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Fake Emergency Search Warrants Draw Scrutiny from Capitol Hill

Krebs on Security

On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. co saying he could be hired to perform fake EDRs on targets at will, provided the account was recently active.

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Hackers Gaining Power of Subpoena Via Fake “Emergency Data Requests”

Krebs on Security

It involves compromising email accounts and websites tied to police departments and government agencies, and then sending unauthorized demands for subscriber data while claiming the information being requested can’t wait for a court order because it relates to an urgent matter of life and death. THE LAPSUS$ CONNECTION.

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NCR Barred Mint, QuickBooks from Banking Platform During Account Takeover Storm

Krebs on Security

That ban, which came in response to a series of bank account takeovers in which cybercriminals used aggregation sites to surveil and drain consumer accounts, has since been rescinded. based credit union and Digital Insight customer who said his institution just had several dozen customer accounts hacked over the previous week.

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Google Suspends Chinese E-Commerce App Pinduoduo Over Malware

Krebs on Security

Google said it believes the exploit chain for Samsung devices belonged to a “commercial surveillance vendor,” without elaborating further. The highly technical writeup also did not name the malicious app in question. That Weibo post has since been deleted.

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