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  • "Large Spanish Bank Confirms Ransomware Attack"

    A major bank in Spain has reported falling victim to a ransomware attack that impacted multiple offices. Globalcaja, headquartered in the Spanish city of Albacete, has more than 300 offices throughout Spain and provides banking services to nearly 500,000…

  • "Research Reveals Software Security at Public Sector Organizations Lagging"

    Veracode has released research findings indicating that applications developed by public sector organizations typically contain more security vulnerabilities than those created by private sector organizations. The findings are significant because an…

  • "Massive Free VPN Data Breach Exposes 360M Records"

    Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler recently discovered and reported that over 360 million user data records had been leaked in a breach with the free VPN service SuperVPN.  These records contained tons of personal information.  Fowler…

  • "British Airways, Boots Staff Data Compromised by Payroll Cyber Hack"

    British Airways and retailer Boots recently discovered that their staff was amongst those hit by a cyberattack on Zellis, a payroll provider used by hundreds of companies in Britain.  British Airways, owned by IAG, said it had notified affected…

  • "KillNet Hacktivists Say They're Disbanding"

    The KillNet pro-Russian hacktivist group that became a military corporation announced that it had "completely disbanded." The announcement was made after a supposed group member resigned from KillNet-related activities. The group's administrators…

  • "Atomic Wallet Customers Lose Over $35m in Crypto Attacks"

    A popular provider of cryptocurrency wallets has recently revealed that some of its customers have been compromised in a campaign that has already cost them an estimated tens of millions of dollars.  Atomic Wallet, which offers a decentralized…

  • "North Korea Makes 50% of Income from Cyberattacks: Report"

    The US has recently claimed that the North Korean regime makes around half of its foreign-currency income from cyberattacks on cryptocurrency and other targets.  It was noted that the amount of cyberattacks directed by the hermit nation had risen…

  • "Brazilian Cybercriminals Using LOLBaS and CMD Scripts to Drain Bank Accounts"

    An unknown threat actor has been observed targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking victims in Mexico, Peru, and Portugal to compromise online banking accounts. According to the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team, this threat actor uses…

  • "Hackers Hijack Legitimate Sites to Host Credit Card Stealer Scripts"

    A new Magecart credit card theft campaign uses legitimate websites as "makeshift" command-and-control (C2) servers in order to inject and hide skimmers on targeted eCommerce sites. A Magecart attack occurs when hackers infiltrate online stores and inject…

  • "Virtual Claims Raise Alarms Among Insurance Carriers and Customers"

    According to LexisNexis Risk Solutions, carriers and customers are becoming increasingly concerned about data privacy as the digital revolution changes the claims process. Over 60 percent of customers are concerned about the security of their personally…

  • "'PostalFurious' SMS Attacks Target UAE Citizens for Data Theft"

    SMS campaigns targeting residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) seek to steal payment and personal information. Previously aimed at Asia-Pacific users, the campaign has been named "PostalFurious" because it impersonates postal services. Group-IB's…

  • "Developing An Unbreakable Cybersecurity System"

    Researchers are exploring approaches to truly unbreakable security. Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent and sophisticated, and as the amount and value of data continue to increase, the impact of these attacks is growing almost exponentially.…