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New Ice Breaker threat actor targets gambling industry support lines

New Ice Breaker threat actor targets gambling industry support lines

Security researchers have spotted a new social engineering campaign targeting the online gambling industry, and aimed at ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 02 Feb 2023
Ukrainian organisations getting hit by destructive new SwiftSlicer malware

Ukrainian organisations getting hit by destructive new SwiftSlicer malware

Researchers have observed a new form of malware afflicting organisations in Ukraine, as the country struggles toward 12 ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 31 Jan 2023
Researchers link 2 hacking ‘personas’ to Iranian Cobalt Sapling group

Researchers link 2 hacking ‘personas’ to Iranian Cobalt Sapling group

The world of criminal hacking groups is a rather protean one, with groups constantly changing and merging

David Hollingworth Mon, 30 Jan 2023
North Korean Lazarus Group definitely behind Horizon bridge crypto theft, FBI confirms

North Korean Lazarus Group definitely behind Horizon bridge crypto theft, FBI confirms

Last year, threat actors possibly connected to the authoritarian Democratic People’s Republic of Korea were thought to ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 27 Jan 2023
AFP releases online cyber safety picture book for kids

AFP releases online cyber safety picture book for kids

Children continue to be a focus of cyber safety, with the Australian Federal Police being the latest organisation to ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 25 Jan 2023
Online scammers targeting flood victims in Western Australia

Online scammers targeting flood victims in Western Australia

A Facebook scam is circulating in Western Australia, targeting victims of recent catastrophic floods in the state.

David Hollingworth Tue, 24 Jan 2023
New Android malware straddles the line between banking Trojan and spyware

New Android malware straddles the line between banking Trojan and spyware

Security researchers have uncovered a disturbing new piece of Android banking malware with some very expanded ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 24 Jan 2023
Chinese hackers may be taking advantage of a FortiOS vulnerability

Chinese hackers may be taking advantage of a FortiOS vulnerability

Security researchers have uncovered threat actors taking advantage of a reported zero-day vulnerability in Fortinet’s ...

David Hollingworth Mon, 23 Jan 2023
Ad fraud scheme affecting over 10m devices taken down

Ad fraud scheme affecting over 10m devices taken down

A massive ad fraud campaign that took advantage of over 10 million devices, particularly iOS ones, was recently ...

David Hollingworth Fri, 20 Jan 2023
Unemployment scams on the rise as layoffs increased in 2022

Unemployment scams on the rise as layoffs increased in 2022

Following a year of rising layoffs, particularly in the tech industry, scammers have turned to luring victims with fake ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Jan 2023
Pro-Russian hackers attempt to take down Ukrainian news agency

Pro-Russian hackers attempt to take down Ukrainian news agency

Hackers apparently attached to the Sandworm hacking group have tried to take the Ukrainian National News Agency — also ...

David Hollingworth Thu, 19 Jan 2023
Inside NoName057(16): What makes a pro-Russian hacking group tick?

Inside NoName057(16): What makes a pro-Russian hacking group tick?

The war in Ukraine has seen an increase in hacking and cyber crime all over the globe, but nowhere has it been more ...

David Hollingworth Wed, 18 Jan 2023
Scammers target Russian Telegram users afraid of conscription

Scammers target Russian Telegram users afraid of conscription

Amid rumours of another wave of military mobilisations to bolster the frontlines in Russia’s war against Ukraine, those ...

David Hollingworth Tue, 17 Jan 2023