EUVD-2022-41726

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Europol Shuts Down Manson Market Fraud Marketplace, Seizes 50 Servers

Europol on Thursday announced the shutdown of a clearnet marketplace called Manson Market that facilitated online fraud on a large scale. The operation, led by German authorities, has resulted in the seizure of more than 50 servers associated with the service and the arrest of two suspects. More...

Leveling Up Security: Understanding Cyber Threats in the Gaming Industry

Introduction As the G2E Global Gaming Expo conference kicks off in Las Vegas, it's important to highlight the significant role cybersecurity plays in the rapidly evolving gaming industry. From online casinos to eSports, gaming has grown into a massive global enterprise, making it a prime target f...

Riding the AI Waves: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence to Combat Cyber Threats

In nearly every segment of our lives, AI artificial intelligence now makes a significant impact: It can deliver better healthcare diagnoses and treatments; detect and reduce the risk of financial fraud; improve inventory management; and serve up the right recommendation for a streaming movie on...

Cybersecurity awareness tips from Microsoft to empower your team to #BeCyberSmart

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and I’m excited about what Microsoft and our partners in the industry have planned to help everyone stay CyberSmart. 2022 may have offered some respite from the previous year’s rush to enable a remote and hybrid workforce, but the increased use of persona...

Cybersecurity awareness tips from Microsoft to empower your team to #BeCyberSmart

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and I’m excited about what Microsoft and our partners in the industry have planned to help everyone stay CyberSmart. 2022 may have offered some respite from the previous year’s rush to enable a remote and hybrid workforce, but the increased use of persona...

FIN7 Hackers Leveraging Password Reuse and Software Supply Chain Attacks

The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has diversified its initial access vectors to incorporate software supply chain compromise and the use of stolen credentials, new research has revealed. "Data theft extortion or ransomware deployment following FIN7-attributed activity at multiple...

The ‘Zelle Fraud’ Scam: How it Works, How to Fight Back

One of the more common ways cybercriminals cash out access to bank accounts involves draining the victims funds via Zelle, a "peer-to-peer" P2P payment service used by many financial institutions that allows customers to quickly send cash to friends and family. Naturally, a great deal of phishing...

BloodyStealer and gaming assets for sale

Earlier this year, we covered the threats related to gaming, and looked at the changes from 2020 and the first half of 2021 in mobile and PC games as well as various phishing schemes that capitalize on video games. Many of the threats faced by gamers are associated with loss of personal data, and...

Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2020 and 2021

The video game industry is soaring, not in the least thanks to the lockdowns, which forced people to look for new ways to entertain themselves and socialize. Even with things going back to normal, gaming is expected to have a very bright future. Newzoo estimates the industry to gross 175.8 billio...

Dox, steal, reveal. Where does your personal data end up?

The technological shift that we have been experiencing for the last few decades is astounding, not least because of its social implications. Every year the online and offline spheres have become more and more connected and are now completely intertwined, leading to online actions having real...

Notorious Hacker 'Fxmsp' Outed After Widespread Access-Dealing

“Fxmsp,” a notorious hacker who made headlines last year for allegedly stealing and selling source code and customer access from McAfee, Symantec and Trend Micro, has been outed. He’s a Kazakh national named Andrey Turchin, and according to unsealed court documents, he faces hacking charges datin...

Adobe Prompts Users to Uninstall Flash Player As EOL Date Looms

With Flash Player’s Dec. 31, 2020 kill date quickly approaching, Adobe said that it will start prompting users to uninstall the software in the coming months. The End of Life EOL timeline has been a long time coming. Adobe first announced in July 2017 that it will no longer update or distribute...

U.S. Dept Of Defense: XSS via X-Forwarded-Host header

Summary: The █████ website is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting flaw if the server receives a crafted X-Forwarded-Host header. Description: The server reads data directly from the HTTP request and reflects it back in the HTTP response. Reflected XSS exploits occur when an attacker causes a...

Adobe Addresses Critical Flash, Framemaker Flaws

Adobe has released patches addressing a wave of critical flaws in its Framemaker and Flash Player products, which, if exploited, could lead to arbitrary code-execution. Overall, Adobe stomped out flaws tied to 42 CVEs for its regularly scheduled February updates, with 35 of those flaws being...

This Week in Security News

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. Below you’ll find a quick recap of topics followed by links to news articles and/or our blog posts providing additional insight. Be sure to check back...

Beware! Cyber Criminals may spoil your Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day - a day of hearts, Chocolates, Flowers and Celebrations when people express their emotions to their loved ones and most of us send E-cards, purchase special gifts with the help of various Online Shop Sites and many other tantrums making them feel special. While you are busy in...

Zeus banking Trojan targeting five major banks in Japan

Zeus continues to strike online bank accounts and users, and technology designed to thwart these Trojan attacks continually fails to keep up. Symantec recently came across a new Zeus file targeting five major banks in Japan. The malware, which has caused serious problems to banking customers in...

How Phishers Will Use Epsilon Data Against You

By B.K. DeLong There has been a lot of online venting and hand-wringing in the week since customers of email services provider Epsilon began informing millions of individuals in North America and Europe that their name and e-mail address had been stolen in a massive data breach. In the week since...

Children, the New Hot Commodity in the Business of Identity Theft?

Evidently the kids are not alright. At least, that is when it comes to the increasingly lucrative identity theft black market. A study carried out by a researcher at Carnegie Mellon University’s Cylab found that as many as 10 percent were victims of identity theft – even years before they are old...