Silent Swap Crypto Clipper Uses Fake Google Notes Extension to Replace Wallet Addresses

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an active browser extension campaign that is designed to steal cryptocurrency by stealthily replacing wallet addresses when unsuspecting users initiate a transaction. The cryptocurrency clipper activity has been codenamed Silent Swap by McAfee Labs. "The...

Hackers Distributing Password Cracking Tool for PLCs and HMIs to Target Industrial Systems

Industrial engineers and operators are the target of a new campaign that leverages password cracking software to seize control of Programmable Logic Controllers PLCs and co-opt the machines to a botnet. The software "exploited a vulnerability in the firmware which allowed it to retrieve the...