FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized subpoenas and customer data requests to...

A week in security (October 14 – October 20)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Unauthorized data access vulnerability in macOS is detailed by Microsoft 23andMe will retain your genetic information, even if you delete the account "Nudify" deepfake bots remove clothes from victims in minutes, and millions are using them Tor Browser and Firefox...

U.K. Hacker Charged in $3.75 Million Insider Trading Scheme Using Hacked Executive Emails

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ has charged a 39-year-old U.K. national for perpetrating a hack-to-trade fraud scheme that netted him nearly $3.75 million in illegal profits. Robert Westbrook of London was arrested last week and is expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face charges related ...

A week in security (August 19 – August 25)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Millennials’ sense of privacy uniquely tested in romantic relationships Hacked GPS tracker reveals location data of customers "We will hold them accountable": General Motors sued for selling customer driving data to third parties Why you need to know about ransomwa...

USPS Text Scammers Duped His Wife, So He Hacked Their Operation

The Smishing Triad network sends up to 100,000 scam texts per day globally. One of those messages went to Grant Smith, who infiltrated their systems and exposed them to US authorities...

India’s Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange WazirX Hacked: $234.9 Million Stolen

Indias largest cryptocurrency exchange WazirX launches bug bounty program "to help recover the stolen funds" as cybercriminals stole…...

South Korean ERP Vendor's Server Hacked to Spread Xctdoor Malware

An unnamed South Korean enterprise resource planning ERP vendor's product update server has been found to be compromised to deliver a Go-based backdoor dubbed Xctdoor. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center ASEC, which identified the attack in May 2024, did not attribute it to a known threat act...

Few But High-Profile TikTok Accounts Hacked Via Zero-Click Attack in DM

TikTok accounts are being hacked! Celebrities and brands targeted in zero-click attack. Learn more about this major security…...

Latvian TV Channels Hacked to Broadcast Russian Victory Day Parade

By Deeba Ahmed Confused Latvians woke up to the Russian Victory Day parade on their TVs! Hackers targeted a content delivery network to manipulate broadcasts exposing media supply chain vulnerabilities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Latvian TV Channels Hacked to Broadca...

Thousands of WordPress Websites Hacked with New Sign1 Malware

By Waqas Using a Wordpress website? Lookout for Sign1 malware! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Thousands of WordPress Websites Hacked with New Sign1 Malware...

Pro Players Hacked Live On Stream! Apex Legends Tournament Postponed

By Deeba Ahmed Apex Legends Global Series Thrown into Chaos as Hackers Invade Live Finals! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Pro Players Hacked Live On Stream! Apex Legends Tournament Postponed...

China Surveillance Company Hacked

Last week, someone posted something like 570 files, images and chat logs from a Chinese company called I-Soon. I-Soon sells hacking and espionage services to Chinese national and local government. Lots of details in the news articles. These arent details about the tools or techniques, more the...

Crypto Exchange FixedFloat Hacked: $26 Million in BTC, ETH Stolen

By Deeba Ahmed FixedFloat suffered a significant loss of over 1,700 Ethereum and over 400 Bitcoin due to a drainer attack on February 18, 2024. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto Exchange FixedFloat Hacked: $26 Million in BTC, ETH Stolen...

Stalkerware App “TheTruthSpy” Hacked Again, 50,000 Device Data Stolen

By Waqas The infamous stalkerware app was hacked by SiegedSec and ByteMeCrew, who shared the data with Switzerland-based hacker Maia Arson Crimew. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Stalkerware App "TheTruthSpy" Hacked Again, 50,000 Device Data Stolen...

Cloudflare Hacked After State Actor Leverages Okta Breach

By Deeba Ahmed CloudFlare Servers Were Hacked on Thanksgiving Day Using Auth Tokens Stolen in Okta Breach. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cloudflare Hacked After State Actor Leverages Okta Breach...

Nitrogen shelling malware from hacked sites

Nitrogen is the name given to a campaign and associated malware that have been distributed via malicious search ads. Its signature move is using Python and DLL side-loading to connect to the attackers command and control server. In this blog post, we look at a recent Nitrogen campaign and...

Microsoft Executives Hacked

Microsoft is reporting that a Russian intelligence agency--the same one responsible for SolarWinds--accessed the email system of the companys executives. Beginning in late November 2023, the threat actor used a password spray attack to compromise a legacy non-production test tenant account and ga...

BreachForums Founder Sentenced to 20 Years of Supervised Release, No Jail Time

Conor Brian Fitzpatrick has been sentenced to time served and 20 years of supervised release for his role as the creator and administrator of BreachForums. Fitzpatrick, who went by the online alias "pompompurin," was arrested in March 2023 in New York and was subsequently charged with conspiracy ...

Mandiant: X Account Hacked in Brute-Force Attack Linked to ClinkSink Campaign

By Waqas Mandiant had its X account formerly Twitter hacked on January 3rd, 2024. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Mandiant: X Account Hacked in Brute-Force Attack Linked to ClinkSink Campaign...

YouTube Channels Hacked to Spread Lumma Stealer via Cracked Software

By Waqas Lumma Stealer, a well-known threat to user credentials, has been actively promoted on the dark web and Telegram channels since 2022. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube Channels Hacked to Spread Lumma Stealer via Cracked Software...