Amazon – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 01:48:27 +0000

A security architect with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleges that employees from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) transferred gigabytes of sensitive data from agency case files in early March, using short-lived accounts configured to leave few traces of network activity. The NLRB whistleblower said the unusual large data outflows coincided with multiple blocked login attempts from an Internet address in Russia that tried to use valid credentials for a newly-created DOGE user account.

MalwareBytes Security

November 25, 2024 admin

Spotify, Audible, and Amazon used to push dodgy forex trading sites and more

Cybercriminals are spamming content platforms like Spotify and Amazon with cracks, keygens, and forex trading platforms. We explain why.

Independent Krebs

October 17, 2024 admin

Sudanese Brothers Arrested in ‘AnonSudan’ Takedown

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2024 14:17:07 +0000

The U.S. government on Wednesday announced the arrest and charging of two Sudanese brothers accused of running Anonymous Sudan (a.k.a. AnonSudan), a cybercrime business known for launching powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a range of targets, including dozens of hospitals, news websites and cloud providers. One of the brothers is facing life in prison for allegedly seeking to kill people with his attacks.

MalwareBytes Security

May 2, 2024 admin

Watch out for tech support scams lurking in sponsored search results

Our researchers found fake sponsored search results that lead consumers to a typical fake Microsoft alert site set up by tech support scammers.

MalwareBytes Security

February 28, 2024 admin

Malvertising: 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.

Kaspersky Security

January 16, 2024 admin

Can TVs, smartphones, and smart assistants eavesdrop on your conversations? | Kaspersky official blog

Credit to Author: Stan Kaminsky| Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:57:01 +0000

Can advertisers show personalized ads based on eavesdropped conversations, and, if so — what to do about it?

MalwareBytes Security

December 11, 2023 admin

“Amazon got hacked” messages are a false alarm

A message about extra delivery addresses getting added to Amazon accounts has gone wild on social media. Luckily, it’s nothing to worry about.

Independent Krebs

October 10, 2023 admin

Patch Tuesday, October 2023 Edition

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2023 22:51:31 +0000

Microsoft today issued security updates for more than 100 newly-discovered vulnerabilities in its Windows operating system and related software, including four flaws that are already being exploited. In addition, Apple recently released emergency updates to quash a pair of zero-day bugs in iOS.