Bill Toulas
Author Bio
Bill Toulas is a tech writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications, covering open-source, Linux, malware, data breach incidents, and hacks.
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Fraud network uses 4,700 fake shopping sites to steal credit cards
A financially motivated Chinese threat actor dubbed "SilkSpecter" is using thousands of fake online stores to steal the payment card details of online shoppers in the U.S. and Europe.
- November 14, 2024
- 05:45 PM
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Hacker gets 10 years in prison for extorting US healthcare provider
Robert Purbeck, a 45-year-old man from Idaho, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking at least 19 organizations in the United States, stealing the personal data of more than 132,000 people, and multiple extortion attempts.
- November 14, 2024
- 11:58 AM
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ChatGPT allows access to underlying sandbox OS, “playbook” data
OpenAI's containerized ChatGPT environment is open to limited yet extensive access to core instructions while allowing arbitrary file uploads and command execution within the isolated sandbox.
- November 14, 2024
- 11:08 AM
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Hackers use macOS extended file attributes to hide malicious code
Hackers are using a novel technique that abuses extended attributes for macOS files to deliver a new trojan that researchers call RustyAttr.
- November 13, 2024
- 05:53 PM
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Leaked info of 122 million linked to B2B data aggregator breach
The business contact information for 122 million people circulating since February 2024 is now confirmed to have been stolen from a B2B demand generation platform.
- November 13, 2024
- 04:41 PM
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US indicts Snowflake hackers who extorted $2.5 million from 3 victims
The Department of Justice has unsealed the indictment against two suspected Snowflake hackers, who breached more than 165 organizations using the services of the Snowflake cloud storage company.
- November 13, 2024
- 01:52 PM
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New Google Pixel AI feature analyzes phone conversations for scams
Google is adding a new AI-powered scam protection feature that monitors phone call conversations on Google Pixel devices to detect patterns that warn when the caller may be a scammer.
- November 13, 2024
- 01:05 PM
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New ShrinkLocker ransomware decryptor recovers BitLocker password
Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the 'ShrinkLocker' ransomware strain, which uses Windows' built-in BitLocker drive encryption tool to lock victim's files.
- November 13, 2024
- 09:00 AM
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D-Link won’t fix critical bug in 60,000 exposed EoL modems
Tens of thousands of exposed D-Link routers that have reached their end-of-life are vulnerable to a critical security issue that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to change any user's password and take complete control of the device.
- November 12, 2024
- 03:31 PM
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Signal introduces convenient "call links" for private group chats
The Signal messenger application has announced a set of new features aimed at making private group chats more convenient and easier for people to join.
- November 12, 2024
- 12:26 PM
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Volt Typhoon rebuilds malware botnet following FBI disruption
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Volt Typhoon has begun to rebuild its "KV-Botnet" malware botnet after it was disrupted by law enforcement in January, according to researchers from SecurityScorecard.
- November 12, 2024
- 10:49 AM
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North Korean hackers create Flutter apps to bypass macOS security
North Korean threat actors target Apple macOS systems using trojanized Notepad apps and minesweeper games created with Flutter, which are signed and notarized by legitimate Apple developer IDs.
- November 12, 2024
- 08:00 AM
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New Ymir ransomware partners with RustyStealer in attacks
A new ransomware family called 'Ymir' has been spotted in the wild, being introduced onto systems that were previously compromised by the RustyStealer info-stealer malware.
- November 11, 2024
- 05:46 PM
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HIBP notifies 57 million people of Hot Topic data breach
Have I Been Pwned warns that an alleged data breach exposed the personal information of 56,904,909 accounts for Hot Topic, Box Lunch, and Torrid customers.
- November 11, 2024
- 04:23 PM
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Halliburton reports $35 million loss after ransomware attack
Halliburton has revealed that an August ransomware attack has led to $35 million in losses after the breach caused the company to shut down IT systems and disconnect customers.
- November 11, 2024
- 10:21 AM
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