Google says hackers are calling financial firm employees to hack and extort victims
Groups of hackers are breaking into large U.S. financial firms to steal sensitive data and extort victims, Google’s security researchers report.
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North Korean hackers blamed for hijacking popular Axios open source project to spread malware
A hacker inserted malware in Axios, an open source web tool downloaded tens of millions of times weekly, in a widespread hack.
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WhatsApp notifies hundreds of users who installed a fake app made by government spyware maker
The Meta-owned company said it identified around 200 users who were tricked into installing a fake version of WhatsApp that was actually Italian-made spyware.
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Europe’s cyber agency blames hacking gangs for massive data breach and leak
CERT-EU blamed the cybercrime group TeamPCP for the recent hack on the European Commission, and said the notorious ShinyHunters gang was responsible for leaking the stolen data online.
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Watch this video of how a job interviewer exposes a North Korean fake IT worker
An apparent North Korean worker was caught visibly stumped during a remote job interview when asked to insult the country’s leader.
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Russian government hackers broke into thousands of home routers to steal passwords
Fancy Bear, also known as APT28, has taken over thousands of residential home routers to steal passwords and authentication tokens in a wide-ranging espionage operation.
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Hackers steal and leak sensitive LAPD police documents
The LAPD said the breach affected “a digital storage system” belonging to the city’s Attorney’s Office. The World Leaks extortion gang was reported to be behind the attack.
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Hack-for-hire group caught targeting Android devices and iCloud backups
Security researchers exposed a spying campaign by a hack-for-hire group that used Android spyware and phishing to steal iCloud credentials and hack victims’ devices.
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Booking.com confirms hackers accessed customers’ data
The travel giant notified customers that their personal data, including names, email addresses, and phone numbers, may have been accessed in a security incident.
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FBI announces takedown of phishing operation that targeted thousands of victims
Cybercriminals allegedly used the W3LL phishing kit to target more than 17,000 victims worldwide, stealing their passwords and multi-factor authentication codes.
