INTERPOL on Tuesday said it took down more than 22,000 malicious servers linked to various cyber threats as part of a global operation.
Dubbed Operation Synergia II, the coordinated effort ran from April 1 to August 31, 2024, targeting phishing, ransomware, and information stealer infrastructure.
“Of the approximately 30,000 suspicious IP addresses identified, 76 per cent were taken down and 59
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South Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users.
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Meta has been fined 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) by South Korea’s data privacy watchdog for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with advertisers without their consent.
The country’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said Meta gathered information such as
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Google’s cloud division has announced that it will enforce mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users by the end of 2025 as part of its efforts to improve account security.
“We will be implementing mandatory MFA for Google Cloud in a phased approach that will roll out to all users worldwide during 2025,” Mayank Upadhyay, vice president of engineering and distinguished engineer at
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Chinese-speaking adversaries are using a fresh Android banking Trojan to take over devices and initiate fraudulent money transfers from financial institutions across Latin America, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
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INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime
/in General NewsINTERPOL on Tuesday said it took down more than 22,000 malicious servers linked to various cyber threats as part of a global operation.
Dubbed Operation Synergia II, the coordinated effort ran from April 1 to August 31, 2024, targeting phishing, ransomware, and information stealer infrastructure.
“Of the approximately 30,000 suspicious IP addresses identified, 76 per cent were taken down and 59
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South Korea Fines Meta $15 Million for Illegally Collecting Information on Facebook Users
/in General NewsSouth Korea’s privacy watchdog has fined Meta 21.6 billion won ($15 million) for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users.
The post South Korea Fines Meta $15 Million for Illegally Collecting Information on Facebook Users appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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PLCHound Aims to Improve Detection of Internet-Exposed ICS
/in General NewsGeorgia Tech researchers have developed PLCHound, an algorithm that uses AI to improve the identification of internet-exposed ICS.
The post PLCHound Aims to Improve Detection of Internet-Exposed ICS appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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South Korea Fines Meta $15.67M for Illegally Sharing Sensitive User Data with Advertisers
/in General NewsMeta has been fined 21.62 billion won ($15.67 million) by South Korea’s data privacy watchdog for illegally collecting sensitive personal information from Facebook users, including data about their political views and sexual orientation, and sharing it with advertisers without their consent.
The country’s Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said Meta gathered information such as
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Google Cloud to Enforce Multi-Factor Authentication by 2025 for All Users
/in General NewsGoogle’s cloud division has announced that it will enforce mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users by the end of 2025 as part of its efforts to improve account security.
“We will be implementing mandatory MFA for Google Cloud in a phased approach that will roll out to all users worldwide during 2025,” Mayank Upadhyay, vice president of engineering and distinguished engineer at
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Interpol operation nets 41 arrests, takedown of 22,000 malicious IPs
/in General NewsThe global operation was intended to root out malicious IP addresses used for phishing, ransomware and infostealer malware.
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Attacker Hides Malicious Activity in Emulated Linux Environment
/in General NewsThe CRON#TRAP campaign involves a novel technique for executing malicious commands on a compromised system.
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Canadian Authorities Arrest Attacker Who Stole Snowflake Data
/in General NewsThe suspect, tracked as UNC5537, allegedly bragged about hacking several Snowflake victims on Telegram, drawing attention to himself.
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Android Botnet ‘ToxicPanda’ Bashes Banks Across Europe, Latin America
/in General NewsChinese-speaking adversaries are using a fresh Android banking Trojan to take over devices and initiate fraudulent money transfers from financial institutions across Latin America, Italy, Portugal, and Spain.
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Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference
/in General NewsAlong with other foreign influence operations—including from Iran—Kremlin-backed campaigns to stoke division and fear have gone into overdrive.
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