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Cyber crooks jump on SVB collapse to loot client money and data
What remains a threat to the global financial system has become a potential goldmine for cybercriminals, who are using the collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) to conduct phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
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60GB Deutsche Bank data allegedly for sale on dark web
An unknown hacker has offered up a cache of sensitive files, allegedly stolen from Deutsche Bank by the infamous LockBit ransomware gang.
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'Classified' documents behind Russian Sputnik vaccine posted online
A hacker group has shared hundreds of documents online containing information on the development of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, with some including the names of deceased participants of its clinical trials.
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Silicon Valley Bank shuttered by US bank regulators amid investor frenzy
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), favored in the tech industry and known for backing cutting edge start-ups, was shuttered and taken over by federal regulators causing panic among investors and customers worldwide.
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Crooks taunt prestigious school by leaking student names
Bishop Luffa School had student data exposed after a likely ransomware attack by the Medusa gang.
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Google Play Store alternative, RuStore, to be embedded in Android devices in Russia
RuStore’s full integration into all Android devices sold in Russia would further reduce the country’s reliance on Western tech companies.
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AT&T clients warned of data breach affecting millions
The telecommunications giant AT&T has reached out to customers over a third-party data breach that exposed user details.
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Feds seize website selling Trojan malware used by hackers worldwide since 2012
US authorities have taken down a seemingly legitimate website domain that had been marketing and selling a Trojan malware program used by cybercriminals on a global scale for over a decade.
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Serial hacker selling US House and Senate members' personal data
A health insurance company's security breach resulted in the exposure of 170,000 records, including those belonging to US House and Senate members.
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Swiss cybersecurity firm Acronis breached, claims hacker
A Swiss cybersecurity firm that employs more than 2,000 workers has been hacked, according to a dark-web claim shared on social media by a threat watcher.
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Iran threat group going after female activists, analyst warns
Female human rights activists are being targeted by a state-backed threat group posing as a fellow campaigner to steal their personal data, possibly with the intention of passing it on to the Islamist regime in Iran.
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Fake ChatGPT Chrome extension pilfers Facebook accounts
A malicious ChatGPT extension for Google Chrome targeted high-value Facebook accounts to push paid ads at the expense of its victims.
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VW to offer free car safety service after toddler carjacking debacle
Volkswagen is trying to rectify a botched carjacking scenario involving a toddler after the automaker's Car-Net safety feature refused to track the stolen car because of a payment issue.
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Three in 10 cybercriminals are women, study suggests
If you were thinking digital crooks are only men, think again – the cybercriminal underworld is less gender-biased than is commonly portrayed, a study indicates.
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Pirate versions of Oscar-tipped movies come with malware, research warns
Many movie fans, eager to watch the best films of the year but unwilling to pay to go to a cinema or use a legal streaming service, are pirating them. Unfortunately, they’re also downloading malware.
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Musk apologizes for publicly mocking Twitter worker with disability
In what could be called a sort of March Madness, Elon Musk, Twitter’s boss, decided it was a good idea to publicly mock a company employee with a disability, in a series of tweets. After getting severely burned, the billionaire apologized.
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US lawmakers inch closer to nationwide TikTok ban
Legislation unveiled in US Congress would allow the White House full authority to ban TikTok and other foreign technologies to protect national security.
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Ransomware attack spreads chaos at a major hospital in Barcelona
The Hospital Clinic de Barcelona has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, resulting in the cancelation of thousands of medical appointments.
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Medusa claims Minneapolis Public Schools as victim
The Medusa ransomware gang has added Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) to its darknet website.
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Data security flaws found in China-owned DJI drones
Serious security vulnerabilities in multiple drones made by Chinese manufacturer DJI have allowed users to modify crucial identification details and even bring down the devices remotely in flight, researchers say.
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