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PLUS: Veeam patches critical vuln; Crims bribing dark web insiders; UK school takedown; And more infosec in brief Meta has fixed a flaw in its Instagram service that allowed third parties to generate password reset emails, but denied the problem led to theft of users’ personal information.…
Millions may fall for it - and end up with malware instead A group of miscreants tracked as UNC6032 is exploiting interest in AI video generators by planting malicious ads on social media platforms to steal credentials, credit card details, and other sensitive info, according to Mandiant.…
€251 million? Zuck can find that in his couch cushions, but Meta still vows to appeal It's been six years since miscreants abused some sloppy Facebook code to steal access tokens belonging to 30 million users, and the slow-turning wheels of Irish justice have finally caught up with a €251 million ($264 million) fine for the social media biz. …
Let Okta lift the lid on customer identity in this series of webinars Sponsored Post Recent reports suggest that stolen identity and privileged access credentials now account for 61 percent of all data breaches.…
Uncle Sam can use this snooping tool, too, but that's beside the point There's another Chinese-manufactured product – joining the likes of TikTok, cars and semiconductors – that poses a national security risk to Americans: electronic locks, such as those used in safes.…
Experts also put an end to social media security updates The Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC) and the experts it drafted to help clean up the mess caused by a January cyberattack still can't figure out whether members' data was stolen.…
Miscreants mock Google-owned security house: 'Change password please' Miscreants took over security giant Mandiant's Twitter account for several hours on Wednesday in an attempt to steal cryptocurrency, then trolled the Google-owned security shop, telling its admins to change the password.…
PLUS: Montana TikTok ban ruled unconstitutional; Dollar Tree employee data stolen; critical vulnerabilities Infosec in brief The European Union’s Parliament and Council have reached an agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), setting the long-awaited security regulation on a path to final approval and adoption, along with new rules exempting open source software.…
Plus: Chocolate Factory launches second lawsuit against false DMCA takedowns Google has sued three scammers for offering a fake download of its Bard AI chatbot that contained malware capable of stealing credentials for small business' social media accounts.…
TV network's attorneys 'on a DMCA rampage' ... are you sure you're ready, kids? Nickelodeon says it is probing claims that "decades old" material was stolen from it and leaked online. This follows reports on social media that someone had dumped 500GB of snatched animation files. Hilarity, and many SpongeBob SquarePants memes, ensued.…
First the interview, then the phishing attack Miscreants targeting Discord and Twitter accounts have stolen more than $3.3 million in cryptocurrency from 2,300 victims so far in an ongoing campaign that started in April and saw the highest spike in activity earlier this month.…
What started as a TikTok craze has become a 'public nuisance' Hyundai and Kia cars were stolen 977 times in New York City in the first four months of 2023, and authorities have had enough.…
Gone in 60 seconds using a USB-A plug and brute force instead of a key Korean car-makers Hyundai and Kia will issue software updates to some of their models after a method of stealing them circulated on TikTok, leading to many thefts and even some deaths.…
Plus: Cracked Piers Morgan spews offensive tweets, not the usual kind A miscreant this Christmas weekend said they are willing to sell public and private info on more than 400 million Twitter accounts.…
Heavily armed US police turning up on the doorstep is no laughing matter Two men have been charged with an alleged week-long US swatting spree in which they used stolen Yahoo email credentials to break into Ring door cameras, livestream the events on social media, and then taunt responding police officers.…
PSA: Don't download unknown apps even if they promise naked people Malware-slinging miscreants are taking advantage of a trending TikTok challenge — and viewers' dirty minds — to spread data-stealing malware via a phony app that's had more than one million views so far.…
Also, Microsoft’s one-click TikTok trick, a 14-year old Aussie cracks ASD encryption in an hour, and more In brief NATO officials are investigating after criminals put up some data for sale on dark forums that they claim is "classified" information stolen from European missile maker MBDA.…
Meanwhile, Twitter coughs up $150m after using account security contact details for advertising Miscreants have dumped on Telegram more than 142 million customer records stolen from MGM Resorts, exposing names, postal and email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth for any would-be identity thief.…
Worth doing a lot of heavy lifting there, we know Crooks stole non-fungible tokens (NFTs) said to be worth about $3 million after breaking into the Bored Ape Yacht Club's Instagram account and posting a link to a copycat website that sought to harvest marks' assets. …
Plus: Hive hits health-care org, law enforcement ransomware response is lacking, and orgs can't meet new disclosure rules In Brief Cybercriminals have used fake emergency data requests (EDRs) to steal sensitive customer data from service providers and social media firms. At least one report suggests Apple, and Facebook's parent company Meta, were victims of this fraud.…