Google Blocks 1.43 Million Malicious Apps, Bans 73,000 Bad Accounts in 2022
Google disclosed that its improved security features and app review processes helped it block 1.43 million bad apps from being published to the Play Store in 2022. In addition, the company said it banned 173,000 bad accounts and fended off over $2 billion in fraudulent and abusive transactions through developer-facing features like Voided Purchases API, Obfuscated Account […]
ChatGPT is Back in Italy After Addressing Data Privacy Concerns
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has officially made a return to Italy after the company met the data protection authority’s demands ahead of April 30, 2023, deadline. The development was first reported by the Associated Press. OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, tweeted, “we’re excited ChatGPT is available in [Italy] again!” The reinstatement comes following Garante’s decision to temporarily block
CISA Warns of Critical Flaws in Illumina’s DNA Sequencing Instruments
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released an Industrial Control Systems (ICS) medical advisory warning of a critical flaw impacting Illumina medical devices. The issues impact the Universal Copy Service (UCS) software in the Illumina MiSeqDx, NextSeq 550Dx, iScan, iSeq 100, MiniSeq, MiSeq, NextSeq 500, NextSeq 550, NextSeq 1000/2000, and NovaSeq 6000 […]
LockBit and Cl0p ransomware gangs actively exploiting Papercut vulnerabilities
A few days ago we wrote about two vulnerabilities found in PaperCut application servers. As we noted, exploitation was fairly simple so there was some urgency to install the patches. My esteemed colleague Chris Boyd literally wrote: “Arbitrary code can be deployed, or even ransomware if that’s part of the attacker’s toolkit.” As it turns […]
Update now: Critical flaw in VMWare Fusion and VMWare Workstation
Four vulnerabilities in virtualisation software have been fixed by VMware, including two which were exploited at the 20223 Pwn2Own contest. Three have been given the severity rating “Important”, with the last (CVE-2023-20869) is classed as “Critical”. Success! @starlabs_sg used an uninitialized variable and UAF against VMWare Workstation. They earn $80,000 and 8 Master of Pwn points, pushing […]
Man used brother’s credentials to steal $4.8M seized Bitcoin
By Waqas Gary James Harmon, a 31-year-old man from Cleveland, Ohio, has been sentenced to four years and three months… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Man used brother’s credentials to steal $4.8M seized Bitcoin
New Atomic macOS Malware Steals Keychain Passwords and Crypto Wallets
Threat actors are advertising a new information stealer for the Apple macOS operating system called Atomic macOS Stealer (or AMOS) on Telegram for $1,000 per month, joining the likes of MacStealer. “The Atomic macOS Stealer can steal various types of information from the victim’s machine, including Keychain passwords, complete system information, files from the desktop and documents folder, […]
Why Your Detection-First Security Approach Isn’t Working
Stopping new and evasive threats is one of the greatest challenges in cybersecurity. This is among the biggest reasons why attacks increased dramatically in the past year yet again, despite the estimated $172 billion spent on global cybersecurity in 2022. Armed with cloud-based tools and backed by sophisticated affiliate networks, threat actors can develop new and evasive […]
ViperSoftX InfoStealer Adopts Sophisticated Techniques to Avoid Detection
A significant number of victims in the consumer and enterprise sectors located across Australia, Japan, the U.S., and India have been affected by an evasive information-stealing malware called ViperSoftX. ViperSoftX was first documented in 2020, with cybersecurity company Avast detailing a campaign in November 2022 that leveraged the malware to distribute a malicious Google Chrome extension
Attention Online Shoppers: Don’t Be Fooled by Their Sleek, Modern Looks — It’s Magecart!
An ongoing Magecart campaign has attracted the attention of cybersecurity researchers for leveraging realistic-looking fake payment screens to capture sensitive data entered by unsuspecting users. “The threat actor used original logos from the compromised store and customized a web element known as a modal to perfectly hijack the checkout page,” Jérôme Segura, director of threat intelligence at