Microsoft has secured the computer, which the hackers infected with information-stealing software, and notified the "small number" of affected customers, it said in a Friday post on its Security Response Center site.
The tech giant said it discovered the breach while looking into new activity by the Nobelium group.
Crackonosh: How hackers are using gamers to become crypto-rich - BBC News
Versions of Grand Theft Auto V, NBA 2K19, and Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 are being given away free in forums.
The researchers, at Avast, say the "cracked" games are spreading Crackonosh fast and the cyber-security software company is now detecting about 800 cases on computers every day.
Pro-Palestinian hackers steal info on hundreds of thousands of Israeli students | The Times of
Pro-Palestinian hackers have stolen the personal information of hundreds of thousands of Israeli students and have begun leaking it online, including names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, and home addresses.
The cyberattack was announced by a group calling itself DragonForce Malaysia in a post to its website. In a message posted to a forum on the site, the group called on hackers, human rights organizations, and activists to campaign against Israel, which it repeatedly referred to as “Israhell.
Hackers Are Erasing Western Digital Hard Drives Remotely | WIRED
An array of ATMs and point-of-sale terminals can be hacked with a wave of your phone, according to research released this week about vulnerabilities in near-field communication card readers.
This week, French authorities indicted four former executives of the surveillance firm Nexa Technologies (previously Amesys) for allegedly being complicit in torture and war crimes .
When Hackers Tried to Ruin Summer on Martha's Vineyard
The ferry company's scrambling employees soon realized they had been hit by a ransomware attack — a cyber hijacking in which criminals seize control of an organization's data and demand cryptocurrency payment for its release.
Indeed, even as the economy crawls back to health, more and more companies and institutions are grappling with business crises resulting from ransomware hacks. While cyberattacks have threatened businesses for years (remember North Korea's Sony Pictures hack of 2014?
Bank Fraud: Hackers Using Both Gozi, Cerberus Malware
The campaign, which began in September 2020, targets the accounts of users of business banking services that have balances of more than 3,000 euros ($3,583).
The Cerberus malware enables the attackers to receive two-factor authentication codes sent by banks to users attempting to make transactions. "Cerberus also possesses other features and can enable the attacker to obtain the lock-screen code and remotely control the device," the IBM report adds.
Explained: How North Korea hackers stole $81 million from Bangladesh Bank in 2016 | Explained
This week, the BBC published an investigative report detailing how in 2016, North Korean hackers planned a $1 billion raid on Bangladesh’s national bank and almost entirely succeeded.
The BBC investigation says that the attack happened between February 4-7, 2016. The timing was carefully planned to take advantage of the time difference between Dhaka and New York City, and working hours in both cities, with also a weekend on different days falling on the date of the heist.
Sophisticated hackers are targeting these Zyxel firewalls and VPNs | ZDNet
Zyxel, a manufacturer of enterprise routers and VPN devices, has issued an alert that attackers are targeting its devices and changing configurations to gain remote access to a network.
Virtual private networks are essential to staying safe online, especially for remote workers and businesses. Here are your top choices in VPN service providers and how to get set up fast.
Tencent banned over 3.8 million hackers in PUBG Mobile last week | Dot Esports
PUBG Mobile has seen more than its fair share of hackers, with Tencent banning millions of players every week for cheating. From June 18 to 24, the developer banned 3,883,690 accounts for cheating in the battle royale game.
About 76 percent of those players were banned for modifying their character models. Five percent were using speed hacks, four percent were modifying the area damage, while seven percent were using x-ray vision and auto-aim hacks. About eight percent of the accounts were banned for "other" reasons.
Hackers are using unknown user accounts to target Zyxel firewalls and VPNs | Ars Technica
Network device maker Zyxel is warning customers of active and ongoing attacks that are targeting a range of the company's firewalls and other types of security appliances.
It remains unclear if the weaknesses under attack are new or were previously known. Equally unclear is how many customers are under attack, what their geographical breakdown is, and if attacks are successfully compromising customer devices or simply attempting to do so.
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