3.7M FlexBooker Records Dumped on Hacker Forum
Attackers are trading millions of records from a trio of pre-holiday breaches on an online forum.
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Activision Files Unusual Lawsuit over Call of Duty Cheat Codes
Activision is suing to shut down the EngineOwning cheat-code site and hold individual developers and coders liable for damages. Continue reading Activision Files Unusual Lawsuit over Call of Duty Cheat Codes
Broward Breach Highlights Healthcare Supply-Chain Problems
More than 1.3 million patient records were stolen in the just-disclosed breach, which occurred back in October. Continue reading Broward Breach Highlights Healthcare Supply-Chain Problems
SEGA’s Sloppy Security Confession: Exposed AWS S3 Bucket Offers Up Steam API Access & More
SEGA’s disclosure underscores a common, potentially catastrophic, flub — misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets. Continue reading SEGA’s Sloppy Security Confession: Exposed AWS S3 Bucket Offers Up Steam API Access & More
5 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2022
Here’s what cybersecurity watchers want infosec pros to know heading into 2022. Continue reading 5 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2022
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Download Installs Cryptominer
The origin of the Monero cryptominer file has been traced to a Russian torrent website, researchers report.
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PYSA Emerges as Top Ransomware Actor in November
Overtaking the Conti ransomware gang, PYSA finds success with government-sector attacks. Continue reading PYSA Emerges as Top Ransomware Actor in November
Robocalls More Than Doubled in 2021, Cost Victims $30B
T-Mobile reported blocking 21 billion scam calls during a record-smashing year for robocalls.
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Spider-Man Movie Release Frenzy Bites Fans with Credit-Card Harvesting
Attackers are using the excitement over the new Spider-Man movie to steal bank information and spread malware. Continue reading Spider-Man Movie Release Frenzy Bites Fans with Credit-Card Harvesting
‘Tropic Trooper’ Reemerges to Target Transportation Outfits
Analysts warn that the attack group, now known as ‘Earth Centaur,’ is honing its attacks to go after transportation and government agencies.
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