One well-known and highly publicized hacker who performed this practice was The Dark Overlord, who stole data and demanded ransoms from Disney, Netflix, and insurance companies.
Panda Stealer, a new cryptocurrency variant, has been found spreading through a global spam campaign and potentially through Discord channels. It is targeting individuals across U.S., Australia, Japan, and Germany.
OGUsers has been hacked for the fourth time in two years. The hacking forum’s database consisting of private messages and user records for almost 350,000 members is on sale now for $3,000.
The Fermilab has tidied up its systems after security researchers found weaknesses exposing documents, proprietary applications, personal information, project details, and credentials.
Insurers and banks witnessed a rise in botnet, phishing, and ransomware attacks by 35%; mobile malware by 32%; COVID-related malware by 30%; and insider threats by 29%, according to a new report.
A dangerously bad zero-day vulnerability in macOS was being abused by the Shlayer malware to bypass Apple’s Gatekeeper, Notarization, and File Quarantine security checks.
Forcepoint has purchased emerging remote browser isolation vendor Cyberinc to give administrators granular controls that allow them to minimize risk without impeding user productivity.
Researchers found that over 29,000 databases worldwide are still completely unprotected and publicly accessible, leaving close to 19,000 terabytes of data exposed to anyone, including threat actors.
In a speech Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the cyber recruiting was part of “the most significant hiring initiative” that DHS has undertaken in its 18-year history.
Intel and AMD insist that users of their chips do not need to take any additional security measures as a result of the discovery because existing protections are adequate.