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Calendar Meeting Links Used to Spread Mac Malware
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024 16:56:43 +0000
Malicious hackers are targeting people in the cryptocurrency space in attacks that start with a link added to the target’s account at Calendly, a popular free calendar application for scheduling appointments and meetings. The attackers impersonate established cryptocurrency investors and ask to schedule a video conference call. But clicking the meeting link provided by the scammers prompts the user to run a script that quietly installs malware on macOS systems.
Read MoreFBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga.
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2024 02:17:55 +0000
The FBI’s takedown of the LockBit ransomware group last week came as LockBit was preparing to release sensitive data stolen from government computer systems in Fulton County, Ga. But LockBit is now regrouping, and the gang says it will publish the stolen Fulton County data on March 2 unless paid a ransom. LockBit claims the cache includes documents tied to the county’s ongoing criminal prosecution of former President Trump, but court watchers say teaser documents published by the crime gang suggest a total leak of the Fulton County data could put lives at risk and jeopardize a number of other criminal trials.
Read MoreWyze cameras show the wrong feeds to customers. Again.
Wyze cameras allowed users access to other users’ feeds once again. An estimated 13,000 people got a peek at thumbnails from another user’s home.
Read MoreNew Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2024 13:27:47 +0000
A new data leak that appears to have come from one of China’s top private cybersecurity firms provides a rare glimpse into the commercial side of China’s many state-sponsored hacking groups. Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry.
Read MoreMalvertising: This cyberthreat isn’t on the dark web, it’s on Google
Malvertising made a resurgence in 2023, with cybercriminals creating malicious ads and websites imitating Amazon, TradingView, and Rufus.
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