A flaw in the control systems of server motherboards means they can be tricked into revealing sensitive data to a hacker or even destroying themselves.
A computer’s motherboard, or circuit board, hosts many of its key components and allows communication between them.
T-Mobile Data Breach: Hackers Stole 37 Million Customers' Info, Company Says
Around 37 million T-Mobile customers recently had their personal information compromised in the company's second major hack in less than two years, the company said Thursday, adding hackers were able to access customers' names, addresses and dates of birth but not highly sensitive financial ...
Fewer Companies Are Paying Ransoms to Hackers, Researchers Say
Fewer companies that are infected with ransomware are coughing up extortion payments demanded by hackers, according to new research from Chainalysis Inc.
In findings published on Thursday, the blockchain forensics firm estimated that ransom payments — which are almost always paid in cryptocurrency — fell to $456.8 million in 2022 from $765.6 million in 2021, a 40% drop.
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Four Ways Hackers are Outsmarting Retail Cybersecurity - Retail TouchPoints
Hackers are also skipping the inbox altogether by moving to other digital platforms where there are fewer corporate monitoring tools in place to catch them.
Hackers are also learning how to bypass dual-factor authentication protections — by stealing these one-time codes.
New 'Hook' Android malware lets hackers remotely control your phone
A new Android malware named 'Hook' is being sold by cybercriminals, boasting it can remotely take over mobile devices in real-time using VNC (virtual network computing).
The new malware is promoted by the creator of Ermac , an Android banking trojan selling for $5,000/month that helps threat actors steal credentials from over 467 banking and crypto apps via overlaid login pages.
New Research Delves into the World of Malicious LNK Files and Hackers Behind Them
"With the increasing usage of LNK files in attack chains, it's logical that threat actors have started developing and using tools to create such files," Cisco Talos researcher Guilherme Venere said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
Some of the major malware families that have used LNK files for initial access include Bumblebee, IcedID, and Qakbot, with Talos identifying connections between Bumblebee and IcedID as well as Bumblebee and Qakbot by examining the artifacts' metadata.
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Soon, Alex found that their account at the OpenSea NFT marketplace had also been compromised and a different wallet was listed as the owner of one of their digital assets.
“I knew at that moment it was all gone. Everything. All my crypto and NFTs ripped from me,” NFT God says in the thread .
PayPal: 35,000 Users Had Social Security, Tax Info Exposed to Hackers | PCMag
Nearly 35,000 PayPal users had their personal information, including Social Security and tax identification numbers, exposed to hackers, according to the company.
PayPal is sending data breach notices to thousands of users, according (Opens in a new window) to BleepingComputer, which was first to report the news.
Chinese hackers targeted Iranian government entities for months: Report | CSO Online
Chinese advanced persistent threat actor, Playful Taurus, targeted several Iranian government entities between July and December 2022, according to a Palo Alto Networks report .
The Chinese threat actor also known as APT15, KeChang, NICKEL, BackdoorDiplomacy, and Vixen Panda, was observed attempting to connect government domains to malware infrastructure previously associated with the APT group, according to the report.
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