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172 Android Cryptocurrency Mining Apps Turn Out to Be Just Scams

According to Security Researchers, 25 of the Fake Apps Were Available on Google Play Store.

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The New Cyberthreats: Malware Dropper Wrecks Havoc in the Cybersecurity World

New Reports and Analyses Have Brought to Light Some Interesting Facts on Malware Dropper Threat.

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CISA and FBI Share Guidance for the Victims of Kaseya Ransomware Attack

The Federal Agencies Are Advising the Affected MSPs to Make Sure to Further Check Their Systems for Signs of Compromise.

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Malicious Google Play Apps Steal Facebook Users’ Logins and Passwords

The Company Removed Nine Android Apps Installed Over 5,856,010 Times After They Were Caught Stealing Users’ Facebook Login Credentials.

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Chemical Distributor Brenntag Says What Data Was Stolen During the Ransomware Attack

The Company Confirmed that the Information Taken May Include Date of Birth, Driver’s License Number, Medical Records, and Others.

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Hackers Are Targeting LinkedIn’s 1.2B Data-Scrape Victims

The Database of Over 80,000 U.S. Business Owners on LinkedIn Has Been Posted on A Hacker Forum.

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Two-Factor Authentication Simplified: Security Keys Are Now the Only Twitter 2FA Method

Twitter Makes Updates on Their Log-in Policy Letting Security Keys as the Only Two-Factor Authentication Method, Which Is Also the Most Secure.

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PrintNightmare Exploit Mistakenly Brought to Public's Attention: A Malware That Could Perform a System Takeover [UPDATED]

Chinese Researchers Have Accidentally Leaked Online a Proof of Concept on a Bug Called PrintNightmare Exploit. This Targets Windows Print Spooler.

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United Nations Security Council Tackles Threat of Cyberattacks

The UN Security Council Has Addressed the Subject in the Past, but Only Informally.

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Adobe Zero-Day Exploit: Further Details on the Zero-Day Bug Patched in May by Adobe

An Adobe Zero-Day Exploit Was Discovered by Detectify’s Researchers Back in December 2020 and Patched by Adobe in May. Left Uncovered, Hackers Could Have Taken Advantage of It.

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Babuk Locker Ransomware Tool Leaked Online

Hackers Can Use the Leaked Babuk Locker Ransomware Builder to Create their Own Ransomware Strain.

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NFC Vulnerabilities Expose ATMs to Threat: a New Experiment Shows System Flaws

A New Research Regarding Card Readers System’s Flaws Revealed the Insecurity of ATMs and Point of Sales because of NFC Vulnerabilities.

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SolarWinds Attack Cost Impacted Companies an Average of $12 Million

A New Survey Points Out That the Incident Also Motivated More Information Sharing Within the Industry and Improved Supply Chain Security.

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LinkedIn Data of 700 Million People Leaked

According to Researchers, We Witness the Biggest Data Dumps in the History of LinkedIn.

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Hive Ransomware Gang Targets Software Provider Altus Group

The Exfiltrated Files Published on HiveLeaks Include Business Data and Documents, Argus Certificates, and Development Files.

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Windows Malware that Mines for Crypto ‘Crackonosh’ Used by Hackers to Infect Gamers’ PCs

Crackonosh Malware Is Hiding in Free Versions of Games Which Are Available to Download on Torrent Sites.

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Data Breach Involving Mercedes-Benz Exposes SSNs and Credit Card Numbers

The Mercedes-Benz Data Breach Exposed SSNs, Credit Card Numbers and Other Important Personal Information Belonging to Mercedes-Benz Customers and Potential Buyers.

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An Unusual File Attachment Is Being Used in Phishing Attacks

In an Attempt to Bypass Security Software Threat Actors Are Using the WIM Format.

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Atlassian Domain Flaws Could Have Led to Data Leakage and Account Control with Just One-click Exploit

A Research Conducted by Security Analysts Indicated Some Atlassian Domain Flaws That Could Have Led to Account Full Takeover.

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Grupo Fleury Becomes the Latest Victim of a REvil Ransomware Attack

The Company Has Declared that Following the Attack No Data Was Leaked.

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Conti Ransomware Leaks Police Citations and Forces the City of Tulsa to Issue a Data Breach Warning

Tulsa Suffered a Ransomware Attack Leading to the City Shutting Down its Network in Order to Prevent the Spread of the Malware.

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Heimdal™ Security Discovers New Cryptocurrency Scam Campaign

Our Algorithms and Analysts have Investigated and Found New Infected Domains from the Same Campaign.

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OnlyFans, Twitter Users Banned for Leaking BDSM Video of City Council Candidate

“It’s Definitely a Violation of Trust,” the 26-year-old Man Said.

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HBO Max Mistakenly Sends Out "Integration Test" Email

The Streaming Service Blamed an Intern for the Strange Situation.

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A Massive Data Breach Hit Carnival Cruise

The Largest Ship Operator Issued a Data Misuse Risk Warning.

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South Korean Company HMM Reveals It Had Suffered a Cyberattack on Its Email Servers

The Organization Said the E-mail Server in All Areas Except for America and Europe Remains Impacted.

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The Tyler Technology Ransomware Attack Overview

How the Tyler Technology Ransomware Attack Could’ve Affected a Large Number of Industries. Who Was Behind the Attack?

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Heimdal Case Files: The Honda Ransomware Attack

How Did the Ransomware Attack on Honda Happen? Who Was Behind the Honda Ransomware Attack?

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Microsoft Adds Support for Detecting Jailbroken iOS Devices to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

If it’s Detected that a Device is Jailbroken, a Warning is Surfaced to the Security Team in Microsoft 365 Defender.

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The Source Code of Paradise Ransomware Released on a Hacking Forum

Paradise Ransomware Is a RaaS Typically Delivered Through a Malicious Zip Attachment in Phishing Emails.

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