Category: CYBER SECURITY

Mark Sokolovsky, a Ukrainian national, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in running the Raccoon Stealer malware operation, a scheme that enabled cybercrime on a massive scale.

Cyberattacks utilizing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technology as a tool are expected to grow next year, a government report showed on Wednesday.

Three founders of the fraudulent scheme 8 Figure Dream Lifestyle (8FDL) have been sentenced for wire fraud conspiracy after defrauding over 2,800 victims.

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), arrested 792 people in a raid on December 10.

The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and its El Paso branch recently experienced a significant cyberattack that disrupted critical systems and compromised sensitive data belonging to 1.4 million patients.

Serbian authorities are reportedly hacking into the phones of journalists and activists using mobile forensic tools and spyware, according to a recent report by Amnesty International.

The notorious Clop ransomware gang has admitted responsibility for the recent wave of data theft attacks targeting Cleo's managed file transfer systems.

A cybercriminal group MUT-1244 has stolen over 390,000 WordPress credentials in a massive, year-long operation targeting other hackers using a rigged WordPress credentials checker.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sounded the alarm over a sharp rise in "task scams," deceptive schemes masquerading as easy online jobs but designed to steal money from unsuspecting victims.

These attacks, characterized by massive login attempts, are part of a broader trend targeting edge networking devices and cloud platforms.

The U.S. State Department has announced a reward of up to $5 million for information that could dismantle North Korea’s illegal IT work schemes.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the takedown of Rydox, an illicit online marketplace specializing in stolen personal data, access devices, and cybercrime tools.

Security researchers have discovered a series of vulnerabilities in the infotainment systems of some Skoda vehicles, potentially allowing hackers to exploit critical features remotely.

The flaw allows malicious actors to install outdated plugins with exploitable vulnerabilities directly from the WordPress.org repository, leading to severe security breaches.

The exposed database, left unprotected and unencrypted, contained over 4.8 million documents, amounting to 2.2 TB of highly sensitive data.

A new report from cybersecurity firm Lookout has unveiled a sophisticated Android spyware dubbed "EagleMsgSpy," raising concerns about its potential use by Chinese law enforcement agencies for mobile surveillance.

A critical vulnerability in the "Hunk Companion" WordPress plugin is being actively exploited by hackers.

Law enforcement agencies worldwide have dismantled 27 illegal DDoS-for-hire platforms in a coordinated effort known as Operation PowerOFF.

Tracked as CVE-2024-11205, this vulnerability is classified as high-severity due to its exploitability on membership-enabled websites.

Radiant Capital has revealed that North Korean threat actors were responsible for the $50 million cryptocurrency theft during a sophisticated cyberattack on October 16, 2024.