Theft in cybersecurity covers stolen data, credentials, devices, and funds, often creating risks of unauthorized access, fraud, and privacy loss.
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Unauthorized taking or copying of information, credentials, intellectual property, or digital assets is cyber theft. News under this tag may involve stolen passwords, payment data, personal information, source code, cloud tokens, cryptocurrency, or sensitive business files. Theft can result from phishing, malware, compromised accounts, insider access, exposed storage, or the loss of an unencrypted device; the relevant issue is the unauthorized acquisition or control of an asset, whether or not the attacker also alters systems.
Security teams should identify where valuable data and credentials are stored, restrict access by role, require strong authentication, encrypt data at rest and in transit, and monitor unusual downloads or transfers. Vulnerability management matters when flaws expose databases, endpoints, or cloud services to unauthorized retrieval. After suspected theft, preserving logs, revoking tokens and credentials, determining what was accessed or copied, and assessing privacy or notification obligations are central to containing the incident and measuring its impact.
The campaigns are set up to provide fake services to the citizens and steal their credentials
And one designed to slip ransomware and data-stealing code onto infected machines URSNIF, the malware also known as Gozi that attempts to steal online banking credentials from victims' Windows PCs, is evolving to support extortionware.…
A BlackByte ransomware affiliate is using a new custom data stealing tool called 'ExByte' to steal data from compromised Windows devices quickly. [...]
A new version of the Ursnif malware (a.k.a. Gozi) emerged as a generic backdoor, stripped of its typical banking trojan functionality. [...]
On Wednesday, two Massachusetts men were sentenced to more than two years in prison each for stealing cryptocurrency in SIM swapping attacks and hijacking their victims' social media accounts. [...]
The Ursnif malware has become the latest malware to shed its roots as a banking trojan to revamp itself into a generic backdoor capable of delivering next-stage payloads, joining the likes of Emotet, Qakbot, and TrickBot
FBI warns that cybercriminals are stealing personal information by posing as administrators of the Student Loan Debt Relief Plan.
You really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and steal identities? In what can only be described as inevitable, the FBI is warning those eligible for student loan debt relief to keep an eye out for scammers trying to take advantage of President's Biden program.…
The FBI has released a warning that scammers may be targeting individuals seeking to enroll in the Federal Student Aid program to steal their personal information, payment details, and money. [...]
Gang exploited keyless entry systems to steal vehicles
Law enforcement authorities in France, in collaboration with Spain and Latvia, have disrupted a cybercrime ring that leveraged a hacking tool to steal cars without having to use a physical key fob
Hotwiring is so 2021 Europol this week said it has arrested 31 people in a crackdown on a car-theft ring that developed and used a technique to steal keyless vehicles.…
Wild story of a multinational law firm, cyber-mercenaries, a sheikh, and more A former Wall Street Journal reporter has sued a multinational law firm, some of its attorneys, and others for allegedly stealing his emails and spreading the messages to wrongly discredit him, leading to his firing.…
Woolworths' MyDeal subsidiary has disclosed a data breach affecting 2.2 million customers, with the hacker trying to sell the stolen data on a hacker forum. [...]
Authorities from France, Latvia, and Spain arrested 31 suspects believed to be part of a car theft ring that targeted vehicles from two French car manufacturers. [...]
Threat analysts have spotted a new Ducktail campaign using a new infostealer variant and novel TTPs (tactics, techniques, and procedures), while the Facebook users it targets are no longer limited to holders of business accounts. [...]