Over 1 million registered domains could be vulnerable to a cyberattack method known as “Sitting Ducks,” as recently unveiled in a new report from Infoblox Threat Intel. This relatively unknown attack vector allows malicious actors to hijack legitimate domains by exploiting misconfigurations in DNS settings. The Sitting Ducks attack, which has been active…
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an improved version of an Apple iOS spyware called LightSpy that not only expands on its functionality, but also incorporates destructive capabilities to prevent the compromised device from booting up. “While the iOS implant delivery method closely mirrors that of the macOS version, the post-exploitation and privilege escalation stages…
Microsoft has disclosed details about a now-patched security flaw in Apple’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework in macOS that has likely come under exploitation to get around a user’s privacy preferences and access data. The shortcoming, codenamed HM Surf by the tech giant, is tracked as CVE-2024-44133 (CVSS score: 5.5). It was addressed by…
A hacker has stolen a massive database of users’ interactions with their sexual partner chatbots, according to 404 Media. The breached service, Muah.ai, describes itself as a platform that lets people engage in AI-powered companion NSFW chat, exchange photos, and even have voice chats. As you can imagine, data like this is very sensitive,…
A new wave of international law enforcement actions has led to four arrests and the takedown of nine servers linked to the LockBit (aka Bitwise Spider) ransomware operation, marking the latest salvo against what was once a prolific financially motivated group. This includes the arrest of a suspected LockBit developer in France while…
INTERPOL has announced the arrest of eight individuals in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria as part of a crackdown on phishing scams and romance cyber fraud. Dubbed Operation Contender 2.0, the initiative is designed to tackle cyber-enabled crimes in West Africa, the agency said. One such threat involved a large-scale phishing scam targeting Swiss citizens that…
Data breaches are becoming an expensive predicament for all of us, even if your data isn’t directly stolen in a breach. The latest IBM 2024 Cost of a Data Breach Report, released in July, reveals that when companies suffer these breaches, they often pass the hefty costs onto their customers. And data breaches are becoming extremely pricey,…
An enormous amount of sensitive information including Social Security numbers for millions of people could be in the hands of a hacking group after a data breach and may have been released on an online marketplace, The Los Angeles Times reported this week. The hacking group USDoD claimed it had allegedly stolen personal records of…
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