Written by Suzanne Smalley Mar 29, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP The cryptocurrency used to play the Pokémon-inspired blockchain game Axie Infinity was the target of a March 23 crypto heist of…
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Microsoft investigating hacking group's claims of successful breach
Written by AJ Vicens Mar 21, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP A cybercrime group that’s been targeting a string of high-profile victims with data theft, extortion and website defacements over the last…
New details emerge on prolific Conti-linked cybercrime group
Written by AJ Vicens Mar 17, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP In early September, researchers with Google’s Threat Analysis Group started tracking a financially motivated hacking group exploiting a since-patched Microsoft vulnerability…
Top Ukrainian cyber official praises volunteer hacks on Russian targets, offers updates
Written by AJ Vicens Mar 15, 2022 | CYBERSCOOP The Ukrainian government’s cyber efforts are focused on defense, not offense, a top official said Tuesday, but leaders are “grateful” for…
False Government Websites Steal Private Financial Data, FBI warns
A warning comes from the FBI announcing that cybercriminals use new methods to collect financial data and personal information, making use of false websites posing as government platforms. Their goal…
Malware Developers Are Working on Tricking Windows Validation
The researchers from Google were the ones that spotted the malware developers creating malformed code signatures. The signatures created are likely to be seen as valid in Windows in order…
Hackers Are Scanning for the Vulnerability Found in Vmware
The malicious actors are going after the CVE-2021-22005 that is unpatched against a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability. This vulnerability that was recently patched could lead to remote code execution, as…