“Equi-Facts”: Equifax Clarifies the Numbers for Its Massive Breach
As companies continue to install the vulnerable version of Apache Struts behind the breach, Equifax has filed a clarification statement. Read More HERE…
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FBI: Cyber-Fraud Losses Rise to Reach $1.4B
Tech-support scams took off during the year, while whaling/business email compromise was the main threat, accounting for losses of more than $675 million. Read More HERE…
Romanian Hackers Extradited to U.S. over $18M Vishing Scam
The two have been arraigned in a Georgia district court on charges relating to an elaborate voice- and SMS-phishing (i.e., vishing/smishing) scheme. Read More HERE…
Abbott Addresses Life-Threatening Flaw in a Half-Million Pacemakers
A backdoor could be exploited to allow an attacker to manipulate the implants and cause heart problems and even death, Read More HERE…
MassMiner Takes a Kitchen-Sink Approach to Cryptomining
The malware targets Windows servers with a cornucopia of well-known exploits, all within a single executable — including the EternalBlue NSA hacking tool. Read More HERE…
Phone Maker BLU Settles with FTC Over Unauthorized User Data Extraction
Florida-based phone maker BLU is facing an FTC complaint over allegations it shared detailed personal user data with a third-party firm that included full text messages, call logs and contact lists. Read More HERE…
Kitty Cryptomining Malware Cashes in on Drupalgeddon 2.0
Bad actors are leveraging the critical Drupal vulnerability to install cryptomining malware on servers and browsers, Read More HERE…