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Ransomware Attacks Double in Europe’s Transport Sector

23Mar

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Ransomware Attacks Double in Europe’s Transport Sector

The most significant cyberthreats hitting Europe's transportation industry last year were ransomware and data breaches, with occurrences of the former nearly doubling in volume, according to ENISA. The first danger landscape report for the vertical from the EU security agency covers the months of January 2021 and October 2022. It claimed that while malware reports decreased from 11% to 6% and data breaches and leaks decreased from 21% to 9%, ransomware event reports climbed from 13% of the total in 2021 to 25% in 2022. Attackers target credentials, customer and employee personal information read more Ransomware Attacks Double in Europe's Transport Sector. Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity news and increase your cybersecurity awareness through ReconBee.com‘s in-dept...

BreachForums Shuts Down After Admin’s Arrest

23Mar

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BreachForums Shuts Down After Admin’s Arrest

Following the accused founder of the infamous BreachForums website's arrest a few days ago, the forum was shut down, according to an administrator of the site. The BreachForums admin known as "baphomet" stated he will be shutting down the website in a Telegram message within the "Breach Forums" channel on Tuesday. Baphomet stated, "I will be removing the forum, as I believe we can presume that nothing is secure anymore. "I get that everyone wants the forum up, but there is no point in supporting Breached as is for what will presumably be a long-term loss read more BreachForums Shuts Down After Admin's Arrest. Stay informed with the best cybersecurity news and raise your cybersecurity awareness with our comprehensive coverage of the latest threats, breaches, and solutions.

22Mar

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Google launches its ChatGPT rival Bard

With a fast-moving race on artificial intelligence technologies, Google has started the public release of its chatbot Bard in an effort to overtake Microsoft. Customers can now sign up for a waitlist for English-language access to Bard, a service that was previously only available to certified testers, in the US and the UK. According to Google, Bard is an experiment in collaborative generative AI, a technique that uses historical data to produce content rather than recognise it. The launch of ChatGPT, a chatbot from Microsoft-backed firm OpenAI read more Google launches its ChatGPT rival Bard. Stay informed with the best cybersecurity news and raise your cybersecurity awareness with our comprehensive coverage of the latest threats, breaches, and solutions.

Hackers Use NuGet Packages to Target .NET Developers

22Mar

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Hackers Use NuGet Packages to Target .NET Developers

Threat actors have been seen creating malicious packages aimed at .NET developers using the open-source package manager NuGet. The discovery would be the first occurrence in the wild of packages with malicious code detected in NuGet, according to software package management provider JFrog. Shachar Menashe, senior director at JFrog Security Research, said: "For the first time, the NuGet repository formerly assumed to be untouched by malicious code really contains multiple hazardous software read more Hackers Use NuGet Packages to Target .NET Developers. Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity news and increase your cybersecurity awareness through ReconBee.com‘s in-depth coverage of the newest threats, breaches, and solutions.

Ferrari Reveals Data Breach Ransom Attack

22Mar

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Ferrari Reveals Data Breach Ransom Attack

After a threat organization attempted to blackmail the company, one of the most well-known luxury car manufacturers in the world alerted customers that their personal information may have been stolen. In a brief statement that was released yesterday, Ferrari said that the "ransom demand linked to some client contact details." It asserted to have notified the "necessary authorities" and requested assistance from a private security firm to find out what took place. As a rule Ferrari won't be kept hostage because complying with such demands read more Ferrari Reveals Data Breach Ransom A...

General Bytes Bitcoin ATMs Hacked to Steal Funds

22Mar

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General Bytes Bitcoin ATMs Hacked to Steal Funds

Following the discovery that hackers stole money over the weekend by taking advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in its software, a major supplier of Bitcoin ATMs is advising customers to update their systems right away. The flaw was discovered in the master service interface used by Bitcoin ATMs to upload films to the server, according to a General Bytes notice. The General Bytes Cloud service and other GB ATM operators running their servers on Digital Ocean (our recommended cloud hosting provide...

Google flags apps made by popular Chinese e-commerce giant as malware

21Mar

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Google flags apps made by popular Chinese e-commerce giant as malware

Google revealed on Monday that it has classified a number of apps developed by a major Chinese e-commerce company as potentially harmful, informed users who had them installed, and suspended the firm's main app. Pinduoduo, a burgeoning e-commerce behemoth with around 800 million active users, has been accused by numerous Chinese security researchers of creating Android apps that contain malware intended to monitor users. The off-Play versions of this program that have been discovered to contain malware have been enforced on via Google Play Protect read more Google flags apps made by popular Chinese e-commerce giant as malware. Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity news and increase your cybersecurity awareness through ReconBee.com‘s in-depth coverage of the newest threats...

Scam Robocalls Forecast to Cost $58bn This Year

21Mar

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Scam Robocalls Forecast to Cost $58bn This Year

According to a new Juniper Research estimate, the cost of fraudulent robocalls to victims would rise 9% from 2022 to $58 billion globally this year. In a recently released report titled Robocall Mitigation: Strategies, Business Models & Market Estimates 2023–2027, the industry analyst made the announcement. Both genuine marketers and con artists use freely accessible auto-dialing software to transmit pre-recorded messages. Robocalls are frequently considered to be an annoyance, even though t...

21Mar

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BreachForums Admin Arrested in New York

This week, a New York citizen was detained for hosting the infamous cybercrime forum known as BreachForums. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick of Peekskill was arrested the day after an FBI investigation and charged with conspiring to commit access device fraud, according to court documents submitted last Wednesday. Fitzpatrick was detained but then released on bond, according to Bloomberg, and is now scheduled to show up in federal court on Friday. Fitzpatrick acknowledged being the owner and administrator of BreachForums during the operation, according to FBI agent John Longmire read more BreachForums Admin Arrested in New York. Stay up-to-date with the latest cybersecurity news and increase your cybersecurity awareness through ReconBee.com‘s in-depth coverage of the newest threats, breac...

KillNet Group Uses DDoS Attacks Against Azure Based Healthcare Apps

21Mar

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KillNet Group Uses DDoS Attacks Against Azure Based Healthcare Apps

KillNet, a hacktivist collective with ties to Russia, has been noted attacking Microsoft Azure-hosted healthcare apps for more than three months. The tech behemoth revealed information about the latest effort in a warning sent on Friday. According to the Azure Network Security Team, there were 10 to 20 attacks in November 2022 and 40 to 60 attacks per day in February 2023. The Microsoft technical write-up states, "We tracked attack statistics over the same time period and discovered that DDoS attacks on healthcare firms read more KillNet Group Uses DDoS Attacks Against Azure Based Healthcare Apps. Stay informed with the best cybersecurity news and raise your cybersecurity awareness with our comprehensive coverage of the latest threats, breaches, and solutions.