Hackers Access Legacy Systems in Oxford City Council Cyberattack

Personal data of former and current council workers, including election staff, may have been accessed by hackers.

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Banana Squad Hides Data-Stealing Malware in Fake GitHub Repositories

Banana Squad hid data-stealing malware in fake GitHub repos posing as Python tools, tricking users and targeting sensitive info like browser and wallet data.

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New Android Malware Surge Hits Devices via Overlays, Virtualization Fraud and NFC Theft

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed the inner workings of an Android malware called AntiDot that has compromised over 3,775 devices as part of 273 unique campaigns.
“Operated by the financially motivated threat actor LARVA-398, AntiDot is actively sold as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) on underground forums and has been linked to a wide range of mobile campaigns,” PRODAFT said in a report

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Predatory Sparrow Burns $90 Million on Iranian Crypto Exchange in Cyber Shadow War

Israel-linked Predatory Sparrow hackers torched more than $90 million at Iran’s largest cryptobank as Israel-Iran cyberwar escalates.

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Scammers Insert Fake Support Numbers on Real Apple, Netflix, PayPal Pages

Cybercriminals are injecting fake support phone numbers onto official sites like Bank of America and Netflix. Learn how ‘search parameter injection’ scams work and protect yourself now.

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DOJ moves to seize $225 million in crypto stolen by scammers

A civil forfeiture complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia this week, where investigators from the FBI and U.S. Secret Service said they used blockchain analysis to trace the funds back to fraud schemes perpetrated by actors in the Philippines.

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Alleged Ryuk ransomware gang member arrested in Ukraine and extradited to US

A 33-year-old man arrested in Ukraine will face charges in the U.S. of working for the Ryuk cybercrime operation, known for high-profile targets and large ransom demands.

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Security Evolution: From Pothole Repair to Road Building

Instead of constantly fixing security vulnerabilities, organizations should proactively build secure foundations that enable businesses to move faster while reducing risk.

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Paragon Commercial Spyware Infects Prominent Journalists

An unnamed customer of Paragon’s Graphite product used the commercial spyware to target at least two prominent European journalists in recent months.

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New Campaigns Distribute Malware via Open Source Hacking Tools

Trend Micro and ReversingLabs uncovered over 100 GitHub accounts distributing malware embedded in open source hacking tools.

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