15 Year Old Python Bug Let Hacker Execute Code in Code 350k Python Projects

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Trellix Advanced Threat Research Team observed an unpatched 15 year old Python bug found in the Python’s tarfile module tracked as CVE-2007-4559 with CVSS score: 6.8. “The vulnerability is a path traversal attack in the extract and extractall functions in …

Accused Russian RSOCKS Botmaster Arrested, Requests Extradition to U.S.

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September 23, 2022 0 Comments A 36-year-old Russian man recently identified by KrebsOnSecurity as the likely proprietor of the massive RSOCKS botnet has been arrested in Bulgaria at the request of U.S. authorities. At a court hearing in Bulgaria this …

Crypto Hack Let Hackers Stolen $160 Million From Crypto Firm Wintermute

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Wintermute, a crypto trading firm, has been targeted in the latest crypto heist to steal more than $160 million in digital assets. Only DeFi operations were affected by this hack, while lending and over-the-counter (OTC) services were not impacted at …

SIM Swapper Abducted, Beaten, Held for $200k Ransom

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A Florida teenager who served as a lackey for a cybercriminal group that specializes in cryptocurrency thefts was beaten and kidnapped last week by a rival cybercrime gang. The teen’s captives held guns to his head while forcing him to …

Mobile Malware Attacks Rapidly Increase by 42% – Zero-Click, Smishing, Spyware Attacks

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There is a steady increase in the number of cyberattacks taking place every day. There has been a 42% increase in attacks globally year-over-year according to the security firm, CheckPoint’s 2022 Mid-Year Report, which was published in November. In its …

Zoom Users Beware: New Malware Spreading Disguised as Legitimate Zoom Application

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When Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) was carrying out routine threat hunting exercises, it came across a tweet that mentioned numerous fake Zoom sites being created, which caught the attention of the researchers. There is a lot of similarity …

Uber Hack – Company Said No Data Was Leaked in the Breach

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Recently, Uber released a security update, stating that there is no evidence that users’ private information was compromised in the data breach. “We have no evidence that the incident involved access to sensitive user data. All of our services including …

LastPass Hacked – Attackers Had Access to Internal Systems for Four Days

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Password Manager ‘LastPass’ notified its customers of the recent security incident targeting development environment, in which some of their source code and technical information was taken. Specifically, the attackers had access to its internal systems for a four-day period in …

Hackers Weaponize PuTTY SSH Client to Deploy Backdoors & Establish Communication Over WhatsApp

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The adversaries from North Korea are deploying critical backdoors on the devices of targets by using trojanized versions of the PuTTY SSH client. Posing as a fake Amazon job application to put backdoors onto their devices. It is an interesting …

Botched Crypto Mugging Lands Three U.K. Men in Jail

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Three men in the United Kingdom were arrested this month for attempting to assault a local man and steal his virtual currencies. The incident is the latest example of how certain cybercriminal communities are increasingly turning to physical violence to …