Hackers have already stolen nearly $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency in 2022 — and the year is only half over.
As of July, $1.9 billion in crypto has been stolen by cybercriminal hacks, according to Chainalysis' "Mid-year Crypto Crime Update."
At this point last year, hackers had stolen $1.2 billion, according to the report. That's a spike of nearly 60% compared to a year ago.
Apple security flaw 'actively exploited' by hackers to fully control devices | Apple | The Guardian
Apple users have been advised to immediately update their iPhones, iPads and Macs to protect against a pair of security vulnerabilities that can allow attackers to take complete control of their devices.
In both cases, Apple said, there are credible reports that hackers are already abusing the vulnerabilities to attack users.
China-backed APT41 Hackers Targeted 13 Organisations Worldwide Last Year
The Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) actor tracked as Winnti (aka APT41) has targeted at least 13 organizations geographically spanning across the U.S, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, and China against the backdrop of four different campaigns in 2021.
APT41, also known as Barium, Bronze Atlas, Double Dragon, Wicked Panda, or Winnti, is a prolific Chinese cyber threat group that's known to carry out state-sponsored espionage activity in parallel with financially motivated operations at least since 2007.
Hackers Steal Session Cookies to Bypass Multi-factor Authentication | eSecurityPlanet
There's a huge market for stolen credentials and various angles of attack to clone web sessions or spoof existing logins through specific instances.
A significant part of cybersecurity is based more on common sense than on deep technical knowledge. Cybersecurity awareness training can teach many employees better practices.
That Coinbase job offer could actually be North Korean hackers | TechRadar
Experts have warned that the dangerous Lazarus group is now targeting Web3 developers on Mac devices.
The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor recently went after blockchain developers with fake lucrative job offers that turned out to be nothing more than infostealers and malware (opens in new tab) .
Hackers linked to China have been targeting human rights groups for years | MIT Technology Review
The report, shared exclusively with MIT Technology Review, offers new clues about how private contractors and front companies operating with relatively few resources can run long-standing hacking operations and succeed against high-value targets with crude but effective tactics.
The hackers, known as RedAlpha, have taken aim at organizations including Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights, Radio Free Asia, the Mercator Institute for China Studies, and other think tanks and government and humanitarian groups around the world.
CISA adds 7 vulnerabilities to list of bugs exploited by hackers
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added seven vulnerabilities to its list of bugs actively exploited by hackers, with the new flaws disclosed by Apple. Microsoft, SAP, and Google.
The 'Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog' is a list of vulnerabilities shared by CISA that are known to be actively exploited in cyberattacks and must be patched by Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies.
Estonia says it withstood cyberattack by Russia-linked hackers - The Washington Post
Estonia said it successfully withstood a major cyberattack launched by Russia-aligned hackers who attempted to take down the websites of government offices, banks and health-care providers in the Baltic nation.
Wednesday's cyberattack came as Estonia, a NATO member, relocated part of a Soviet-era World War II monument to a museum — an effort that stirred controversy in a nation with a sizable ethnic Russian population.
DoNot Team Hackers Updated its Malware Toolkit with Improved Capabilities
The improvements also include a new infection chain that incorporates previously undocumented components to the modular framework, Morphisec researchers Hido Cohen and Arnold Osipov disclosed in a report published last week.
Also known as APT-C-35 and Viceroy Tiger, the Donot Team is known for setting its sights on defense, diplomatic, government, and military entities in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh, among others at least since 2016.
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