Teen among suspects arrested in Android banking malware scheme
By Waqas The arrests took place in Singapore over complaints from unsuspecting victims. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Teen among suspects arrested in Android banking malware scheme
Authors Sue OpenAI: ChatGPT’s Training Methods Challenged in Lawsuit
By Habiba Rashid Another day, another lawsuit against the developers of the groundbreaking AI chatbot ChatGPT. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Authors Sue OpenAI: ChatGPT’s Training Methods Challenged in Lawsuit
DDoSia Attack Tool Evolves with Encryption, Targeting Multiple Sectors
The threat actors behind the DDoSia attack tool have come up with a new version that incorporates a new mechanism to retrieve the list of targets to be bombarded with junk HTTP requests in an attempt to bring them down. The updated variant, written in Golang, “implements an additional security mechanism to conceal the list of targets, […]
Mexico-Based Hacker Targets Global Banks with Android Malware
An e-crime actor of Mexican provenance has been linked to an Android mobile malware campaign targeting financial institutions globally, but with a specific focus on Spanish and Chilean banks, from June 2021 to April 2023. The activity is being attributed to an actor codenamed Neo_Net, according to security researcher Pol Thill. The findings were published by […]
Alert: 330,000 FortiGate Firewalls Still Unpatched to CVE-2023-27997 RCE Flaw
No less than 330000 FortiGate firewalls are still unpatched and vulnerable to CVE-2023-27997, a critical security flaw affecting Fortinet devices that have come under active exploitation in the wild. Cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox, in a report published last week, said that out of nearly 490,000 Fortinet SSL-VPN interfaces exposed on the internet, about 69 percent remain unpatched. […]
Brave browser will prevent websites from port scanning visitors
If you use Brave browser, then you’re shortly going to find you have a new string added to your security bow. Websites performing port scanning will now be automatically blocked beginning with version 1.54 of the browsing tool. Port scanning, I hear you cry? Yes indeed. You may well not have even been aware that […]
Of sharks, surveillance, and spied-on emails: This is Section 702, with Matthew Guariglia
In the United States, when the police want to conduct a search on a suspected criminal, they must first obtain a search warrant. It is one of the foundational rights given to US persons under the Constitution, and a concept that has helped create the very idea of a right to privacy at home and online. […]
Police Bust International Phone Scam Gang Targeting Elderly
By Waqas The phone scam specifically focused on exploiting vulnerable individuals residing in Poland and Germany. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police Bust International Phone Scam Gang Targeting Elderly
New Meduza Malware Targets Wallets, Passwords and Browsers on Windows
By Deeba Ahmed Meduza malware is being fiercely marketed across different Telegram channels, cybercrime and dark web forums. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Meduza Malware Targets Wallets, Passwords and Browsers on Windows
Chinese Hackers Use HTML Smuggling to Infiltrate European Ministries with PlugX
A Chinese nation-state group has been observed targeting Foreign Affairs ministries and embassies in Europe using HTML smuggling techniques to deliver the PlugX remote access trojan on compromised systems. Cybersecurity firm Check Point said the activity, dubbed SmugX, has been ongoing since at least December 2022. “The campaign uses new delivery methods to deploy (most notably – HTML […]