Scammers are increasingly using messaging and social media apps to attack
Meta platforms, alongside Telegram, are among the growing number of sites used as a form of contact in 45% of scams.
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Liverpool Fans Take English Premier League Title for Ticket Scams
Ticket scams are costing football fans close to £200 a season, on average, according to a report.
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Pluralsight Releases Courses to Help Cyber Pros Defend Against Volt Typhoon Hacker Group
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NIST Hands Off Post-Quantum Cryptography Work to Cyber Teams
The release of new NIST quantum-proof cryptography standards signals it’s time for cybersecurity teams to get serious about preparing for the rise of quantum threats.
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Patch Now: Second SolarWinds Critical Bug in Web Help Desk
The disclosure of CVE-2024-28987 means that, in two weeks, there have been two critical bugs and corresponding patches for SolarWinds’ less-often-discussed IT help desk software.
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Constantly Evolving MoonPeak RAT Linked to North Korean Spying
The malware is a customized variant of the powerful open source XenoRAT information stealing malware often deployed by Kimsuky and other DPRK APTs.
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Cybercriminals Deploy New Malware to Steal Data via Android’s Near Field Communication (NFC)
A new malware called NGate allows cybercriminals to steal near field communication data from Android phones via sophisticated social engineering. The data is relayed to the fraudsters before being used to steal cash.
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NGate Android Malware Relays NFC Traffic to Steal Credit Card Data
This malware allows attackers to emulate victims’ cards, enabling them to make unauthorized payments or withdraw cash from ATMs. The campaign has been active since November 2023.
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New PEAKLIGHT Dropper Deployed in Attacks Targeting Windows with Malicious Movie Downloads
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen dropper that serves as a conduit to launch next-stage malware with the ultimate goal of infecting Windows systems with information stealers and loaders.
“This memory-only dropper decrypts and executes a PowerShell-based downloader,” Google-owned Mandiant said. “This PowerShell-based downloader is being tracked as PEAKLIGHT.”
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