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Click Profit blocked by the FTC over alleged e-commerce scams
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against the “Click Profit” business opportunity platform for allegedly earning $14 million while deceiving consumers with false promises of guaranteed passive income through online stores. Click Profit is an online business paltform promoted on social media and through websites that claims to help consumers generate passive income […]
whoAMI attacks give hackers code execution on Amazon EC2 instances
Security researchers discovered a name confusion attack that allows access to an Amazon Web Services account to anyone that publishes an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) with a specific name. Dubbed “whoAMI,” the attack was crafted by DataDog researchers in August 2024, who demonstrated that it’s possible for attackers to gain code execution within AWS accounts by exploiting how […]
Amazon Redshift gets new default settings to prevent data breaches
Amazon has announced key security enhancements for Redshift, a popular data warehousing solution, to help prevent data exposures due to misconfigurations and insecure default settings. Redshift is widely used by enterprises for business intelligence and big data analytics for data warehousing, competing with Google BigQuery, Snowflake, and Azure Synapse Analytics. It’s valued for its petabyte-scale […]
Ransomware abuses Amazon AWS feature to encrypt S3 buckets
A new ransomware campaign encrypts Amazon S3 buckets using AWS’s Server-Side Encryption with Customer Provided Keys (SSE-C) known only to the threat actor, demanding ransoms to receive the decryption key. The campaign was discovered by Halcyon, who reported that a threat actor named “Codefinger” had encrypted at least two victims. However, the operation could escalate or the […]
Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app
A malicious Android spyware application named ‘BMI CalculationVsn’ was discovered on the Amazon Appstore, masquerading as a simple health tool but stealing data from infected devices in the background. The application was discovered by McAfee Labs researchers, who notified Amazon, leading to the application being removed from the store. However, those who installed the app must manually […]
Amazon and Audible flooded with ‘forex trading’ and warez listings
Amazon, Amazon Music, and Audible, an Amazon-owned online audiobook and podcast service, have been flooded with bogus listings that push dubious “forex trading” sites, Telegram channels, and suspicious links claiming to offer pirated software. Amazon listings promote illicit sites Yesterday, GeekFeed reported how threat actors were abusing Spotify playlists and podcasts to promote pirated software and game cheats. The […]
Amazon confirms employee data breach after vendor hack
Amazon confirmed a data breach involving employee information after data allegedly stolen during the May 2023 MOVEit attacks was leaked on a hacking forum. The threat actor behind this data leak, known as Nam3L3ss, published over 2.8 million lines of Amazon employee data, including names, contact information, building locations, email addresses, and more. Amazon spokesperson Adam […]
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Price Drop: Now Rs 89,999 on Amazon India
Samsung has recently dropped the price of the Galaxy S23 Ultra, the brand’s flagship smartphone from 2023. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is currently available on Amazon India for Rs 89,999. So is it still worth buying at this price? Keep reading to find out. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra offer: The Galaxy S23 Ultra made its […]