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2022-05-24 03:21:48 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
GM credential stuffing attack exposed car owners' personal info

US car manufacturer GM disclosed that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack last month that exposed customer information and allowed hackers to redeem rewards points for gift cards. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-23 23:24:09 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Fake Windows exploits target infosec community with Cobalt Strike

A threat actor targeted security researchers with fake Windows proof-of-concept exploits that infected devices with the Cobalt Strike backdoor. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-23 23:23:53 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Photos of abused victims used in new ID verification scam

Scammers are now leveraging dating apps like Tinder and Grindr to pose themselves as former victims of physical abuse to gain your trust and sympathy and sell you "ID verification" services. BleepingComputer came across multiple instances of users on online dating apps being approached by these catfishing profiles. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-23 23:23:30 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Hackers can hack your online accounts before you even register them

Security researchers have revealed that hackers can hijack your online accounts before you even register them by exploiting flaws that have been already been fixed on popular websites, including Instagram, LinkedIn, Zoom, WordPress, and Dropbox. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-23 23:23:03 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
New RansomHouse group sets up extortion market, adds first victims

Yet another data-extortion cybercrime operation has appeared on the darknet named 'RansomHouse' where threat actors publish evidence of stolen files and leak data of organizations that refuse to make a ransom payment. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-23 19:19:12 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Russian hackers perform reconnaissance against Austria, Estonia

In a new reconnaissance campaign, the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Turla was observed targeting the Austrian Economic Chamber, a NATO platform, and the Baltic Defense College. [...]
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2022-05-23 15:18:14 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Elon Musk deep fakes promote new BitVex cryptocurrency scam

Cryptocurrency scammers are using deep fake videos of Elon Musk and other prominent cryptocurrency advocates to promote a BitVex trading platform scam that steals deposited currency. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-22 23:17:58 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Elon Musk deep fakes promote new cryptocurrency scam

Cryptocurrency scammers are using deep fake videos of Elon Musk and other prominent cryptocurrency advocates to promote a BitVex trading platform scam that steals deposited currency. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-22 19:17:12 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
PDF smuggles Microsoft Word doc to drop Snake Keylogger malware

Threat analysts have discovered a recent malware distribution campaign using PDF attachments to smuggle malicious Word documents that infect users with malware. [...] Open / Comment

2022-05-22 19:16:54 Latest news and stories from BleepingComputer.com
Microsoft tests new Windows 11 Desktop search that only works with Edge

Microsoft is testing a new feature in the latest Windows 11 preview build that displays an Internet search box directly on the desktop. The problem is that it does not honor your default browser and only uses Bing and Microsoft Edge instead. [...] Open / Comment