Malicious actors can gain unauthorized access to users' online accounts via a new technique called "account pre-hijacking," new research has found.
The study was led by independent security researcher Avinash Sudhodanan in collaboration with Andrew Paverd of the Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).
The hackers out for energy
I n May 2021, the Colonial oil pipeline, an 8,850km piece of energy infrastructure that supplies 45 per cent of all fuel consumed on the US east coast, was held to ransom in a cyber attack. DarkSide, a hacker group, broke into the Colonial Pipeline Company's IT network and demanded money.
The attack is just one example of the cyber threat to energy infrastructure that data shows is escalating. The sector has become a leading target for cyber criminals, now accounting for 16 per cent of officially known attacks, according to systems-protection firm Hornetsecurity.
EXCLUSIVE Russian hackers are linked to new Brexit leak website, Google says | Reuters
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The site contends that they are part of a group of hardline pro-Brexit figures secretly calling the shots in the United Kingdom.
These are the flaws that let hackers attack blockchain and DeFi projects | ZDNet
The number of decentralized finance (DeFi) and blockchain projects grew massively during the past year, but their increased popularity has also piqued the interest of cyberattackers – who managed to steal at least an estimated $1.8 billion in 2021.
Simple steps can make the difference between losing your online accounts or maintaining what is now a precious commodity: Your privacy.
RansomHouse: Data theft group might be 'frustrated' white hat hackers
RansomHouse does not encrypt the data it steals, but simply publishes it if the demanded ransom is not paid.
"According to RansomHouse, many businesses and companies are not willing to invest as much money as required to fortify their infrastructures, while they ignore or do not institute enough bug bounty plans," note researchers who penned a report on the gang for cybersecurity vendor CyberInt .
Hackers target Russian govt with fake Windows updates pushing RATs
These operations spanned between February and April 2022, coinciding with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Its targets have been government entities of the Russian Federation.
In all four cases, the ultimate goal of the campaigns was to infect the targets with a custom remote access trojan (RAT) which most likely aided in espionage operations.
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Fairfax salon owner sues Truist bank after hackers steal her money
FOX 5 continues our exclusive reporting on people in our region who've had their Truist bank accounts cleaned out by thieves. A Fairfax County salon owner says she lost $60,000 and she's the first person we've talked to who's taking the bank to court.
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. - A Fairfax County salon owner is suing Truist bank after she says she lost $60,000 in wire transfer fraud.
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