Del Rio Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Possession Of Child Pornography
A Del Rio man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing over 1,000 images of child pornography.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2021
1 min read
Russian Man Sentenced For Providing ‘Bulletproof Hosting’ For Cybercriminals
A Russian man was sentenced for providing “bulletproof hosting” services, which were used by cybercriminals between 2009 to 2015 to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 2, 2021
2 min read
Finland Warns Of FluBot Malware Being Spread By SMS
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-FI) at the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency has issued a "severe alert" to warn of a massive campaign targeting the country's Android users with Flubot banking malware pushed via text messages sent from compromised devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 1, 2021
2 min read
Panasonic Discloses Data Breach After Network Hack
Japanese multinational conglomerate company Panasonic has confirmed that its network was illegally accessed by a 3rd party on November 11, 2021. As the result of an internal investigation, it was determined that some data on a file server had been accessed during the intrusion.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 30, 2021
1 min read
12 Online Fraudsters Arrested In Global Operation Against Counterfeiters
The European Union's law enforcement agency has arrested 12 individuals, the seizure of €2.6 million worth of counterfeit goods and cash to the value of €460 468.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 29, 2021
1 min read
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Attacks Targeting WordPress Increase By 5 Times
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team said hackers are attempting a malicious login attempt against the WordPress website. Since November 17, 2021, the number of attacks targeting login pages has doubled.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 27, 2021
1 min read
Interpol Arrests 1000 Individual And Intercept Nearly $27 Million Of Illicit Funds
An operation coordinated by INTERPOL codenamed HAECHI-II saw police arrest more than 1,000 individuals and intercept a total of nearly USD 27 million of illicit funds, underlining the global threat of cyber-enabled financial crime.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 27, 2021
2 min read
People Lost Over $53 Million During 2020 Holiday Shopping Season: FBI
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that cybercriminals are targeting shoppers hoping to take advantage of online bargains and hard-to-find gift items for the holidays.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 25, 2021
3 min read
Top EU Privacy Watchdog Hit With Corruption Complaint
A European privacy campaign group noyb on Tuesday filed a criminal complaint against Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), which is Facebook's lead regulator in the EU for data protection.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 23, 2021
2 min read
GoDaddy Data Breach Exposes 1.2 Million Accounts
Web registrar and hosting company GoDaddy said that the data of up to 1.2 million of its customers was exposed after hackers gained access to the company's Managed WordPress hosting environment.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 23, 2021
2 min read
Meta Delays E2EE On Messenger And Instagram To 2023
Meta (formerly Facebook) doesn’t plan to roll out end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default on Messenger and Instagram until 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 22, 2021
1 min read
Utah Medical Center Data Breach Exposes 582k Patients Personal Info
Utah Imaging Associates, Inc. ("UIA"), a radiology medical practice located in Utah, has announced a data breach that leads threat actor to access the sensitive personal information of some former and current patients.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 20, 2021
1 min read
Two Iranian Nationals Charged For Threat Campaign Designed To Influence The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
An indictment was unsealed in New York today charging two Iranian nationals for their involvement in a cyber-enabled campaign to intimidate and influence American voters, and otherwise undermine voter confidence and sow discord, in connection with the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 19, 2021
6 min read
Iran-Backed Hackers Exploiting Microsoft And Fortinet Bugs
Federal cyber agencies across the US, the UK, and Australia have warned that the Iranian government-sponsored hackers are exploiting several vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Exchange email server and cyber security company Fortinet to perform malicious activities, which include deploying ransomware.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2021
2 min read
Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Found On Preview E-mails For WooCommerce Plugin
Researchers from the Wordfence Threat Intelligence team have discovered a vulnerability on Preview E-mails for WooCommerce, a WordPress plugin that is an extension for WooCommerce, installed on over 20,000 sites.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2021
2 min read
Everything You Need To Know About Cybersecurity | What Is Cybersecurity And Why Do You Need It?
Cybersecurity refers to all the processes in place for protecting your system. It means the methods and technology in place to protect the privacy of your data. For instance, the firewalls you use with Spectrum Mobile are a security protocol. Many more processes can be...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2021
4 min read
WordPress Sites Are Being Hacked In Fake Ransomware Attacks
A thread actor has hacked at nearly 300 WordPress websites to display fake encryption notices, trying to trick the site owners into paying 0.1 bitcoin for restoration.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2021
2 min read
7 Million Robinhood User Email Addresses For Sale On The Dark Web
A thread actor is selling approximately 7 million Robinhood customers' data on a popular hacking forum.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2021
1 min read
Three Charged With Mailing Fraudulent Prize Notices
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York unsealed an indictment today charging a New York man, a Florida man, and a Canadian national with running a fraudulent mass-mailing scheme that tricked consumers, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable, into paying...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2021
4 min read
FBI Email Servers Hacked To Spread Fake Cyberattack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) email servers were hacked on Saturday and sent tens of thousands of messages warning of a possible cyberattack.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2021
1 min read
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