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A new scam scheme is targeting Windows and Mac users. The scammers have once again attracted the attention of security researchers with their brazen use of Google products to spread malware. Recently, they began disguising their intentions as ads related to the company's products, such as...

How legitimate services suddenly became accomplices of professional phishers. In recent months, cybersecurity experts have discovered the active use of a new tool for attacks in cloud services called Xeon Sender. This tool is used by cybercriminals to conduct phishing and spam campaigns via...

Lazarus uses 0day to install a rootkit. The Lazarus group exploited a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows driver AFD.sys to increase privileges and install the FUDModule rootkit, which disables Windows monitoring functions and allows you to hide malicious activity. Windows Driver AFD.sys It...

The new registry may become a target for geopolitical opponents. The Federation Council, the Federal Security Service, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and information security companies are discussing the possibility of creating a registry of white hackers and their certification. Three...

The ruthless actions of criminals make you think about the moral boundaries of evil. Recently, the non-profit organization Promises2Kids, which supports children in San Diego, California, USA, was attacked by the hacker group Qilin, specializing in the distribution of ransomware. The hackers...

Employees were left without access to corporate mail and documents. The Unicoin cryptocurrency company was recently subjected to a large-scale cyber attack, as a result of which the company's employees lost corporate access for four whole days. The incident occurred on August 9, when an unknown...

The new malware from APT 35 already attacks critical systems. Researchers have discovered a new malware called Cyclops, which was probably developed by the "Charming Kitten" group (APT 35). This software first appeared in December 2023 and began to be used against targets in the Middle East as...

How Shimano fixes vulnerabilities in wireless gear shifters. Researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Northeastern University have uncovered a potential vulnerability in wireless gearshift tools used by professional cyclists. This flaw could allow hackers to remotely...

Windows and macOS users by blow. Kaspersky Lab has revealed an international cyber campaign aimed at stealing cryptocurrencies and personal data of Windows and macOS users around the world. The campaign is called Tusk. The attacks appear to be carried out by Russian-speaking attackers who use...

Doping tests of thousands of athletes were publicly available. Hackers have made more than 50,000 files stolen from the system of the Polish Anti-Doping Agency (POLADA) publicly available. The documents contain personal data of thousands of Polish athletes, including medical records and...

Black and white hats are invited to create a security policy. At the DEF CON 2024 conference, a new ambitious project called "Franklin" was launched, which is aimed at attracting information security specialists to create policies in the field of critical infrastructure protection. The...

The football club was a victim of BEC fraud. This summer, Romanian footballer Florinel Coman signed a contract with Qatari club Al-Gharafa. In accordance with the agreements, the Qatari team committed to pay the Romanian club FCSB the amount of 5.25 million euros. However, according to FCSB...

Unexpected breaches in the ransomware systems led to rare victories. Thanks to the discovered vulnerabilities in the systems of hacker groups specializing in extortion, six companies managed to avoid paying significant amounts to intruders. Two organizations received keys to recover encrypted...

The rental service has become a network of safe houses. In the cryptocurrency world, an exciting cat-and-mouse game is unfolding between hackers and their pursuers. According to an investigation by 404 Media, uncovered hackers whose identities have been exposed are resorting to a new tactic...

At the Defcon conference, a group of researchers demonstrated successful cloning of data from RFID tags used in HID Global key cards. Such devices are used to protect homes and offices around the world. At the same time, data reading is possible in remote mode, at a distance of about 30 cm...

The unsecured PCOM protocol has opened the door for digital saboteurs. A team of Team82 researchers recently published the results of their research on attacks on integrated programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and human-machine interfaces (HMI) from Unitronics. These attacks, which took...

Germany declares war on vulnerabilities in office software. The German Federal Office for Information Technology Security (BSI) has introduced new measures to improve the security of the popular LibreOffice office suite. In light of the growing cyber attacks on office software, BSI has...

Muddywater uses fear as a hacking tool. Israeli media reported that on August 4, Israelis received disturbing emails on their e-boxes that allegedly contain "recommendations for the safety of citizens" from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). The emails, written in English, contained a link to...

How did developers allow three vulnerabilities to exist in their product at the same time? Security researchers at SonarSource uncovered vulnerabilities in the Roundcube webmail software that can be used to execute malicious JavaScript code in a victim's browser and steal confidential...

Cyber attacks on vital areas of the US economy have provoked the State Department to take action. The US State Department announced a reward for information on the location of 6 Iranian hackers responsible for a series of cyber attacks on critical US infrastructure in 2023. According to the...