Popular Hamster Kombat game has become ‘ripe for abuse’ by cybercriminals, researchers warn
Cybercriminals are trying to make a fast buck off the Hamster Kombat game, which has become widely popular among Telegram users in Eastern Europe and elsewhere, according to...
Bangladesh is сoming back online after five days of near-total internet blackout
Internet service is partially restored in Bangladesh as of Wednesday after five days of shutdown amid deadly student protests against a quota system for government jobs. According...
Meta bans 63,000 accounts belonging to Nigeria’s sextortionist Yahoo Boys
The social media giant Meta announced on Wednesday removing 63,000 accounts connected to the Nigerian cybercrime scene that were attempting to target users in the United States in...
FTC launches probe into how companies use data to tailor what each customer pays
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Tuesday that it has launched an inquiry into how companies surveil consumers to set individualized pricing for the same products and services...
FrostyGoop malware left 600 Ukrainian households without heat this winter
Researchers discovered a new malware variant likely used in an attack this January against an energy company in western Ukraine that left 600 households without heat amid freezing...
Ransomware ecosystem fragmenting under law enforcement pressure and distrust
Veteran cybercriminals involved in ransomware attacks are increasingly shying away from large ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms following a spate of law enforcement disruption operations, as well as the AlphV/BlackCat...
New Linux Variant of Play Ransomware Targeting VMware ESXi Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Linux variant of a ransomware strain known as Play (aka Balloonfly and PlayCrypt) that's designed to target VMware ESXi environments.
"This development suggests that...
SocGholish Malware Exploits BOINC Project for Covert Cyberattacks
Jul 22, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Malware
The JavaScript downloader malware known as SocGholish (aka FakeUpdates) is being used to deliver a remote access trojan called AsyncRAT as well as a legitimate...
Spanish police arrest three suspects linked to pro-Moscow NoName057(16) hackers
Spanish police arrested three suspected members of the pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16), known for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine’s allies. Spain’s Civil Guard announced...
NCA infiltrates DDoS-for-hire site as suspected controller arrested in Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) announced on Monday having “infiltrated” a DDoS-for-hire service, confirming that an individual suspected of running it had been arrested earlier this...
