Information Security (Page 34)

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of baby formula to scam millions of parents

On: June 6, 2022

Tagged: Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data theft, electronic fraud, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, scam, Security breach, security flaws, United States

Millions of parents in the United States are suffering from the shortage of milk formula for babies, a completely unforeseen problem, with no apparent solutions and that is sowing greatRead More →

Google is sued for scanning user images in Google Photos; affected users can get up to $400 as compensation

On: June 6, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: biometric data, Biometric Information Privacy Act, cybersecurity, data collection, data privacy, data protection, Google, Google Photos, Hacking, Illinois, Information Security, privacy, Security breach, security flaws, technology, United States

As part of a settlement from a class-action lawsuit, Google agreed to pay Google Photos users in Illinois, U.S., a total of $100 million after it was determined that theRead More →

Vulnerabilities discovered in software used in medical devices for clinical diagnostics and patients’ DNA sequencing would alter the way doctors look for genetic conditions

On: June 3, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Hacking, Illumia, incidents, Information Security, man-in-the-middle (MITM), remote code execution (RCE), security flaws, technology, vulnerability

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a security alert regarding a set of vulnerabilities that would allow malicious hackers to take control of Illumia genetic analysis devices.Read More →

Critical vulnerability in Microsoft Word and Windows Search allows malware to be downloaded to millions of devices

On: June 3, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: cybersecurity, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malicious scripts, Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, phishing, remote code execution (RCE), technology, vulnerability, Windows Search

Threat actors could exploit a critical zero-day vulnerability in Windows Search to run remotely hosted malware just by automatically opening a search window with a Word document. According to theRead More →

This new malware can steal cryptocurrency from any wallet and has already done it

On: June 2, 2022

In: Virus

Tagged: Clipminer, cryptocurrency, Cryptojacking, Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, KryptoCibule, malware, Monero, security flaws, Symantec, WinRAR, WinRAR files

Symantec researchers discovered a new malicious operation using cryptocurrency malware identified as Clipminer. This strain would be based on the KryptoCibule malware, a Trojan with cryptocurrency and e-wallet theft capabilities,Read More →

Now ransomware can encrypt fridges, microwaves, and enterprise IoT devices. PoC published

On: June 2, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cryptojacking, Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Internet of Things (IoT), malware, Proof of Concept (PoC), R4IoT, ransomware, security flaws, security risks, technology

Specialists from security firm Vedere Labs published research detailing how a ransomware variant could spread across an enterprise network using vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices. For their research, theRead More →

How Europol tracked 5 cyber criminals using cryptocurrency for money laundering

On: June 1, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: banking fraud, cryptocurrency, Cyber Crime, Cyberattack, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Europol, hackers, Hacking, Hacking Tools, incidents, Information Security, money laundering, technology

In an operation coordinated by Europol, the Budapest Metropolitan Police managed to dismantle a cyber criminal group related to multiple money laundering and falsification of administrative documents operations. According toRead More →

This simple phishing email hides fileless malware strains AveMariaRAT, BitRAT, and PandoraHVNC to infect devices no matter what antivirus they use

On: June 1, 2022

In: Virus

Tagged: AveMariaRAT, BitRAT, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, fileless malware, Fortinet, Hacking, Hacking Tools, Information Security, malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Excel, Pandora hNCM RAT, phishing, remote access Trojan (RAT), Virus

Researchers at security firm Fortinet report detecting a fraudulent campaign based on the delivery of three pieces of fileless malware with enhanced confidential information-stealing capabilities. The malware is delivered throughRead More →

Pegasus Airlines leaks 23 million confidential files containing staff photos, signatures, flight records, and more

On: May 31, 2022

In: Data Breach

Tagged: AWS S3 bucket, business email compromise (BEC), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data breach, data security, Hacking, incidentes, Information Security, INFORMATION THEFT, Pegasus Airlines, phishing, Security breach, security flaws, social engineering, technology

Researchers from the SafetyDetectives team found an exposed AWS S3 bucket that stored personal details about pilots, flight staff and other employees at Turkish flight company Pegasus Airlines. This bucketRead More →