A report by Check Point Research, says a well known botnet and malware agent is engaging in a massive sextortion campaign. The researchers say this botnet is acting as a spambot to target innocent recipients. The makers of the Phorpiex botnet also called Trik seem to have added a new sextortion scam to make money. […]
The Justice Department says it has taken down one of the largest child porn sites on the dark web. Working with partners in the U.K., and South Korea, U.S. federal prosecutors filed multiple charges against Jong Woo Son a 23-year-old South Korean man who is accused of running the website. The site contained around 8 […]
ESET researchers stumbled upon a new malware they say is designed to target diplomatic and government entities. The researchers say it has been utilized in attacks targeting Russian-speakers for at least 7 years. The malware the researchers named “Attor” offers the unusual capabilities of GSM fingerprinting mobile devices via the AT protocol, the use of encrypted […]
Today Bloomberg reported that some of the footage recorded by Amazon’s Cloud Cam smart security cameras is reviewed by humans, to help improve the devices by training the AI algorithms. Bloomberg citing “five people who have worked on the program or have direct knowledge of it” says that dozens of people in India and Romania review a […]
On Wednesday the FBI published a public service announcement warning that high-impact ransomware attacks are threatening U.S. businesses and organizations. The PSA covers the basics of what ransomware is and how it infects its victims. Of note, but not surprise, is the FBI’s advice to victims of ransomware attacks not to pay. The PSA reads, […]
Three hospitals in Alabama run by a nonprofit firm called DCH Health System closed to all but critical patients yesterday. This due to a crippling ransomware attack. In a statement today DCH said, “A criminal is limiting our ability to use our computer systems in exchange for an as-yet unknown payment,” adding “Our hospitals have implemented our emergency […]
Zendesk has disclosed a security breach impacting some customers who registered with the service prior to November 1, 2016. The customer service software company says a hacker accessed personal information of approximately 10,000 customers that had Zendesk Support and Chat accounts. The company said it discovered the breach on September 24 2019, after they were […]
A former Yahoo engineer pleaded guilty to accessing accounts of around 6,000 Yahoo users and searching for sexy photos and videos. The Justice Department released details of the case that sounds like a script for Black Mirror. Reyes Daniel Ruiz the former Yahoo employee, admitted to using his employee access to hack into the emails of coworkers […]
BlackBerry has set up a research lab focusing on cybersecurity research. The company said the BlackBerry Labs unit led by CTO Charles Eagan will include over 120 software architects, developers, researchers, product leads and security experts. The group will work to identify, explore and create new technologies to “ensure BlackBerry is on the cutting edge of […]
German police have arrested seven people resulting from a raid of an illegal data center housed within a former NATO military bunker. That NATO bunker was used as a server room and was hosting a large number of “dark web” sites that promoted illegal content. The raid that occured in the town of Traben-Trarbachsaw, lead to […]