The Pokemon Company resets some users’ passwords in response to hacking attempts against some of its users. The Pokemon Company announced it had reset the passwords for some accounts after it had detected hacking attempts, Techcrunch first reported. The company was likely the target of credential stuffing attacks. Credential stuffing is an attack in which hackers […]
Ukraine cyber police, along with the national police, arrested three hackers attempting to sell 100 million compromised emails and Instagram accounts. The Ukraine cyber police and the national police have arrested three individuals who are suspected to have hacked over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide and offered them for sale. The three men […]
A new variant of the Russia-linked wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, was spotted targeting Linux x86 devices. A new variant of a data wiper AcidRain, tracked as AcidPour, is specifically designed for targeting Linux x86 devices has been detected in the wild. Researchers at SentinelLabs first discovered the wiper AcidRain in March 2022. The malware […]
On Sunday, two competitive esports players were hacked while participating at the Apex Legends Global Series tournament. Electronic Arts postponed the North American (NA) finals of the Apex Legends Global Series tournament after two competitive esports players were hacked during a match. The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) is the premier esports tournament for Apex Legends. It’s […]
Trend Micro uncovered a sophisticated campaign conducted by Earth Krahang APT group that breached 70 organizations worldwide. Trend Micro researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign conducted by a threat actor tracked as Earth Krahang while investigating the activity of China-linked APT Earth Lusca. The campaign seems active since at least early 2022 and focuses primarily on […]
Technology giant Fujitsu announced it had suffered a cyberattack that may have resulted in the theft of customer information. Japanese technology giant Fujitsu on Friday announced it had suffered a malware attack, threat actors may have stolen personal and customer information. The company revealed that multiple work computers were infected with malware, in response to […]
A critical vulnerability in WordPress miniOrange’s Malware Scanner and Web Application Firewall plugins can allow site takeover. On March 1st, 2024, WordPress security firm Wordfence received a submission for a Privilege Escalation vulnerability in miniOrange’s Malware Scanner as part of the company Bug Bounty initiative Extravaganza. This WordPress plugin has more than 10,000+ active installations. The […]
Resecurity reported about the increasing wave of cyber incidents targeting the aerospace and aviation sectors. The experts emphasized the importance of rigorous cybersecurity risk assessments for airports and proactive threat intelligence in the context of the activity of major ransomware groups and advanced threat actors. As geopolitical tensions rise globally, there’s a heightened risk of […]
Threat actors compromised at least 11 International Monetary Fund (IMF) email accounts earlier this year, the organization revealed. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) disclosed a security breach, threat actors compromsed 11 email accounts earlier this year. The agency discovered the incident on February 16, 2024, and immediately launched an investigation with the help of cybersecurity […]
Cybersecurity researchers discovered multiple GitHub repositories hosting cracked software that are used to drop the RisePro info-stealer. G-Data researchers found at least 13 such Github repositories hosting cracked software designed to deliver the RisePro info-stealer. The experts noticed that this campaign was named “gitgub” by its operators. The researchers started the investigation following Arstechnica’s story about […]