicted on several charges in connection with an alleged attempt to hack into the computers of several US businesses and file fraudulent tax returns using stolen personal information. On November 30, three of…

  • "Economic Uncertainty Will Greatly Impact the Spread of Cybercrime"

    Norton has released its top cyber trends to watch in 2023, highlighting that the economy will have the most influence on the spread of cybercrime next year. According to experts, the pressures associated with economic uncertainty and rising costs will…

  • "Wiper, Disguised as Fake Ransomware, Targets Russian Orgs"

    CryWiper is a new malicious program that functions similarly to crypto-ransomware. It overwrites and renames files before dropping a text file containing a ransom note and a Bitcoin address. However, the program deletes the contents of a victim's files.…

  • "Hackers Hijack Linux Devices Using PRoot Isolated File Systems"

    In Bring Your Own File System (BYOF) attacks, hackers are abusing the open-source Linux PRoot utility to provide a consistent repository of malicious tools that work across multiple Linux distributions. A BYOF attack occurs when threat actors create a…

  • "New BMC Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Pose Threat to Server, Cloud Computing Ecosystem"

    Researchers discovered three different security flaws in American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software, posing a threat to technology supply chains and major Information Technology (IT) hardware brands that support…

  • "Open-Source Ransomware Toolkit Cryptonite Turns Into Accidental Wiper Malware"

    Due to its poor architecture and programming, an open-source ransomware toolkit called Cryptonite has been observed in the wild with wiper capabilities. Cryptonite, unlike other ransomware strains, is not for sale on the cybercriminal underground and was…