Malwarebytes

JANUARY 15, 2025

Table of contents Overview Criminals impersonate Google Ads Lures hosted on Google Sites Phishing for Google account credentials Victimology Who is behind these campaigns? The scheme consists of stealing as many advertiser accounts as possible by impersonating Google Ads and redirecting victims to fake login pages.

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Advertising Accountability Phishing Scams 133

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 29, 2024

The investigation indicates they were initially targeting email accounts for information related to Midnight Blizzard itself.

Hacking 333

Hacking Accountability Passwords Cybersecurity 333

Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2025

Subaru Starlink flaw exposed vehicles and customer accounts in the US, Canada, and Japan to remote attacks. The experts explained that they exploited the flaw to gain unrestricted targeted access to all vehicles and customer accounts in the above countries. ” wrote Curry. ” added Curry.

Hacking 127

Hacking Accountability Authentication Passwords 127

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week unsealed criminal charges against five men alleged to be members of a hacking group responsible for dozens of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies between 2021 and 2023, including LastPass , MailChimp , Okta , T-Mobile and Twilio. Image: Amitai Cohen twitter.com/amitaico.

Identity Theft 268

Identity Theft Phishing Cryptocurrency Accountability 268

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A botnet of 130,000+ devices is attacking Microsoft 365 accounts via password-spraying, bypassing MFA by exploiting basic authentication. SecurityScorecard researchers discovered a botnet of over 130,000 devices that is conducting password-spray attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts worldwide.

Passwords 122

Passwords Accountability Authentication Malware 122

Krebs on Security

JANUARY 7, 2025

Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution that they will never reach out unbidden to users this way. The phishers also abused legitimate Google services to send Tony an email from google.com, and to send a Google account recovery prompt to all of his signed-in devices.

Phishing 338

Phishing Cryptocurrency Accountability Social Engineering 338

Security Affairs

JUNE 17, 2025

State-sponsored hackers compromised the email accounts of several journalists working at the Washington Post. A cyberattack, likely carried out by state-sponsored hackers, compromised the Microsoft email accounts of Washington Post journalists, including reporters covering China and national security.

Accountability 105

Accountability Cyber Attacks Media Hacking 105

Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2024

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider , a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , Mailchimp , and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years. man arrested was a SIM-swapper who went by the alias “ Tyler.”

Hacking 344

Hacking Cybercrime Phishing Passwords 344

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Department of Defense. USDoD’s InfraGard sales thread on Breached.

Hacking 363

Hacking Cybercrime Energy and Utilities Accountability 363

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

According to The Guardian , which first reported the incident,hackers may have accessed company customers emails along with usernames, passwords and personal details of top accountancy firms blue-chip clients. In addition to emails, hackers had potential access to IP addresses, architectural diagrams for businesses and health information.

Hacking 125

Hacking Ransomware Accountability Architecture 125

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The hacking campaign targeted 90 users and was disrupted in December, WhatsApp already alerted them of a possible compromise of their devices. WhatsApp linked the hacking campaign to Paragon, an Israeli commercial surveillance vendor acquired by AE Industrial Partners for $900 million in December 2024.

Spyware 110

Spyware Hacking Surveillance Malware 110

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled , English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. The email address used for those accounts was f.grimpe@gmail.com. lol and nulled[.]it.

eCommerce 218

eCommerce Cybercrime Accountability Hacking 218

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 14, 2024

US-based financial services company Fidelity Investments warns 77,000 individuals of a data breach that exposed their personal information. based financial services company Fidelity Investments is notifying 77,099 individuals that their personal information was compromised in an August cyberattack.

Data breaches 135

Data breaches Financial Services Accountability Hacking 135

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 28, 2024

French internet service provider (ISP) Free disclosed a cyber attack, threat actors allegedly had access to customer personal information. The seller listed two databases for sale one containing 19,192,948 customer accounts and another including 5.11 ” “Thus, this information should be taken cautiously until confirmed.

Cyber Attacks 127

Cyber Attacks Telecommunications Data breaches Banking 127

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

for phishing scams that stole millions by hacking email accounts. A Nigerian national was sentenced to 26 years in prison in the US for stealing millions by compromising the email accounts of real estate businesses. for phishing scams that resulted in the compromise of millions of email accounts.

Scams 126

Scams Phishing Identity Theft Accountability 126

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

Stolen information offered for sale on the carding website included bank account, credit card, and debit card numbers and associated information for conducting transactions. seized $283,000 in cryptocurrency from an account linked to Sami as part of actions against the illicit activities of PopeyeTools.

Cybercrime 132

Cybercrime Cryptocurrency Banking Accountability 132

Security Affairs

APRIL 7, 2025

Cybercriminals exploit compromised accounts for EDR-as-a-Service (Emergency Data Requests – EDR), targeting major platforms According to a detailed analysis conducted by Meridian Group, an increasingly complex and structured phenomenon, commonly referred to as EDR-as-a-Service, is taking hold in the cybersecurity landscape.

Cybercrime 140

Cybercrime Social Engineering Accountability Government 140

Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

I am interested in finding how my information ended up in your database. That last one seems perfectly reasonable, and fortunately, DemandScience does have a link on their website to Do Not Sell My Information : Dammit! So, he asked them: I seem to have found my email in your data breach. If, like me, you're part of the 99.5%

Data breaches 335

Data breaches Passwords B2B Technology 335

Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2025

Between January and April 2025, INTERPOL led Operation Secure, a global effort that took down over 20,000 malicious IPs and domains linked to information-stealing malware. After the operation, the authorities alerted over 216,000 victims to help them quickly secure their accounts and prevent further unauthorized access.

Cybercrime 112

Cybercrime Data collection Scams Cyber threats 112

Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2025

Japan s Financial Services Agency (FSA) warns of hundreds of millions in unauthorized trades linked to hacked brokerage accounts. billion yen Typically, attackers hijack victim accounts, sell held stocks, and use the proceeds to buy assets like Chinese stocks, which remain in the account post-attack.

Financial Services 121

Financial Services Passwords Accountability Antivirus 121

Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

The data contains names, email addresses, usernames, passwords, phone numbers, addresses, company names, and additional personal information. Now, a cybercriminal using the monicker Jurak, leaked sensitive information related to roughly 12 million accounts, which allegedly stems from a breach that happened last year.

Accountability 85

Accountability Data breaches Passwords Phishing 85

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2023

According to recent figures from the managed security firm Reliaquest , QakBot is by far the most prevalent malware “loader” — malicious software used to secure access to a hacked network and help drop additional malware payloads. ” The DOJ said it also recovered more than 6.5

Hacking 315

Hacking Malware Ransomware Government 315

The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently laid down the hammer charging and fining four prominent cybersecurity vendors for making misleading claims in connection with the SolarWinds hack. But the SEC’s latest actions underscore that failing to inform stakeholders about material risks and breaches is not an option.

CISO 263

CISO CSO Risk Cyber threats 263

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Financially-motivated threat actors hacked Uganda ‘s central bank system, government officials confirmed this week. A senior government official at the finance ministry confirmed that attackers compromised some central bank accounts. “It is true our accounts were hacked into but not to the extent of what is being reported.

Banking 142

Banking Government Accountability Hacking 142

Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2025

Microsoft announced that all new accounts will be “passwordless by default” to increase their level of security. Microsoft now makes all new accounts “passwordless by default,” enhancing protection against social engineering attacks, phishing, brute-force, and credential stuffing attacks.

Accountability 67

Accountability Passwords Social Engineering Authentication 67

Krebs on Security

MARCH 14, 2025

In this scam, dubbed “ ClickFix ,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. Some of those lures worked, and allowed thieves to gain control over booking.com accounts.

Phishing 285

Phishing Malware Scams Passwords 285

Security Affairs

APRIL 9, 2025

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) disclosed a major email breach compromising 100 accounts, undetected for over a year. The cybersecurity incident involved unauthorized access to emails via a compromised admin account. Affected accounts were disabled. The breach was confirmed on Feb. OCC on Feb.

Accountability 125

Accountability Banking Information Security Hacking 125

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

T-Mobile confirmed being a victim of recent hacking campaigns linked to China-based threat actors targeting telecom companies. T-Mobile confirms it was hacked as part of a long-running cyber espionage campaign targeting Telco companies. The cyber spies stole information belonging to targeted individuals that was subject to U.S.

Mobile 114

Mobile Telecommunications Data breaches Hacking 114

Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

officials to build trust and access personal accounts. Threat actors send malicious links posing as messaging platform invites to access officials’ accounts, then exploit contacts to impersonate and extract data or funds. ” reads the alert issued by the FBI.

Government 124

Government Social Engineering Authentication Accountability 124

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Rather than using advanced hacking techniques, they exploited systems with default credentials to compromise target networks. This included working on malware that was still in development, and looking for information on potential targets.” ” reads the OpenAI’s report. ” continues the report.

Malware 138

Malware Social Engineering Engineering Hacking 138

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The cybercrime group Scattered Spider is suspected of hacking into hundreds of organizations over the past two years, including Twilio , LastPass , DoorDash , and Mailchimp. Victims included gaming, telecom, and cryptocurrency firms, with losses reaching millions in stolen cryptocurrency and data from hundreds of thousands of accounts.

Cybercrime 111

Cybercrime Identity Theft Cryptocurrency Phishing 111

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Meanwhile, only partially redacted names of CIA employees were sent over an unclassified email account. Next, the Office of Personnel Management—which holds detailed personal data on millions of federal employees, including those with security clearances— was compromised. After that, Medicaid and Medicare records were compromised.

Government 363

Government Artificial Intelligence Banking Software 363

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The two infostealers allowed operators to harvest usernames, passwords, contact info, and crypto-wallets from victims, the threat actors sold this data to criminals for financial theft and hacking. “Through Eurojust, authorities were able to quickly exchange information and coordinate actions to take down the infostealers.”

Identity Theft 127

Identity Theft Malware Passwords Banking 127

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Online food ordering and delivery platform GrubHub suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of drivers and customers. This week the online food ordering and delivery firm GrubHub disclosed a data breach that exposed customer and driver information.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Passwords Accountability Hacking 116

Schneier on Security

MAY 17, 2024

The seizure messages include ways to contact the FBI about the seizure, including an email, a Telegram account, a TOX account, and a dedicated page hosted on the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). co and run by pompompurin) operated a similar hacking forum from March 2022 until March 2023. . ”

Hacking 316

Hacking Accountability Ransomware Internet 316

Krebs on Security

APRIL 30, 2025

prosecutors allege Tyler Robert Buchanan and co-conspirators hacked into dozens of companies in the United States and abroad, and that he personally controlled more than $26 million stolen from victims. Internet address was used to operate a Discord account that specified a cryptocurrency wallet when asking another user to send funds.

Identity Theft 195

Identity Theft Phishing Cryptocurrency Cybercrime 195

Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Broadly, Malwarebytes found that: 74% of people “consider US election season a risky time for personal information.” Distrust in political ads is broad—62% said they “disagree” or “strongly disagree” that the information they receive in US election-related ads is trustworthy. The reasons could be obvious.

Scams 139

Scams Identity Theft Cybercrime Accountability 139