New MyloBot Malware Variant Sends Sextortion Emails Demanding $2,732 in Bitcoin

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A new version of the MyloBot malware has been observed to deploy malicious payloads that are being used to send sextortion emails demanding victims to pay $2,732 in digital currency. MyloBot, first detected in 2018, is known to feature an array of …

Experts Warn of Hacking Group Targeting Aviation and Defense Sectors

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Entities in the aviation, aerospace, transportation, manufacturing, and defense industries have been targeted by a persistent threat group since at least 2017 as part of a string of spear-phishing campaigns mounted to deliver a variety of remote access trojans (RATs) …

Critical Security Flaws Reported in Moxa MXview Network Management Software

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Technical details have been disclosed regarding a number of security vulnerabilities affecting Moxa’s MXview web-based network management system, some of which could be chained by an unauthenticated adversary to achieve remote code execution on unpatched servers. The five security weaknesses …

Spanish Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Stole Money from Victims Bank Accounts

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Spain’s National Police Agency, the Policía Nacional, said last week it dismantled an unnamed cybercriminal organization and arrested eight individuals in connection with a series of SIM swapping attacks that were carried out with the goal of financial fraud. The …

New Chrome 0-Day Bug Under Active Attack – Update Your Browser ASAP!

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Google on Monday rolled out fixes for eight security issues in the Chrome web browser, including a high-severity vulnerability that’s being actively exploited in real-world attacks, marking the first zero-day patched by the internet giant in 2022. The shortcoming, tracked CVE-2022-0609, …

Critical Magento 0-Day Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation — Patch Released

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Adobe on Sunday rolled out patches to contain a critical security vulnerability impacting its Commerce and Magento Open Source products that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2022-24086, the shortcoming has a CVSS score of 9.8 …

Apple Releases iOS, iPadOS, macOS Updates to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaw

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Apple on Thursday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari to address a new WebKit flaw that it said may have been actively exploited in the wild, making it the company’s third zero-day patch since the start of the year. Tracked as …

France Rules That Using Google Analytics Violates GDPR Data Protection Law

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French data protection regulators on Thursday found the use of Google Analytics a breach of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws in the country, almost a month after a similar decision was reached in Austria. To that end, the …

Hackers Planted Fake Digital Evidence on Devices of Indian Activists and Lawyers

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A previously unknown hacking group has been linked to targeted attacks against human rights activists, human rights defenders, academics, and lawyers across India in an attempt to plant “incriminating digital evidence.” Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne attributed the intrusions to a group …

Russia Cracks Down on 4 Dark Web Marketplaces for Stolen Credit Cards

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A special law enforcement operation undertaken by Russia has led to the seizure and shutdown of four online bazaars that specialized in the theft and sales of stolen credit cards, as the government continues to take active measures against harboring …