FBI: BADBOX 2.0 Android malware infects millions of consumer devices
The FBI is warning that the BADBOX 2.0 malware campaign has infected over 1 million home Internet-connected devices, converting consumer electronics into residential proxies that are used for malicious activity. The BADBOX botnet is commonly found on Chinese Android-based smart TVs, streaming boxes, projectors, tablets, and other Internet of Things (IoT) devices. “The BADBOX 2.0 botnet consists […]
Old AT&T data leak repackaged to link SSNs, DOBs to 49M phone numbers
A threat actor has re-released data from a 2021 AT&T breach affecting 70 million customers, this time combining previously separate files to directly link Social Security numbers and birth dates to individual users. AT&T told GeekFeed that they are investigating the data but also believe it originates from the known breach and was repackaged into […]
Hacker selling critical Roundcube webmail exploit as tech info disclosed
Hackers are likely starting to exploit CVE-2025-49113, a critical vulnerability in the widely used Roundcube open-source webmail application that allows remote execution. The security issue has been present in Roundcube for over a decade and impacts versions of Roundcube webmail 1.1.0 through 1.6.10. It received a patch on June 1st. It took attackers just a […]
Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
The German data protection authority (BfDI) has fined Vodafone GmbH, the telecommunications company’s German subsidiary, €45 million ($51.4 million) for privacy and security violations. “Due to malicious employees in partner agencies who broker contracts to customers on behalf of Vodafone, there had been fraud cases due to fictitious contracts or contract changes at the expense of […]
ViLE gang members sentenced for extortion, police portal breach
Two members of a group of cybercriminals named ViLE were sentenced this week for hacking into a federal law enforcement web portal in an extortion scheme. According to court documents, ViLE specializes in obtaining personal information about targets to harass, threaten, or extort them, a practice known as “doxing.” To collect sensitive information on their victims, […]
Interlock ransomware claims Kettering Health breach, leaks stolen data
The Interlock ransomware gang has claimed a recent cyberattack on the Kettering Health healthcare network and leaked data allegedly stolen from breached systems. Kettering Health employs over 15,000 people, including more than 1,800 physicians, and it manages 14 medical centers and over 120 outpatient facilities in western Ohio. The nonprofit organization disclosed a cyberattack on May […]
US offers $10M for tips on state hackers tied to RedLine malware
The U.S. Department of State has announced a reward of up to $10 million for any information on government-sponsored hackers with ties to the RedLine infostealer malware operation and its suspected creator, Russian national Maxim Alexandrovich Rudometov. The same bounty covers leads on state hackers’ use of this malware in cyber operations targeting critical infrastructure […]
Microsoft unveils free EU cybersecurity program for governments
Microsoft announced in Berlin today a new European Security Program that promises to bolster cybersecurity for European governments. The program expands to Microsoft’s existing Government Security Program, which is free to all European Union countries, including accession states, European Free Trade Association (EFTA) members, the UK, Monaco, and the Vatican. The tech giant noted that the […]
FBI: Play ransomware breached 900 victims, including critical orgs
In an update to a joint advisory with CISA and the Australian Cyber Security Centre, the FBI said that the Play ransomware gang had breached roughly 900 organizations as of May 2025, three times the number of victims reported in October 2023. “Since June 2022, the Play (also known as Playcrypt) ransomware group has impacted a […]
Hacker arrested for breaching 5,000 hosting accounts to mine crypto
The Ukrainian police arrested a 35-year-old hacker who breached 5,000 accounts at an international hosting company and used them to mine cryptocurrency, resulting in $4.5 million in damages. “The suspect illegally gained access to over 5,000 accounts belonging to clients of an international hosting company that provides server rental services for the operation of various websites […]