Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:07:18 +0000

On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:21:07 +0000

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious people throughout the tech industry has led some security experts to conclude that crooks likely have succeeded at cracking open some of the stolen LastPass vaults.

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A week in security (August 22 – August 28)

Categories: News

Tags: cryptojackers

Tags: CISA

Tags: Reddit

Tags: social engineering

Tags: Google

Tags: PLex

Tags: Hikvision

Tags: patch management

Tags: ChromeOS

Tags: Twitter

Tags: Binance

Tags: Gitlab

Tags: TrickBot

Tags: LastPass

The important security news of this week

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Reset your password now! Plex suffers data breach

Categories: News

Tags: Plex

Tags: breach

Tags: sign out

Tags: change password

Tags: Troy Hunt

Tags: HaveIBeenPwnd

In an email sent to its users, Plex revealed that a cybercriminal accessed a limited subset of customer data, including emails and encrypted passwords.

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