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Meta: Ukrainian Officials and Military Were Targeted by Ghostwriter Hackers
Meta: Ukrainian Officials and Military Were Targeted by Ghostwriter Hackers
Meta said on Feb. 27 that it took down accounts used by a Belarusian-linked hacking group (UNC1151 or Ghostwriter) to target Ukrainian officials and military personnel on Facebook. In November, Mandiant security researchers linked...
Ransomware Used as Decoy in Malware Data-Wiping Attacks on Ukraine
Ransomware Used as Decoy in Malware Data-Wiping Attacks on Ukraine
The data-wiping malware used in attacks on Ukrainian networks on Wednesday before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early on Thursday was, in some cases, accompanied by a Golang-based ransomware decoy. “In several attacks Symantec has...
Citibank Phishing Scheme Uses Fake Suspension Alerts to Lure Customers
Citibank Phishing Scheme Uses Fake Suspension Alerts to Lure Customers
According to multiple reports, a large-scale phishing scheme has targeted customers of Citibank, requesting victims to disclose sensitive personal details in order to lift alleged account holds. The campaign used emails that featu...
FTC: US Consumer Reportedly Lost More Than $5.8 Billion to Fraud in 2021
FTC: US Consumer Reportedly Lost More Than $5.8 Billion to Fraud in 2021
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Wednesday that American consumers reported losses of more than $5.8 billion to fraud in 2021, which is an increase of 70% compared to the reported losses in 2020. In total, the FTC add...
Ukrainian Police Arrest Phishing Group that Stole Credit Card Information from More Than 70,000 People
Ukrainian Police Arrest Phishing Group that Stole Credit Card Information from More Than 70,000 People
Ukrainian cyberpolice have arrested members of a phishing group that managed to steal credit card data from at least 70,000 people after directing them to fraudulent mobile service sites. The threat actors used the stolen informat...
Anonymous ERP Platform Leaked Hundreds of Thousands of Records
Anonymous ERP Platform Leaked Hundreds of Thousands of Records
Intro The Safety Detectives cybersecurity team discovered a substantial data leak affecting an anonymous Chinese ERP software provider and exposing European customers. The unclaimed ElasticSearch server has exposed more than 300,0...
OpenSea Users Lose Over $2 Million in NFTs during Phishing Attack
OpenSea Users Lose Over $2 Million in NFTs during Phishing Attack
Non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea is investigating a phishing attack on Saturday that left 17 of its users without more than 250 NFTs, worth around $2 million. NFTs represent data stored on a blockchain (Ethereum) that...
Luxury Children’s Fashion E-commerce Site Exposes Customers Worldwide
Luxury Children’s Fashion E-commerce Site Exposes Customers Worldwide
Intro The SafetyDetectives security team discovered a data breach affecting the French children’s fashion e-commerce website melijoe.com. Melijoe is a high-end children’s fashion retailer based in France. An Amazon S3 bucket owned...
Ukrainian Government Websites Hit by DDoS Attack
Ukrainian Government Websites Hit by DDoS Attack
A powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack on Wednesday hit the websites of Ukraine’s defense ministry, public radio, and armed forces, along with national banks Privatbank and Oschadbank. The attackers flooded the web...
Hackers Use Microsoft Teams Chats to Deploy Malware
Hackers Use Microsoft Teams Chats to Deploy Malware
Security researchers warn that some cybercriminals are infiltrating Microsoft Teams accounts to enter chats and spread malicious malware to participants in the conversation. More than 270 million users rely on Microsoft Teams ever...