DarkSide Ransomware Gang Extorted $90 Million from Several Victims in 9 Months

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DarkSide, the hacker group behind the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack earlier this month, received $90 million in bitcoin payments following a nine-month ransomware spree, making it one of the most profitable cybercrime …

A Simple 1-Click Compromised Password Reset Feature Coming to Chrome Browser

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Google on Tuesday announced a new feature to its password manager that could be used to change a stolen password automatically with a single tap. Automated password changes build on the tool’s …

How Apple Gave Chinese Government Access to iCloud Data and Censored Apps

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In July 2018, when Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD) agreed to a deal with state-owned telco China Telecom to move iCloud data belonging to Apple’s China-based users to the latter’s servers, the shift …

70 European and South American Banks Under Attack By Bizarro Banking Malware

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A financially motivated cybercrime gang has unleashed a previously undocumented banking trojan, which can steal credentials from customers of 70 banks located in various European and South American countries. Dubbed …