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DPRK hackers go after crypto assets using trojanized DeFi Wallet app
Hackers associated with the North Korean government have been distributing a trojanized version of the DeFi Wallet for storing cryptocurrency assets to gain access to the systems of cryptocurrency users and investors. The threat actor relied in this attack on web...
New Malware Loader ‘Verblecon’ Infects Hacked PCs with Cryptocurrency Miners
An unidentified threat actor has been observed employing a "complex and powerful" malware loader with the ultimate objective of deploying cryptocurrency miners on compromised systems and potentially facilitating the theft of Discord tokens. "The evidence found on...
Hackers Exploit a Critical Chrome and Edge Vulnerability, Update Now to Fix It
Both Google and Microsoft are pushing emergency updates to patch a critical vulnerability in their browsers. Hackers are actively exploiting this vulnerability, which allows for remote code execution within the V8 Javascript engine. We suggest that you update Chrome...
Kaspersky Named First Russian Company on Security Risk List
The U.S. placed internet-security provider AO Kaspersky Lab on a list of companies deemed a threat to national security, for the first time adding a Russian entity to a list dominated by Chinese telecommunications firms. The Federal Communications Commission on Friday...
Trojanized Crypto Wallets Flood Android And iOS App Stores
Heads up, crypto users! A flurry of trojanized crypto wallets mimicking popular services has emerged online to steal victims money. Researchers have found these malware-embedding wallets under distribution via various means. Be careful when downloading any...
Browser-in-the-Browser Attack Makes Phishing Nearly Invisible
Can we trust web browsers to protect us, even if they say “https?” Not with the novel BitB attack, which fakes popup SSO windows to phish away credentials for Google, Facebook and Microsoft, et al. We’ve had it beaten into our brains: Before you go wily-nily clicking...
Hacking Group Claims to Have Stolen 37 GB of Microsoft Source Code
The hacking group LAPSUS$ claims to have accessed internal Microsoft systems and stolen 37 GB of source code, including code from Bing, Cortana, and more. “We are aware of the claims and are investigating,” a terse Microsoft statement notes of the hack. The group...
Windows 11 gets a new desktop watermark on unsupported hardware
Microsoft is pushing ahead with plans to warn Windows 11 users that have installed the operating system on unsupported hardware. In a new update to Windows 11, a watermark has appeared on the desktop wallpaper for unsupported systems, alongside a similar warning in...
About iCloud Private Relay
What is iCloud Private Relay? When Private Relay is enabled, all of your browsing activity in Safari will be routed through two internet “hops,” or relays. Your data is encrypted and then sent to Apple, so your ISP can’t see any of your web browsing requests. Once at...
CryptoRom Bitcoin swindlers continue to target vulnerable iPhone and Android users
Article Source: Sophos Written by: Jagadeesh Chandraiah Contributor: Xinran Wu Romance scams have gotten some high-profile attention as late, thanks to the Netflix show Tinder Swindler. In some ways, the plot is similar to an organized crime campaign we dubbed...