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8 Million Android Users Hit by SpyLoan Malware in Loan Apps on Google Play

8 Million Android Users Hit by SpyLoan Malware in Loan Apps on Google Play

Dec 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Financial Fraud Over a dozen malicious Android apps identified on the Google Play Store that have been collectively downloaded over 8 million times contain malware known as SpyLoan, according… 

INTERPOL Arrests 5,500 in Global Cybercrime Crackdown, Seizes Over 0 Million

INTERPOL Arrests 5,500 in Global Cybercrime Crackdown, Seizes Over $400 Million

Dec 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananFinancial Fraud / Cryptocurrency A global law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of more than 5,500 suspects involved in financial crimes and the seizure of more than $400 million in… 

Wanted Russian Cybercriminal Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Has Been Arrested

Wanted Russian Cybercriminal Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Has Been Arrested

Nov 30, 2024Mohit KumarRansomware / Cybercrime A Russian cybercriminal wanted in the U.S. in connection with LockBit and Hive ransomware operations has been arrested by law enforcement authorities in the country. According to a news… 

AI-Powered Fake News Campaign Targets Western Support for Ukraine and U.S. Elections

AI-Powered Fake News Campaign Targets Western Support for Ukraine and U.S. Elections

Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananDisinformation / Artificial Intelligence A Moscow-based company sanctioned by the U.S. earlier this year has been linked to yet another influence operation designed to turn public opinion against Ukraine and erode Western… 

Protecting Tomorrow’s World: Shaping the Cyber-Physical Future

Protecting Tomorrow’s World: Shaping the Cyber-Physical Future

The lines between digital and physical realms increasingly blur. While this opens countless opportunities for businesses, it also brings numerous challenges. In our recent webinar, Shaping the Cyber-Physical Future: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities for 2025,… 

Phishing-as-a-Service “Rockstar 2FA” Targets Microsoft 365 Users with AiTM Attacks

Phishing-as-a-Service “Rockstar 2FA” Targets Microsoft 365 Users with AiTM Attacks

Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Cloud Security Cybersecurity researchers are warning about malicious email campaigns leveraging a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit called Rockstar 2FA with an aim to steal Microsoft 365 account credentials. “This campaign employs… 

Microsoft Fixes AI, Cloud, and ERP Security Flaws; One Exploited in Active Attacks

Microsoft Fixes AI, Cloud, and ERP Security Flaws; One Exploited in Active Attacks

Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananAI Security / Cloud Security Microsoft has addressed four security flaws impacting its artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, enterprise resource planning, and Partner Center offerings, including one that it said has been exploited… 

U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Spying on Behalf of China’s Intelligence Agency

U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Spying on Behalf of China’s Intelligence Agency

Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananCorporate Espionage / National Security A 59-year-old U.S. citizen who immigrated from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to act as a… 

Over Two Dozen Flaws Identified in Advantech Industrial Wi-Fi Access Points – Patch ASAP

Over Two Dozen Flaws Identified in Advantech Industrial Wi-Fi Access Points – Patch ASAP

Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Vulnerability Nearly two dozen security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Advantech EKI industrial-grade wireless access point devices, some of which could be weaponized to bypass authentication and execute code…