Pompompurin Unmasked: Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New YorkU.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested a New York man in connection with running the infamous BreachForums hacking...
Day: March 18, 2023
Chinese Hackers Exploit Fortinet Zero-Day Flaw for Cyber Espionage Attack
Chinese Hackers Exploit Fortinet Zero-Day Flaw for Cyber Espionage AttackThe zero-day exploitation of a now-patched medium-severity security flaw in the Fortinet FortiOS operating system has been linked to...
Profiling a Currently Active Vendor of Western Union and Banking Logs Including Stolen Credit Cards Transfer Details – An Analysis
Profiling a Currently Active Vendor of Western Union and Banking Logs Including Stolen Credit Cards Transfer Details – An Analysis I’ve recently came across to a...
Profiling a Newly Launched E-Shop For Fake IDs/Documents and Certificates – An Analysis
Profiling a Newly Launched E-Shop For Fake IDs/Documents and Certificates – An Analysis I’ve recently came across to a newly launched E-Shop for fake IDs including...
WebR WASM R Package Load/Library Benchmarking Rabbit Hole
WebR WASM R Package Load/Library Benchmarking Rabbit HoleI have a post coming on using base and {ggplot2} plots in VanillaJS WebR, but after posting some bits...
The Road To ggplot2 In WebR, Part 1: The Road Is Paved With Good Base R Plots
The Road To ggplot2 In WebR, Part 1: The Road Is Paved With Good Base R PlotsI have graphics working in Vanilla JS WebR, now, and...
The Hidden Costs of Insider Threats
The Hidden Costs of Insider ThreatsMuch of cybersecurity policy and practice is dedicated to protecting against external threats and attacks that put networks, data, and devices...
You’ve been pwned, how much will each stolen customer SSN cost you? How about $7.5k?
You've been pwned, how much will each stolen customer SSN cost you? How about $7.5k?At the very least, with other costs on top A Florida healthcare...
Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony AnscombeScammers are looking to cash in on the chaos that has set in following...
Feds arrested Pompompurin, the alleged owner of BreachForums
Feds arrested Pompompurin, the alleged owner of BreachForumsU.S. law enforcement arrested this week a US citizen suspected to be Pompompurin, the notorious owner of the BreachForums...
US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 ransomware
US govt agencies released a joint alert on the Lockbit 3.0 ransomwareThe US government released a joint advisory that provides technical details about the operation of...
Windows 11 to ask for permission before pinning applications
Windows 11 to ask for permission before pinning applicationsMicrosoft says it will provide developers with a new API that also asks Windows users for permission when pinning...
Why Healthcare Boards Lag Other Industries in Preparing for Cyberattacks
Why Healthcare Boards Lag Other Industries in Preparing for CyberattacksPost ContentRead MoreProofpoint News Feed
Russia Calling? Scammers Target High-level Western Officials
Russia Calling? Scammers Target High-level Western OfficialsPost ContentRead MoreProofpoint News Feed
Silicon Valley Bank collapse poses challenge for cybersecurity defenders, firms
Silicon Valley Bank collapse poses challenge for cybersecurity defenders, firmsPost ContentRead MoreProofpoint News Feed
Analysts Spot a Wave of SVB-Related Cyber Fraud Striking the Business Sector
Analysts Spot a Wave of SVB-Related Cyber Fraud Striking the Business SectorPost ContentRead MoreProofpoint News Feed
Build resilience in a world of weaponized trust
Build resilience in a world of weaponized trustPost ContentRead MoreProofpoint News Feed
FBI Says It Arrested BreachForums Mastermind “Pompompurin”
FBI Says It Arrested BreachForums Mastermind "Pompompurin"Agents Say NY Man Ran the Popular Successor to Forum Shuttered in April 2022Federal agents arrested the alleged administrator of...
BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads
BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif PayloadsThe malware downloader known as BATLOADER has been observed abusing Google Ads to deliver secondary payloads like...
FakeCalls Vishing Malware Targets South Korean Users via Popular Financial Apps
FakeCalls Vishing Malware Targets South Korean Users via Popular Financial AppsAn Android voice phishing (aka vishing) malware campaign known as FakeCalls has reared its head once...
LockBit 3.0 Ransomware: Inside the Cyberthreat That’s Costing Millions
LockBit 3.0 Ransomware: Inside the Cyberthreat That's Costing MillionsU.S. government agencies have released a joint cybersecurity advisory detailing the indicators of compromise (IoCs) and tactics, techniques,...
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Flatten the Planets’
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Flatten the Planets’ via the comic artistry and dry wit of Randall Munroe, resident at XKCD! The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Flatten the...
SafeBreach Coverage for US-CERT Alert (AA23-075A) – #StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0
SafeBreach Coverage for US-CERT Alert (AA23-075A) – #StopRansomware: LockBit 3.0SafeBreach coverage for US-CERT Alert (AA22-335A) - Cuba Ransomware The post SafeBreach Coverage for US-CERT Alert (AA23-075A)...
USENIX Security ’22 – Vandit Sharma, Mainack Mondal – ‘Understanding And Improving Usability Of Data Dashboards For Simplified Privacy Control Of Voice Assistant Data’
USENIX Security ’22 – Vandit Sharma, Mainack Mondal – ‘Understanding And Improving Usability Of Data Dashboards For Simplified Privacy Control Of Voice Assistant Data’Our thanks to...
Telecom Fraud: Detection & Protection for Telcos
Telecom Fraud: Detection & Protection for TelcosAnyone who carries a smart phone knows mobile networks are now the most efficient form of communication and global interaction....
Feds Charge NY Man as BreachForums Boss “Pompompurin”
Feds Charge NY Man as BreachForums Boss “Pompompurin”The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week arrested a New York man on suspicion of running BreachForums,...
Coverage Advisory for CVE-2023-23397: Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Coverage Advisory for CVE-2023-23397: Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityBackground: On 14th March 2023, Microsoft released a security update guide for a critical severity vulnerability CVE-2023-23397....
Cybercriminals Offer Apple Themed Discounted Products For Sale On Major Cybercrime Friendly Forum Community – An Analysis
Cybercriminals Offer Apple Themed Discounted Products For Sale On Major Cybercrime Friendly Forum Community – An Analysis I’ve recently came across to a currently active underground...
Profiling a New Vendor of ATM Skimming Devices and Stolen Credit Cards Information On A Major Cybercrime-Friendly Forum Community – An Analysis
Profiling a New Vendor of ATM Skimming Devices and Stolen Credit Cards Information On A Major Cybercrime-Friendly Forum Community – An Analysis I’ve recently came across...
Eufy security cams ‘ignore cloud opt-out, store unique IDs’ of anyone who walks by
Eufy security cams 'ignore cloud opt-out, store unique IDs' of anyone who walks byGadget maker accused of 'corporate voyeurism' by gathering up footage against your wishes...