Security News
Phishing texts trick Apple iMessage users into disabling protection
Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage's built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
13 Jan 2025 183 Views
Banshee 2.0 Malware Steals Apple's Encryption to Hide on Macs
The most recent iteration of the open source infostealer skates by antivirus programs on Macs, using an encryption mechanism stolen from Apple's own antivirus product.
Dark Reading
10 Jan 2025 423 Views
Crims backdoored the backdoors they supplied to other miscreants. Then the domains lapsed
Here's what $20 gets you these days
More than 4,000 unique backdoors are using expired domains and/or abandoned infrastructure, and many of these expose government and academia-owned hosts – thus setting these hosts up for hijacking by criminals who...
The Register
9 Jan 2025 1074 Views
Green Bay Packers' Online Pro Shop Sacked by Payment Skimmer
Cyberattackers injected the NFL Wild Card team's online Pro Shop with malicious code to steal credit-card data from 8,500 fans.
Dark Reading
9 Jan 2025 402 Views
CISA warns of critical Oracle, Mitel flaws exploited in attacks
CISA has warned U.S. federal agencies to secure their systems against critical vulnerabilities in Oracle WebLogic Server and Mitel MiCollab systems that are actively exploited in attacks. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
8 Jan 2025 587 Views
MediaTek rings in the new year with a parade of chipset vulns
Manufacturers should have had ample time to apply the fixes
MediaTek kicked off the first full working week of the new year by disclosing a bevy of security vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution bug affecting 51 chipsets.…
The Register
6 Jan 2025 1812 Views
Windows 10 users urged to upgrade to avoid "security fiasco"
Cybersecurity firm ESET is urging Windows 10 users to upgrade to Windows 11 or Linux to avoid a "security fiasco" as the 10-year-old operating system nears the end of support in October 2025. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
6 Jan 2025 758 Views
Cryptocurrency wallet drainers stole $494 million in 2024
Scammers stole $494 million worth of cryptocurrency in wallet drainer attacks last year that targeted more than 300,000 wallet addresses. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
5 Jan 2025 757 Views
Hackers exploit Four-Faith router flaw to open reverse shells
Threat actors are exploiting a post-authentication remote command injection vulnerability in Four-Faith routers tracked as CVE-2024-12856 to open reverse shells back to the attackers.
Bleeping Computer
31 Dec 2024 1196 Views
16 Chrome Extensions Hacked, Exposing Over 600,000 Users to Data Theft
A new attack campaign has targeted known Chrome browser extensions, leading to at least 16 extensions being compromised and exposing over 600,000 users to data exposure and credential theft. The attack targeted publishers of browser extensions on the Chrome Web Store via a phishing campaign and...
The Hacker News
30 Dec 2024 5961 Views