Hackers are already targeting Apple’s M1 Macs with malware

Posted on 17/02/2021 by Engadget

Macs with Apple's M1 processor have only been around for a few months, but it didn't take long for hackers to start targeting the systems. Security researcher Patrick Wardle says he has found a malicious app that was created specifically for...

International law enforcement disrupts the notorious Emotet botnet

Posted on 27/01/2021 by Engadget

The international community has once again taken down a major botnet. Law enforcement and courts in the US, Canada and several European countries have disrupted the infrastructure for Emotet, billed as one of the world’s “most dangerous” botnets. Whi...

Chinese hackers impersonated McAfee to attack election campaign staffers

Posted on 17/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google warned in June that state-sponsored hackers were targeting 2020 US election campaigns, and now it’s outlining some of the methods those perpetrators used. APT31, a group linked to China, impersonated McAfee (the antivirus software, not its ind...

Microsoft helped disrupt the infamous Trickbot botnet

Posted on 12/10/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It’s not just the US government racing to disrupt the Trickbot botnet ahead of elections. Microsoft has revealed that it and multiple partners (including ESET, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, NTT, Symantec and FS-ISAC) have taken steps to disrupt Trickbot....

Iranian hackers’ Android malware spies on dissidents by stealing 2FA codes

Posted on 20/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

It’s no secret that some countries have spied on their citizens through innocuous-looking apps, but one effort is more extensive than usual. Check Point Research has discovered (via ZDNet) that Rampant Kitten, an Iranian hacker group that has targete...

Ransomware may have led to the death of a German hospital patient

Posted on 19/09/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Ransomware is known to have serious consequences, but one of the latest attacks might have been fatal. BBC News reports (via MIT Technology Review) that prosecutors in Cologne, Germany have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a Düsseldo...

Tesla worked with the FBI to block a million dollar ransomware attack

Posted on 27/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Earlier this week, the FBI arrested a 27-year-old Russian citizen for attempting to carry out a ransomware attack against a US company. It turns out that company was Tesla, Electrek reports.According to a complaint shared by the Department of Justice...

Malware writer pleads guilty to helping $568 million cybercrime ring

Posted on 02/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Another key member of the massive Infraud cybercrime ring is likely heading to prison. Software writer Valerian Chiochiu has pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy for helping Infraud Organization develop and use FastPOS malware that helped the group stea...

Report finds many US election officials vulnerable to phishing attacks

Posted on 26/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The security risks around the 2020 presidential election aren’t limited to direct attacks on the voting systems. Research firm Area 1 Security has published a report (via Wall Street Journal) warning that many election officials are using email syste...

Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadata

Posted on 26/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Lots of people know to check ATMs and gas station credit card readers for skimmers, but it’s harder to tell when virtual ones are hidden them in websites’ payment portals. According to research from Malwarebytes, hackers put Magecart JavaScript code...

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