German Man Bought 500 Grams of Drugs on the Darkweb
A 26-year-old from Achern is facing charges for drug trafficking after purchasing at least 500 grams of amphetamine from a darkweb vendor group.The Münster public prosecutor’s office investigated a...
Researchers traced newly discovered sophisticated Pay2Key ransomware to Iran
Never-before-seen ransomware strain, dubbed Pay2Key, is actively targeting Israeli and European organizations. Researchers at Check Point traced bitcoin wallets found in ransomware notes to an Iranian cryptocurrency exchange.Early November,...
Facebook, swamped with misinformation, extends post-election U.S. political ad ban
Facebook said its post-election ban on political ads would likely last another month, raising concerns from campaigns and groups eager to reach voters for key Georgia races in January...
Bugs in Critical Infrastructure Gear Allow Sophisticated Cyberattacks
Security problems in Schneider Electric programmable logic controllers allow compromise of the hardware, responsible for physical plant operations.
Two security vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric’s programmable logic controllers (PLCs) could allow...
Digging into the Dark Web: How Security Researchers Learn to Think Like the Bad...
Hacker forums are a rich source of threat intelligence.
The Dark Web/Darknet continues to be an environment for bad actors to share stolen credentials and discuss successful attacks. In fact,...
New ModPipe Point of Sale (POS) Malware Targeting Restaurants, Hotels
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers today disclosed a new kind of modular backdoor that targets point-of-sale (POS) restaurant management software from Oracle in an attempt to pilfer sensitive payment information...
Ethereum smart contract vulnerabilities can lead to millions in losses
The CyberNews.com Investigation team’s analysis of Ethereum smart contracts – essentially code that helps online services send and receive payments – from shows that nearly 3,800 smart contracts have...
