CVE-2021-1572
CVE-2021-1572
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On Wednesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced it had banned spyware maker SpyFone and its CEO Scott Zuckerman from the surveillance business. The commission called SpyFone a “stalkerware app company” that allegedly harvested and shared data about people’s movements, phone use, and online activity via a hidden device hack. “The company’s apps sold real-time access…
Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments
Branches of insurance giant AXA based in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines have been struck by a ransomware cyber attack. As seen by BleepingComputer yesterday, the Avaddon ransomware group claimed on their leak site that they had stolen 3 TB of sensitive data from AXA’s Asian operations. Additionally, BleepingComputer observed an ongoing Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)…
Facebook Used by Chinese Hackers to Target Uighurs Abroad With Malware Links, Company Says
Facebook said on Wednesday it had blocked a group of hackers in China who used the platform to target Uighurs living abroad with links to malware that would infect their devices and enable surveillance. The social media company said the hackers, known as Earth Empusa or Evil Eye in the security industry, targeted activists, journalists, and…
Four notorious cybercrime forums hacked
One of the oldest cybercrime forums Maza (aka Maza Faka) has been reportedly hacked this week, with its user information dumped online. Maza is an exclusive carding and fraud discussion forum for Russian-speaking cybercriminals, which has been around for more than a decade. According to Intel 471, the incident took place on March 3, 2021,…
Hackers Using Website’s Contact Forms to Deliver IcedID Malware – KK Hack Labs
Microsoft has warned organizations of a “unique” attack campaign that abuses contact forms published on websites to deliver malicious links to businesses via emails containing fake legal threats, in what’s yet another instance of adversaries abusing legitimate infrastructure to mount evasive campaigns that bypass security protections.“The emails instruct recipients to click a link to review
Mozi IoT Botnet Now Also Targets Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE Network Gateways
Mozi, a peer-to-peer (P2P) botnet known to target IoT devices, has gained new capabilities that allow it to achieve persistence on network gateways manufactured by Netgear, Huawei, and ZTE, according to latest findings. “Network gateways are a particularly juicy target for adversaries because they are ideal as initial access points to corporate networks,” researchers at…