Android malware used to steal ATM info from customers at three European banks
A strain of malware built for Android devices was used by cybercriminals to rob three Czech banks in a campaign uncovered over the last nine months. Researchers...
Suspect in $14 billion cryptocurrency pyramid scheme extradited to China
Chinese authorities said on Friday that they have extradited from Thailand a suspected leader of a crypto pyramid scheme that generated nearly $14 billion in illegal profits. ...
Halliburton forced to take systems offline to contain cyberattack
Oil field giant Halliburton provided new details to regulators on Friday about a recent cyberattack that necessitated the shut-down of certain systems. The company told news outlets...
Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group
Aug 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware
A 33-year-old Latvian national living in Moscow, Russia, has been charged in the U.S. for allegedly stealing data, extorting victims, and laundering ransom...
New Qilin Ransomware Attack Uses VPN Credentials, Steals Chrome Data
The threat actors behind a recently observed Qilin ransomware attack have stolen credentials stored in Google Chrome browsers on a small set of compromised endpoints.
The use of credential harvesting...
Russia calls for restrictions on surveillance cameras, dating apps in cities under attack from...
Russian authorities are warning residents in regions at risk of Ukrainian offensives to stop using surveillance cameras and dating apps out of fear that they could be used...
Telecom company hit with $1 million penalty over AI-generated fake Biden robocalls
A voice service provider will pay a $1 million fine for transmitting deceptive robocalls in New Hampshire that used artificial intelligence to spoof President Joe Biden’s voice, the...
Kremlin blames widespread website disruptions on DDoS attack; digital experts disagree
Russian users reported disruptions on Wednesday in accessing several popular digital platforms, including messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the gaming platform Steam and,...
‘Pro-Palestine’ hacking group banned on X as US criticizes Iran over cyberattacks
The social media platform X banned an account used by a self-described pro-Palestinian hacking group on Tueday, shortly after the United States issued a warning about Iranian cyber...
Moscow detains scientist suspected of carrying out DDoS attacks on Russia
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has opened a criminal case against a scientist in Moscow suspected of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on behalf of Ukraine’s intelligence...
