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Ronin Network hacked, $12 million returned by “white hat” hackers
Gambling blockchain Ronin Network suffered a security incident yesterday when white hat hackers exploited an undocumented vulnerability on the Ronin bridge to withdraw 4,000 ETH and 2 million USDC, totaling $12 million. This figure corresponds to the maximum amount of ETH and USDC that can be withdrawn from the bridge via a single transaction, so […]
New CMoon USB worm targets Russians in data theft attacks
A new self-spreading worm named ‘CMoon,’ capable of stealing account credentials and other data, has been distributed in Russia since early July 2024 via a compromised gas supply company website. According to Kaspersky researchers who discovered the campaign, CMoon can perform a broad range of functions, including loading additional payloads, snapping screenshots, and launching distributed denial of […]
Fake AI editor ads on Facebook push password-stealing malware
A Facebook malvertising campaign targets users searching for AI image editing tools and steals their credentials by tricking them into installing fake apps that mimic legitimate software. The attackers exploit the popularity of AI-driven image-generation tools by creating malicious websites that closely resemble legitimate services and trick potential victims into infecting themselves with information stealer […]
FBI warns of scammers posing as crypto exchange employees
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to steal funds from unsuspecting victims. While the FBI didn’t share what prompted today’s public service announcement, it was likely motivated by a surge of reports of fraudsters using this tactic to access victims’ accounts and siphon off their digital […]
Misconfigured Selenium Grid servers abused for Monero mining
Threat actors are exploiting a misconfiguration in Selenium Grid, a popular web app testing framework, to deploy a modified XMRig tool for mining Monero cryptocurrency. Selenium Grid is open-source and enables developers to automate testing across multiple machines and browsers. It is used in cloud environments and it has more than 100 million pulls on Docker Hub. The tests […]
Crypto exchange Gemini discloses third-party data breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is warning it suffered a data breach incident caused by a cyberattack at its Automated Clearing House (ACH) service provider, whose name was not disclosed. The American crypto exchange began sending notices to impacted individuals a month ago, on June 26, 2024 but submitted a sample of the letters yesterday to the Attorney General’s […]
Over 3,000 GitHub accounts used by malware distribution service
Threat actors known as ‘Stargazer Goblin’ have created a malware Distribution-as-a-Service (DaaS) from over 3,000 fake accounts on GitHub that push information-stealing malware. The malware delivery service is called Stargazers Ghost Network and it utilizes GitHub repositories along with compromised WordPress sites to distribute password-protected archives that contain malware. In most cases, the malware are infostealers, such […]
Two Russians Convicted for Role in LockBit Attacks
Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty to their participation in the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, aged 34, and Mikhail Vasiliev, aged 34, pleaded guilty to a range of charges related to their involvement as affiliates to the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group. Astamirov pleaded guilty to […]
PHP bug executes RCEs, cryptominers and DDoS attacks
Not long after a new PHP bug was disclosed in the late spring, Akamai researchers observed numerous attempts to exploit the vulnerability, which they said indicates high exploitability and quick adoption by threat actors. Because PHP is one of the most popular server-side scripting languages used to create dynamic web pages on more than 75% […]