Feb 06, 2024NewsroomSocial Engineering / Malvertising Threat actors are leveraging bogus Facebook job advertisements as a lure to trick prospective targets into installing a new Windows-based stealer malware codenamed Ov3r_Stealer. "This malware is designed to steal credentials and crypto wallets and send those to a Telegram channel that the threat actor monitors," Trustwave … [Read more...] about Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading ‘Ov3r_Stealer’ to Steal Crypto and Credentials
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New Android Malware CherryBlos Utilizing OCR to Steal Sensitive Data
Jul 29, 2023THNAndroid / Malware A new Android malware strain called CherryBlos has been observed making use of optical character recognition (OCR) techniques to gather sensitive data stored in pictures. CherryBlos, per Trend Micro, is distributed via bogus posts on social media platforms and comes with capabilities to steal cryptocurrency wallet-related credentials and act … [Read more...] about New Android Malware CherryBlos Utilizing OCR to Steal Sensitive Data
Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts
May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / ChatGPT Meta said it took steps to take down more than 1,000 malicious URLs from being shared across its services that were found to leverage OpenAI's ChatGPT as a lure to propagate about 10 malware families since March 2023. The development comes against the backdrop of fake ChatGPT web browser extensions being increasingly used … [Read more...] about Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts
How scammers steal cryptocurrency from Twitter users
The best way to avoid falling for scams is to always think critically, even skeptically. What would you do, say, if someone sent you a DM on Twitter with the login credentials for some cryptocurrency account asking for help to withdraw money from it? The right thing to do would be to ignore the message. But maybe, just maybe, it’s for real? What if this is your chance to get … [Read more...] about How scammers steal cryptocurrency from Twitter users
Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code
Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Data Breach Okta, a company that provides identity and access management services, disclosed on Wednesday that some of its source code repositories were accessed in an unauthorized manner earlier this month. "There is no impact to any customers, including any HIPAA, FedRAMP or DoD customers," the company said in a public … [Read more...] about Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code
Prynt Stealer Contains a Backdoor to Steal Victims’ Data Stolen by Other Cybercriminals
Researchers discovered a private Telegram channel-based backdoor in the information stealing malware, dubbed Prynt Stealer, which its developer added with the intention of secretly stealing a copy of victims' exfiltrated data when used by other cybercriminals. "While this untrustworthy behavior is nothing new in the world of cybercrime, the victims' data end up in the hands of … [Read more...] about Prynt Stealer Contains a Backdoor to Steal Victims’ Data Stolen by Other Cybercriminals
Hackers Breach LastPass Developer System to Steal Source Code
Password management service LastPass confirmed a security incident that resulted in the theft of certain source code and technical information. The security breach is said to have occurred two weeks ago, targeting its development environment. No customer data or encrypted passwords were accessed, although the company provided no further details regarding the hack and what … [Read more...] about Hackers Breach LastPass Developer System to Steal Source Code
Google Uncovers Tool Used by Iranian Hackers to Steal Data from Email Accounts
The Iranian government-backed actor known as Charming Kitten has added a new tool to its malware arsenal that allows it to retrieve user data from Gmail, Yahoo!, and Microsoft Outlook accounts. Dubbed HYPERSCRAPE by Google Threat Analysis Group (TAG), the actively in-development malicious software is said to have been used against less than two dozen accounts in Iran, with the … [Read more...] about Google Uncovers Tool Used by Iranian Hackers to Steal Data from Email Accounts
Criminals steal payment details of DHL customers
Online shopping is now an established part of daily life: we get food, clothes and other goods delivered to our door in a couple of clicks. Online shopaholics, of which there are many, are may sometimes forget about a parcel or miss a call from the courier. Unsurprisingly, this is exploited by attackers who use fake delivery notifications as bait. One example of this is … [Read more...] about Criminals steal payment details of DHL customers
New Zimbra Email Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Steal Your Login Credentials
A new high-severity vulnerability has been disclosed in the Zimbra email suite that, if successfully exploited, enables an unauthenticated attacker to steal cleartext passwords of users sans any user interaction. "With the consequent access to the victims' mailboxes, attackers can potentially escalate their access to targeted organizations and gain access to various internal … [Read more...] about New Zimbra Email Vulnerability Could Let Attackers Steal Your Login Credentials