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Teenage hacker arrested for leaking mock test grades

1Jun

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Teenage hacker arrested for leaking mock test grades

According to the authorities, two people were detained on suspicion of leaking the results of 270,000 high school sophomores who took a nationwide mock SAT in November of last year: a juvenile hacker and a man in his 20s who ran a Telegram chatroom. According to the Gyeonggi Nambu Provincial Police Agency, the 19-year-old allegedly got into the server of the Gyeonggi Office of Education on February 18 and took the mock exam results of sophomores in high school. The adolescent sent the information to the administrator of a Telegram chatroom, who then shared it with the channel's 18,000 or so users The young hacker is also charged with breaking read more Teenage hacker arrested for leaking mock test grades. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehens...

Amazon to Pay $31m After FTC Security and Privacy Allegations

1Jun

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Amazon to Pay $31m After FTC Security and Privacy Allegations

Amazon will settle claims made against Alexa and its Ring home security service by paying the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) almost $31 million. The greater of the two civil fines ($25 million) will resolve allegations that Amazon violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act Rule (COPPA Rule) and misled Alexa users about the manner in which their data was deleted. Amazon "prominently and repeatedly" promised its customers, including parents, that they could remove Alexa voice recordings and geolocation data, according to a complaint lodged by the Department of Justice (DoJ) on behalf of the FTC read more Amazon to Pay $31m After FTC Security and Privacy Allegations. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber...

Urgent WordPress Update Fixes Critical Flaw in Jetpack Plugin on Million of Sites

1Jun

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Urgent WordPress Update Fixes Critical Flaw in Jetpack Plugin on Million of Sites

An automated update from WordPress has been released to fix a serious weakness in the Jetpack plugin, which is used by more than five million websites. The API in the plugin has been there since version 2.0, which was released in November 2012, and is where the vulnerability, which was discovered during an internal security audit, is located. In a warning, Jetpack stated that "this vulnerability could be exploited by authors on a site to manipulate any files in the WordPress installation." To fix the fault, 102 new versions of Jetpack have been made available read more Urgent WordPress Update Fixes Critical Flaw in Jetpack Plugin on Million of Sites. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cybersecurity a...

Improved BlackCat Ransomware Strikes with Lightning Speed and Stealthy Tactics

1Jun

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Improved BlackCat Ransomware Strikes with Lightning Speed and Stealthy Tactics

The threat actors who created the BlackCat ransomware have created an upgraded version that prioritises speed and stealth in an effort to get past security barriers and accomplish their objectives. According to a recent investigation by IBM Security X-Force, the latest version, known as Sphynx and released in February 2023, has a "number of updated capabilities that strengthen the group's efforts to evade detection." Vx-underground initially brought attention to the "product" update in April 2023. Last month, Trend Micro described a Linux variant of Sphynx that is read more Improved BlackCat Ransomware Strikes with Lightning Speed and Stealthy Tactics. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cybersecurity...

Hackers hold city of Augusta hostage in a ransomware attack

31May

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Hackers hold city of Augusta hostage in a ransomware attack

Augusta, Georgia was the target of a ransomware attack, according to the BlackByte group. In addition to offering 10GB of sample material for free, the ransomware organisation claimed to have much more data available. "We have a tonne of private information. Both the general public and the media would like to see that. Brett Callow, a security researcher and threat analyst at Emsisoft, shared the screenshot that reads, "You were given time to connect us but it seems like you are sleepy." "We'll assist you in waking up. A leak of 10GB of your data is available here, and very soon, much more will be available for free to everyone. According to the ransomware gang, time is running out read more Hackers hold city of Augusta hostage in a ransomware attack. Stay one step ahead of cyber...

Nigerian Cybercrime Ring’s Phishing Tactics Exposed

31May

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Nigerian Cybercrime Ring’s Phishing Tactics Exposed

A Nigerian cybercrime gang's strategies, including their intricate phishing tricks and vast fraud plan, have been made public. The conclusions, made public by ESET in a blog post published earlier today, concern the conduct of Solomon Ekunke Okpe and Johnson Uke Obogo, two people at the centre of a criminal business that caused losses of up to $1 million. Okpe and Obogo have now each received prison terms of four years and one year, respectively. Before being imprisoned the cybercriminals used a variety of fraudulent techniques read more Nigerian Cybercrime Ring's Phishing Tactics Exposed. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cybersecurity awareness, and the latest cybersecurity news to safeguard your ...

Captcha Breaking Services with Human Solvers Helping Cybercriminals Defeat Security

31May

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Captcha Breaking Services with Human Solvers Helping Cybercriminals Defeat Security

Cybersecurity experts issue a warning about CAPTCHA-breaking services that are being sold as a way to get around filters that separate human users from bot traffic. According to a report released by Trend Micro this week, "Several services that are primarily geared towards this market demand have been created because cybercriminals are keen on breaking CAPTCHAs accurately." These CAPTCHA-solving services "do not use advanced machine learning techniques or [optical character recognition] techniques; instead, they farm out CAPTCHA-breaking tasks to actual human solvers read more Captcha Breaking Services with Human Solvers Helping Cybercriminals Defeat Security. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cyber...

Hackers Exploit Barracuda Email Security Gateway 0 Day Flaw for 7 Months

31May

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Hackers Exploit Barracuda Email Security Gateway 0 Day Flaw for 7 Months

Enterprise security company Barracuda revealed on Tuesday that threat actors had been using a newly fixed zero-day vulnerability in its Email Security Gateway (ESG) equipment since October 2022 to backdoor the devices. The most recent information reveals that the critical vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-2868 (CVSS score: N/A), has been extensively exploited for at least seven months before it was found. Versions 5.1.3.001 through 9.2.0.006 are affected by the weakness, which Barracuda discovered on May 19, 2023, and which might allow a remote attacker to execute code on vulnerable installations read more Hackers Exploit Barracuda Email Security Gateway 0 Day Flaw. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber atta...

MCNA Dental breach exposed nearly 9M people

30May

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MCNA Dental breach exposed nearly 9M people

According to the company's breach notification letter, attackers roamed MCNA networks for about two weeks in late February to early March of this year. Despite the fact that MCNA's systems had been accessed for the first time as early as February 26th, the company didn't become aware of it until March 6th. "MCNA later found that some of the network's systems might have been compromised with malicious code. MCNA discovered during its inquiry that an unauthorized third party had gained access to several systems and removed copies of some personal data, according to the company's letter. According to data, the business gave the Maine Attorney General, the data leak has had an impact on close to nine million people. In the meantime, MCNA's letter claims that both present and past client...

Twitter leaves EU’s voluntary pact against disinformation

30May

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Twitter leaves EU’s voluntary pact against disinformation

Elon Musk’s Twitter has pulled out of the European Union’s voluntary code to fight disinformation, Thierry Breton, the bloc’s internal market commissioner, has said. Other major technology companies such as Google, Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, and Twitch have pledged to support the disinformation “code of practice.” But Breton tweeted that Twitter has now pulled out of the agreement, which requires companies to measure their work on combating disinformation and issue regular reports on their progress read more Twitter leaves EU’s voluntary pact against disinformation. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cybersecurity awareness, and the latest cybersecurity news to safeguard your digital world. ...