Category: CYBER SECURITY

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The flaw allows malicious actors to install outdated plugins with exploitable vulnerabilities directly from the WordPress.org repository, leading to severe security breaches.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

A large U.S. organization with significant operations in China was the victim of a sophisticated cyberattack earlier this year.

Europol has supported a massive crackdown on a sophisticated cybercrime network responsible for large-scale online fraud.

A massive international law enforcement effort, led by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), has taken down two Russian-linked money laundering networks that were quietly supporting global criminals, including ransomware groups.

Americans are being strongly encouraged to use encrypted messaging and calling apps to protect their personal information from potential exposure to foreign hackers still lurking in U.S. telecom networks.

CyberPeace's research team has reported that 16 million customer records of HDFC Life Insurance are allegedly being sold on a Dark Web forum for 200,000 USDT (Tether cryptocurrency).

Russian authorities have sentenced Stanislav Moiseyev, the leader of the notorious Hydra Market criminal group, to life imprisonment.

McAfee has uncovered 15 malicious "SpyLoan" apps on Google Play, collectively downloaded over 8 million times.

T-Mobile disclosed on Wednesday that it had recently detected attempts by "bad actors" to infiltrate its systems, but emphasized that no sensitive customer data, including calls, voicemails, or texts, was accessed.

This precautionary measure follows what appears to be another security incident involving the platform, which serves a global user base of over 140 million people.

Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered an unsecured database containing over 644,000 records belonging to SL Data Services, a company that provides information research services under the Propertyrec brand.

The Russian-based RomCom cybercrime group has been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities to target Firefox and Tor Browser users across Europe and North America.