Security
First search result leads to malware: crooks now paying for ads
Cybercriminals are finding new ways to poison search results. They’re filling Google with paid ads using so-called ‘malvertising’ campaigns, which lead unaware users to malicious sites that exploit their data and trust.
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Nice Suzuki, sport: shame dealer left your data up for grabs
Two Suzuki-authorized dealer websites were found to be leaking sensitive information. Files that should be secure and kept private were left publicly accessible.
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Only Fans hacked by Anonymous Sudan
Anonymous Sudan is raising eyebrows again, this time by claiming to have taken down the online adult content subscription service known as Only Fans.
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Malware risk in AI software packages, warns analyst
ChatGPT’s API program, designed to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) functionality into pre-existing apps and software, comes with a risk, warns analyst.
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American students bombarded with job scam emails
Threat actors have been impersonating bioscience, healthcare, and biotechnology companies to defraud job seekers in North America.
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TD Ameritrade, Ernst & Young, PWC MOVEit negotiations fail, data published
The Cl0p ransomware gang is offering more than 3TB of sensitive data for sale – allegedly stolen from TD Ameritrade and Ernst & Young in the MOVEit zero-day attacks – all as retaliation for the companies' lack of negotiation skills. Pricewaterhouse Coopers was also slammed by the gang after it was assigned its very own leak URL containing all of PWC published files.
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FIA World Endurance Championship driver passports leaked
Le Mans Endurance Management exposed the data of hundreds of drivers by leaking their IDs and drivers’ licenses, the Cybernews research team has discovered.
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Criminals launch subscription-based WormGPT without ethical constraints
Cybercriminals are now fluent in the AI-based tool WormGPT, which automates phishing emails and facilitates business email compromise (BEC) attacks using exceptional grammar in multiple languages.
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Linux-friendly email program hit by zero-day bug
Zimbra has issued a warning that its email platform and supporting software are prone to a security glitch that’s being actively exploited by threat actors, a cyber watchdog warned today.
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Russian cyber gang Armageddon leaves 30 minutes to react
Russian cyber gang Armageddon's current tactics have been revealed in Ukraine.
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Chart-topping fake Threads app taken down by Apple
Apple has taken down a fake Threads app in Europe, which was topping the charts of the most downloaded apps.
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Konstantin Klyagin, QAwerk: “due to ever-more complex software, we expect growth of software testing services"
That complex software includes advancing technologies like AI and ML. Integrating this tech into the workspace has significant potential for...
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Cl0p hacker operating from Russia-Ukraine war front line – exclusive
As the Cl0p ransomware gang continues to sow anxiety worldwide, affecting prominent companies like the BBC and Deutsche Bank, at least one of the gang’s masterminds, Cybernews discovered, is still residing in Ukraine.
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ING confirms customer data leak, MOVEit fallout
ING Bank confirms to Cybernews that some customer information was accessed by the hackers responsible for a rash of global attacks exploiting the MOVEit file transfer system.
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Deutsche Bank, ING, and Postbank impacted by MOVEit hack
Four major European banks – Deutsche Bank, ING Bank, Postbank, and Comdirect – are reporting customer data leaks. They're the result of using the same third-party vendor, breached in the Cl0p MOVEit hacks.
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Choice Hotels: Radisson guest info breached in MOVEit attacks
Choice Hotels International confirms guest data from its Radisson Hotel Americas chain has been compromised as part of the massive MOVEit file transfer system hack carried out by the Cl0p ransom gang.
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MacOS devices under threat as data thief emerges from shadows
Cybersecurity firm Guardz has confirmed the existence of a new infostealer program on the dark web. Known as ShadowVault, the malicious entity is available to hire for $500 a month.
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Gates Corporation hit by ransomware
A century-old Colorado company has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. As a result, its sensitive HR documents were exposed to attackers.
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Online scams reported every five seconds in UK
The “whole-of-society” approach has prevented millions of cyber attacks in the UK, according to the country’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).
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Law Foundation of Silicon Valley hit by ransomware: 42K+ clients and staff exposed
A law firm in Silicon Valley working with under-represented individuals has disclosed a data breach affecting tens of thousands of people.
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