Hacker Dumps Crypto Wallet Customer Data; Active Attacks Follow

On Monday a hacker dumped sensitive data stolen earlier this year from the Ledger cryptocurrency wallet’s website. The data was put up for grabs on sites frequented by criminals. And in a twist that surprised no one, the data is now actively being exploited in phishing campaigns. Researchers at...

Ledger data breach: Hacker leaks stolen database on hacker forum

By Waqas Ledger was involved in a data breach in July 2020 and now a hacker has leaked the data that was stolen 5 months ago. Here's what happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ledger data breach: Hacker leaks stolen database on hacker forum...

Insider Threats: What Are They, Really?

What an insider threat really is The idea of an “insider threat” sounds like some sort of double agent hiding away in a cubicle—someone hired to steal company secrets and take you down. That sounds pretty exciting, but it’s not very accurate. When we talk about insider threats, in reality, we’re...

Threat profile: Egregor ransomware is making a name for itself

What is Egregor? Egregor ransomware is a relatively new ransomware first spotted in September 2020 that seems intent on making its way to the top right now. Egregor is considered a variant of Ransom.Sekhmet based on similarities in obfuscation, API-calls, and the ransom note. As weve reported in...

Spotify Changes Passwords After Another Data Breach

Spotify has alerted users that some of their registration data was inadvertently exposed to a third-party business partner, including emails addresses, preferred display names, passwords, gender and dates of birth. This is at least the third breach in less than a month for the world’s largest...

Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Targeted in EU Cyberattack

Criminals haven’t given up on stealing COVID-19 vaccine data. Yet another cyberattack has been launched — this time, threat actors were able to break into the European Medicines Agency EMA server and access documentation about the vaccine candidate from Pfizer and BioNTech. The breach is just...

Payment Processing Giant TSYS: Ransomware Incident “Immaterial” to Company

Payment card processing giant TSYS suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month. Since then reams of data stolen from the company have been posted online, with the attackers promising to publish more in the coming days. But the company says the malware did not jeopardize card data, and that th...

Apple Manufacturer Foxconn Confirms Cyberattack

Foxconn Technology Group confirmed Tuesday that a November cyberattack knocked some of its U.S. operations offline. The incident is reportedly a ransomware attack carried out by a cybergang attempting to extort $34 million from the global manufacturing powerhouse. “We can confirm that an...

NSA Warns Russian Hacker Exploiting VMware Bug to Breach Corporate Networks

The US National Security Agency NSA on Monday issued an advisory warning that Russian threat actors are leveraging recently disclosed VMware vulnerability to install malware on corporate systems and access protected data. Specifics regarding the identities of the threat actor exploiting the VMwar...

OGUsers hacking forum hacked; user database compromised

By Sudais Asif OGUsers hacking forum was hacked twice in past as well. Here's what happened back then and what happened this time. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: OGUsers hacking forum hacked; user database compromised...

RansomExx Ransomware Gang Dumps Stolen Embraer Data: Report

Hackers have dumped sensitive company data that was stolen during a ransomware attack last month on aircraft manufacturer Embraer. The compromised data appeared on a new dark web site created to publish leaked information, according to a published report. The move appears to be a revenge for the...

Lock and Code S1Ep21: Lesson planning your school’s cybersecurity with Doug Levin

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Doug Levin, founder of the K12 cybersecurity resource center and advisor to the K12 Security Information Exchange, about how schools can plan for a...

Vancouver Metro Disrupted by Egregor Ransomware

The threat actors behind the Egregor ransomware are showing a prolificacy in their early months of activity. On the heels of targeting struggling U.S. retailer Kmart, the Egregor gang also disrupted the Vancouver metro system with a ransomware attack. Translink, the Canadian city’s public...

How Organizations Can Prevent Users from Using Breached Passwords

There is no question that attackers are going after your sensitive account data. Passwords have long been a target of those looking to compromise your environment. Why would an attacker take the long, complicated way if they have the keys to the front door? No matter how extensive your security...

How Organizations Can Prevent Users from Using Breached Passwords

There is no question that attackers are going after your sensitive account data. Passwords have long been a target of those looking to compromise your environment. Why would an attacker take the long, complicated way if they have the keys to the front door? No matter how extensive your security...

Reverse Engineering Tools: Evaluating the True Cost

When sourcing software for business needs, what criteria should you follow? Price typically tops the list. And sure, free software, like the Linux OS, delivers cost savings, stability, flexibility and ongoing development. No argument there. But when it comes to decompilers, which are used for...

Clop Gang Gallops Off with 2M Credit Cards from E-Land

The Clop ransomware group is at it again. On Thursday, the gang claimed that it stole 2 million credit cards from South Korean retailer E-Land over a one-year period, in a campaign that culminated with a ransomware attack on the company’s headquarters in November. Operators of Clop ransomware...

Android Messenger App Still Leaking Photos, Videos

The GO SMS Pro Android app has published two new versions on Google Play since a major security weakness was disclosed in November – but neither fixes the original issue, leaving 100 million users at risk for privacy violations, researchers said. Meanwhile, a raft of exploitation tools have been...

Cayman Islands Bank Records Exposed in Open Azure Blob

A Cayman Island investment firm has removed years of backups, which up until recently were easily available online thanks to a misconfigured Microsoft Azure blob. The blob’s single URL led to vast stores of files including personal banking information, passport data and even online banking PINs —...

CVE-2019-19873

CVE-2019-19873 affects B&R Industrial Automation APROL before R4.2 V7.08. The issue allows an attacker to bypass authentication to retrieve information from the AprolSqlServer DBMS. This is described as a separate vulnerability from CVE-2019-16356 and CVE-2019-9983. Connected sources confirm the ...