5 Scattered Spider Gang Members Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Scheme

Five alleged members of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime crew have been indicted in the U.S. for targeting employees of companies across the country using social engineering techniques to harvest credentials and using them to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data and break into crypt...

Ghost Tap: Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments

Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication NFC to cash out victim's funds at scale. The technique, codenamed Ghost Tap by ThreatFabric, enables cybercriminals to cash-out money from stolen credit cards linked to mobile payment services such a...

AI Granny Daisy takes up scammers’ time so they can’t bother you

A mobile network operator has called in the help of Artificial Intelligence AI in the battle against phone scammers. Virgin Media O2 in the UK has built an AI persona called Daisy with the sole purpose of keeping scammers occupied for as long as possible. Basically, until the scammers give up,...

Experts Uncover 70,000 Hijacked Domains in Widespread 'Sitting Ducks' Attack Scheme

Multiple threat actors have been found taking advantage of an attack technique called Sitting Ducks to hijack legitimate domains for using them in phishing attacks and investment fraud schemes for years. The findings come from Infoblox, which said it identified nearly 800,000 vulnerable registere...

Google Warns of Rising Cloaking Scams, AI-Driven Fraud, and Crypto Schemes

Google has revealed that bad actors are leveraging techniques like landing page cloaking to conduct scams by impersonating legitimate sites. "Cloaking is specifically designed to prevent moderation systems and teams from reviewing policy-violating content which enables them to deploy the scam...

Scammer robs homebuyers of life savings in $20 million theft spree

A 33-year-old Nigerian man living in the UK and his co-conspirators defrauded over 400 would-be home buyers in the US. In the initial phase, Babatunde Francis Ayeni and his criminal gang targeted US title companies, real estate agents, and real estate attorneys. Employees of these companies were...

Bitcoin Fog Founder Sentenced to 12 Years for Cryptocurrency Money Laundering

The 36-year-old founder of the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for facilitating money laundering activities between 2011 and 2021. Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swedish national, pleaded guilty to charges of money laundering and operatin...

New Android Banking Malware 'ToxicPanda' Targets Users with Fraudulent Money Transfers

Over 1,500 Android devices have been infected by a new strain of Android banking malware called ToxicPanda that allows threat actors to conduct fraudulent banking transactions. "ToxicPanda's main goal is to initiate money transfers from compromised devices via account takeover ATO using a...

New FakeCall Malware Variant Hijacks Android Devices for Fraudulent Banking Calls

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of a well-known Android malware family dubbed FakeCall that employs voice phishing aka vishing techniques to trick users into parting with their personal information. "FakeCall is an extremely sophisticated Vishing attack that leverages...

Loose-lipped neural networks and lazy scammers

One topic being actively researched in connection with the breakout of LLMs is capability uplift – when employees with limited experience or resources in some area become able to perform at a much higher level thanks to LLM technology. This is especially important in information security, where...

CVE-2024-10544 Woo Manage Fraud Orders <= 2.6.1 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log Files

The Woo Manage Fraud Orders plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.1 through publicly exposed log files. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view potentially sensitive information about users contained in...

WordPress plugin Woo Manage Fraud Orders 日志信息泄露漏洞

WordPress and WordPress plugin are both products of the WordPress Foundation.WordPress is a set of blogging platforms developed using the PHP language. The platform supports setting up personal blog sites on servers with PHP and MySQL.WordPress plugin is an application plugin. A log information...

WordPress Woo Manage Fraud Orders plugin <= 6.1.7 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log Files vulnerability

Unauthenticated Information Exposure via Log Files vulnerability discovered by Colin Xu in WordPress Plugin Woo Manage Fraud Orders versions = 6.1.7...

WordPress Woo Manage Fraud Orders Plugin <= 6.1.7 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure

Software Woo Manage Fraud Orders Type Plugin Vulnerable versions = 6.1.7 Fixed in N/A OWASP Top 10 A3: Sensitive Data Exposure Classification Sensitive Data Exposure CVE CVE-2024-10544 Patch priority Low CVSS severity Low 7.5 Developer Claim ownership PSID 66ee55b75466 Credits Colin Xu Required...

Eliminating AI Deepfake Threats: Is Your Identity Security AI-Proof?

Artificial Intelligence AI has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to a potent weapon in the hands of bad actors. Today, AI-based attacks are not just theoretical threats—they're happening across industries and outpacing traditional defense mechanisms. The solution, however, is not...

The Most Secure Payment Solutions in the USA: Zelle, MoneyGram, CashApp, and Venmo

Secure payment solutions ensure safe transfers amidst rising risks of cybercrime and fraud. Discover how third-party platforms like…...

New Grandoreiro Banking Malware Variants Emerge with Advanced Tactics to Evade Detection

New variants of a banking malware called Grandoreiro have been found to adopt new tactics in an effort to bypass anti-fraud measures, indicating that the malicious software is continuing to be actively developed despite law enforcement efforts to crack down on the operation. "Only part of this ga...

Grandoreiro, the global trojan with grandiose goals

Grandoreiro is a well-known Brazilian banking trojan — part of the Tetrade umbrella — that enables threat actors to perform fraudulent banking operations by using the victim's computer to bypass the security measures of banking institutions. It's been active since at least 2016 and is now one of...

Improper Role Modification by Admins for Billing Permissions

Description Admins, who do not have direct permissions to access billing resources, are able to change the permissions of existing users to have billing permissions. This can lead to a privilege escalation scenario where an administrator can: 1. Change the role of an existing user to include...

WordPress plugin Woo Manage Fraud Orders 跨站脚本漏洞

WordPress and WordPress plugin are both products of the WordPress Foundation.WordPress is a blogging platform developed using the PHP language. The platform supports personal blog sites on PHP and MySQL servers.WordPress plugin is an application plugin. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists...