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McDonald's Password for the Monopoly VIP Database Leaked

A Bug Affected the McDonald’s Monopoly VIP Game in the United Kingdom.

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Alleged TrickBot Developer Arrested

A Russian That Presumably Worked for the TrickBot Malware Gang Was Recently Arrested in South Korea.

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Russia Blamed by Germany for Alleged Parliament Cyberattack

Germany Accuses Russia of Hacking the German Parliament Before the Federal Elections this Month. The Same Thing Happened in 2015.

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Chainsaw - the New Tool That Helps Incident Responding Teams

The New Tool Can Be Used to Speed Up Searching Through Windows Event Log Records in Order to Identify Threats.

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Netgear Tackles Severe Security Vulnerabilities Impacting Several of Its Smart Switches

The Security Bugs Could Be Exploited by an Attacker to Gain Complete Control of a Vulnerable Device.

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Conti Ransomware Is Now Using ProxyShell Exploits to Compromise Exchange Servers

ProxyShell Allows Unauthenticated, Remote Code Execution on Vulnerable Servers that Haven’t Been Mended.

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Windows 11 Alpha-Themed Docs Are Used to Deliver a New Malware

The New Malware Uses a Windows 11 Theme to Lure Recipients Into Activating Malicious Code.

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The Full Source Code for the Babuk Ransomware Published on a Russian Hacker Forum

The Source Code Was Leaked by a Babuk Developer Who Was Diagnosed With Lung Cancer.

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Hackers Actively Exploit Critical Vulnerability Found in Atlassian Confluence

The Flaw Was Recently Patched for the Impacted Versions of Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Center.

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LockBit Leaked Data Belonging to Bangkok Airways

Bangkok Airways Confirmed Being a Victim of a Cyberattack that Compromised Personal Data of Passengers.

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Gutenberg Template Library & Redux Framework Vulnerabilities Affect Over 1 Million WordPress Websites

The Plugin Offers Multiple Templates and Building Blocks for Creating Web Pages Within WordPress’ Gutenberg Editor.

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The Leaked Data File Containing Details About the Guntrader Customers Has Been Shared

Criminals Could’ve Been Able to Find the UK Gun Owners’ Home Addresses on Google Earth.

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Patients at DuPage Medical Group May Have Had Their Data Compromised Following a Cyberattack

Names, Addresses, and Dates of Birth of 600,000 Individuals May Have Been Exposed In a July Cyberattack.

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Coinbase Customers Scared After 2FA Change Notifications Were Sent By Mistake

The Incident Appeared to Suggest that There Had Been a Severe Security Breach.

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A Microsoft Exchange ProxyToken Bug May Allow Hackers to Steal User Emails

The Vulnerability Doesn’t Require Authentication to Access Emails From a Target Account.

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BazaLoader Malware Hides in False DMCA and DDoS Complaints

The Hackers Use Contact Forms to Spread BazaLoader Malware which Can Cause Data Theft or Ransomware Attacks.

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Mastercard and Maestro PIN Bypass: a Test Made by Swiss Researchers

A Vulnerability That Would Have Allowed Hackers to Perform Transactions on the Users’ Behalf.

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DirtyMoe Botnet Is Back and It Has Surprises

With the New DirtyMoe Botnet Variant, Cybercriminals Now Have a Threat Profile that Can’t Be Detected or Tracked.

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Defining Zero-Day Vulnerability

All About How You Can Protect Your Business from a Zero-Day Attack

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Ragnarok Ransomware Victims Receive Decryptor Key After the Gang Decided to Shutdown

12 Organizations Around the World Have Been Impacted by Ragnarok Ransomware Group Between July and August 2021.

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US Bank Impacted By FIN8 Threat Actor with New Sardonic Backdoor

Financial, Retail, and Hospitality Organizations Are Advised to Stay Alert and Check their Systems for Familiar FIN8 IOC.

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Customers in Sensitive Fields Affected by Critical F5 BIG-IP Vulnerability

The CVE-2021-23031 Flaw May Result in Complete System Compromise.

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Hackers Impersonate OpenSea Employees in an Attempt to Steal Cryptocurrency Assets and NFTs

The Cryptogoods Platform Is Aware of the Attacks and Urges the Users to Only Open Support Requests via Its Help Center.

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Medical Records of 12,000 Revere Health Patients Exposed in Phishing Attack

The Threat Actor Gained Access to An Employee’s Email Account for Approximately Forty-Five Minutes.

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Popular WhatsApp Mod Spreads Malware on Android Devices

A Malware Called Trojan Triada Has Been Discovered in the WhatsApp Mod FMWhatsapp Along with the Advertising Software Development Kit.

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Hundreds of Thousands of Devices Using Realtek SDK Targeted by Mirai Botnet

These Kinds of Flaws Are Easy to Exploit and Can Be Integrated Quickly into Existing Hacking Frameworks that Hackers Employ.

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Iranian Threat Actor Siamesekitten Spies on Israeli Organizations

The Group Impersonated HR and Employees in An Attempt to Lure Potential Victims and Gain Access to Their Company’s Clients.

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UPS Phishing Campaign: Malware Is Distributed By Making Use of an XSS Flaw

The Malicious File Seems to be Downloaded from the Legitimate UPS Website, but It’s a Scam.

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