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US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed telecommunications firms. Remington Goy Ogletree (also known online as “remi”) breached the three companies’ networks using credentials stolen in text and voice phishing messages targeting their employees. […]
New Android spyware found on phone seized by Russian FSB
After a Russian programmer was detained by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for fifteen days and his phone confiscated, it was discovered that a new spyware was secretly installed on his device upon its return. The programmer, Kirill Parubets, was arrested by the FSB after being accused of donating to Ukraine. After regaining access to his […]
Mitel MiCollab zero-day flaw gets proof-of-concept exploit
Researchers have uncovered an arbitrary file read zero-day in the Mitel MiCollab collaboration platform, allowing attackers to access files on a server’s filesystem. Mitel MiCollab is an enterprise collaboration platform that consolidates various communication tools into a single application, offering voice and video calling, messaging, presence information, audio conferencing, mobility support, and team collaboration functionalities. […]
White House: Salt Typhoon hacked telcos in dozens of countries
Chinese state hackers, known as Salt Typhoon, have breached telecommunications companies in dozens of countries, President Biden’s deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said today. During a Wednesday press briefing, the White House official told reporters that these breaches include a total of eight telecom firms in the United States, with only four previously known. […]
FBI shares tips on how to tackle AI-powered fraud schemes
The FBI warns that scammers are increasingly using artificial intelligence to improve the quality and effectiveness of their online fraud schemes, ranging from romance and investment scams to job hiring schemes. “The FBI is warning the public that criminals exploit generative artificial intelligence (AI) to commit fraud on a larger scale which increases the believability […]
UK disrupts Russian money laundering networks used by ransomware
A law enforcement operation led by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has disrupted two Russian money laundering networks working with criminals worldwide, including ransomware gangs. Dubbed “Operation Destabilise,” this international investigation has led to the arrest of 84 Russian-speaking suspects linked to the Smart (led by Ukrainian George Rossi) and TGR (controlled by […]
BT unit took servers offline after Black Basta ransomware breach
Multinational telecommunications giant BT Group (formerly British Telecom) has confirmed that its BT Conferencing business division shut down some of its servers following a Black Basta ransomware breach. BT Group is the United Kingdom’s leading fixed and mobile telecom provider. It also provides managed telecommunications, security, and network and IT infrastructure services to customers in […]
New DroidBot Android malware targets 77 banking, crypto apps
A new Android banking malware named ‘DroidBot’ attempts to steal credentials for over 77 cryptocurrency exchanges and banking apps in the UK, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. According to Cleafy researchers who discovered the new Android malware, DroidBot has been active since June 2024 and operates as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, selling the tool for […]
Solana Web3.js library backdoored to steal secret, private keys
The legitimate Solana JavaScript SDK was temporarily compromised yesterday in a supply chain attack, with the library backdoored with malicious code to steal cryptocurrency private keys and drain wallets. Solana offers an SDK called “@solana/web3.js” used by decentralized applications (dApps) to connect and interact with the Solana blockchain. Supply chain security firm Socket reports that Solana’s Web3.js […]
Russian hackers hijack Pakistani hackers’ servers for their own attacks
The notorious Russian cyber-espionage group Turla is hacking other hackers, hijacking the Pakistani threat actor Storm-0156’s infrastructure to launch their own covert attacks on already compromised networks. Using this tactic, Turla (aka “Secret Blizzard”) accessed networks Storm-0156 had previously breached, like in Afghan and Indian government organizations, and deployed their malware tools. According to a report […]