Cryptocurrencies are under attack from all sorts of criminal schemes — from mundane Bitcoin mining scams to grandiose cryptocurrency heists worth hundreds of millions of dollars. For cryptocurrency owners, dangers lurk at literally every turn. Just recently we talked about fake cryptowallets — which look and work just like real ones but eventually steal all your money. Now our … [Read more...] about How DoubleFinger malware steals crypto
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Daixin Ransomware Gang Steals 5 Million AirAsia Passengers’ and Employees’ Data
The cybercrime group called Daixin Team has leaked sample data belonging to AirAsia, a Malaysian low-cost airline, on its data leak portal. The development comes a little over a week after the company fell victim to a ransomware attack on November 11 and 12, per DataBreaches.net. The threat actors allegedly claim to have obtained the personal data associated with five million … [Read more...] about Daixin Ransomware Gang Steals 5 Million AirAsia Passengers’ and Employees’ Data
Watch Out! New Android Banking Trojan Steals From 112 Financial Apps
Four months after security researchers uncovered a "Tetrade" of four Brazilian banking Trojans targeting financial institutions in Brazil, Latin America, and Europe, new findings show that the criminals behind the operation have expanded their tactics to infect mobile devices with spyware. According to Kaspersky's Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT), the Brazil-based … [Read more...] about Watch Out! New Android Banking Trojan Steals From 112 Financial Apps
New Linux Malware Steals Call Details from VoIP Softswitch Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an entirely new kind of Linux malware dubbed "CDRThief" that targets voice over IP (VoIP) softswitches in an attempt to steal phone call metadata."The primary goal of the malware is to exfiltrate various private data from a compromised softswitch, including call detail records (CDR)," ESET researchers said in a Thursday analysis."To … [Read more...] about New Linux Malware Steals Call Details from VoIP Softswitch Systems
New Android Malware Now Steals Passwords For Non-Banking Apps Too
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a new strain of banking malware that targets not only banking apps but also steals data and credentials from social networking, dating, and cryptocurrency apps—a total of 337 non-financial Android applications on its target list.Dubbed "BlackRock" by ThreatFabric researchers, which discovered the trojan in May, its source code is … [Read more...] about New Android Malware Now Steals Passwords For Non-Banking Apps Too
Exclusive — Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga ‘Words with Friends’ Gamers Data
A Pakistani hacker who previously made headlines earlier this year for selling almost a billion user records stolen from nearly 45 popular online services has now claimed to have hacked the popular mobile social game company Zynga Inc. With a current market capitalization of over $5 billion, Zynga is one of the world's most successful social game developers with a collection of … [Read more...] about Exclusive — Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga ‘Words with Friends’ Gamers Data