Researchers have warned that the Keeper threat group is deploying Magecart code to launch increasingly sophisticated attacks against eCommerce sites across the world. The group was formed three years …
First reported Russian BEC scam gang targets Fortune 500 firms
According to researchers at email prevention company Agari, a new group of threat actors believed to be from Russia has elevated Business Email Compromise scams to a new level. Whereas most BEC …
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Fxmsp hacker indicted by feds for selling backdoor access to hundreds of companies
US prosecutors have indicted a prolific hacker allegedly behind a criminal enterprise that was selling backdoor access to hundreds of global organizations. The criminal operated under the name "fxmsp" …
Hackers Are Exploiting a 5-Alarm Bug in Networking Equipment
Last week, government agencies released a warning about a high-threat vulnerability in a line of BIG-IP products sold by the company F5. The agencies advised security professionals to implement a …
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Purple Fox Exploit Kit Adds Two Microsoft Vulnerabilities
Security company Proofpoint has disclosed two new Microsoft exploits that have been coded into Purple Fox, which is an exploit kit that has evolved drastically over the past year. The new updates show …
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Android Users Hit with ‘Undeletable’ Adware
According to researchers at Kaspersky, 14.8 percent of Android users who were targeted with mobile malware or adware last year were left with permanent and undeletable files. This is called a system …
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EDP energy giant confirms Ragnar Locker ransomware attack
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) confirmed that they had suffered a ransomware attack affecting its parent corporation's systems. EDPR NA currently boasts 11,500 employees and delivers energy to …
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V Shred Exposes Pics and PII on 100,000 Customers
V Shred, a US-based fitness company, suffered from a massive data breach due to a misconfigured Amazon database that left sensitive personal data and revealing photos of 100,000 customers open to the …
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Apache Guacamole Vulnerabilities Facilitate Attacks on Enterprises
According to researchers at Check Point security, remote code execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities in Apache Guacamole, an HTML5 web application, can pose a significant threat to …
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North Korean hackers linked to credit card stealing attacks on US stores
Research released earlier today connects North Korean nation-state hacking group Lazarus to a campaign that lasted over a year and targeted payment card information of customers of large US and …
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