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Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone

techcrunch.com Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai 2025-07-20 18:42:48

Hackers are targeting a previously reported bug in the Signal clone app TeleMessage in an effort to steal users’ private data, according to security researchers and a U.S. government agency. TeleMessage, which earlier this year was revealed to be used by high-ranking officials in the Trump administration, already experienced at least one data breach in May. The company markets modified versions of Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram for corporations and government agencies that need to archive chats

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SonicWall SMA devices hacked with OVERSTEP rootkit tied to ransomware

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-07-23 02:33:15

A threat actor has been deploying a previously unseen malware called OVERSTEP that modifies the boot process of fully-patched but no longer supported SonicWall Secure Mobile Access appliances. The backdoor is a user-mode rootkit that allows hackers to hide malicious components, maintain persistent access on the device, and steal sensitive credentials. Researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed the rootkit in attacks that may have relied on “an unknown, zero-day remote code

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UK retail giant Co-op confirms hackers stole all 6.5 million customer records

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-07-23 10:20:33

The chief executive of U.K. retail conglomerate the Co-op on Wednesday said that hackers had stolen the personal data of all of the company’s customers during an April cyberattack. Co-op Group CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq told BBC News that the hackers copied the company’s member list of 6.5 million members, but that the Co-op shut down its network before the hackers could lock up its systems with ransomware. The members’ data includes names, addresses, and contact information. The retailer’s netwo

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Authorities arrest four hackers linked to UK retail hacking spree

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-01 06:53:25

In Brief U.K. authorities confirmed on Thursday they had arrested four individuals for allegedly carrying out a series of hacks earlier this year targeting the British retail sector, including Marks & Spencer, Harrods, and the Co-op. The National Crime Agency said a woman aged 20, two men aged 19, and a youth aged 17, were arrested on Thursday at locations across the U.K. under suspicion of hacking, blackmail, money laundering, and participating in an organized crime group. The suspects weren

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Employee gets $920 for credentials used in $140 million bank heist

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-08-07 10:10:50

Hackers stole nearly $140 million from six banks in Brazil by using an employee's credentials from C&M, a company that offers financial connectivity solutions. The incident reportedly occurred on June 30, after the attackers bribed the employee to give them his account credentials and perform specific actions that would help their operations. Insider threat According to Brazilian media reports, the employee (João Nazareno Roque) sold his corporate credentials to the hackers for roughly $920,

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Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers

wired.com Matt Burgess 2025-08-08 14:30:00

In recent years, North Korea has deployed thousands of so-called IT workers to infiltrate Western businesses, get paid salaries, and send money back to support the regime. As the schemes have become more successful, they have grown increasingly elaborate and employed new tactics to evade detection. But this week, the United States Justice Department revealed one of its biggest operations to tackle IT workers to date. The DOJ says it has identified six Americans who allegedly helped enable the s

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AI Seizes Top Spot on Leaderboard for White Hat Hackers

futurism.com Unknown 2025-08-10 22:45:42

For the first time ever, an AI model has seized the top spot on a white hat hacking leaderboard. In a blog post, the cybersecurity firm Xbow boasted about its historic rise to the top of the HackerOne leaderboard, which ranks the top ethical hackers in the US against each other as they duke it out in the name of cybersecurity. Xbow's use of AI for white hat hacking follows a long tradition of automation on both sides of the ethics divide, culminating in a majority of hackers using the technolo

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US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-08-16 00:16:20

Hackers working on behalf of the Iranian government are likely to target industrial control systems used at water treatment plants and other critical infrastructure to retaliate against recent military strikes by Israel and the US, federal government agencies are warning. One cybersecurity company says many US-based targets aren't adequately protected against the threat. “Based on the current geopolitical environment, Iranian-affiliated cyber actors may target US devices and networks for near-t

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FBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-19 20:30:00

The FBI and cybersecurity firms are warning that the prolific hacking group known as Scattered Spider is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector. In a brief statement on Friday shared with TechCrunch, the FBI said it had “recently observed” cyberattacks resembling Scattered Spider to include the airline sector. Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks’ security research division Unit 42 also said they have witnessed Scattered Spider cyberattacks

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Prolific cybercrime gang now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-20 18:48:58

Cybersecurity firms are warning that the prolific hacking group known as Scattered Spider is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector. Executives from Google’s cybersecurity unit Mandiant and Palo Alto Networks’ security research division Unit 42 say they have observed cyberattacks targeting the aviation industry resembling Scattered Spider. Scattered Spider is a collective of mostly English-speaking hackers, typically teenagers and young adults, who are financially motivated to st

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Homeland Security warns of Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting US networks

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-23 14:20:00

In Brief A bulletin issued Sunday by U.S. Homeland Security said it expects to see Iranian government-backed hackers conduct attacks against U.S. networks, amid the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Israel, and Iran. The National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin said low-level cyberattacks by hacktivists are “likely,” adding that hacktivists and government-linked hackers “routinely target” poorly secured U.S. networks and internet-connected devices to cause disruption. The bulletin was

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Snake Venom, Urine, and a Quest to Live Forever: Inside a Biohacking Conference Emboldened by MAHA

wired.com Will Bahr 2025-08-26 22:00:00

I have been to the undying convention. I have been pressurized in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and bathed in flickering gamma-wave light. I have had my electromagnetic field manipulated. I have taken an IV drip of green liquid that looked nearly radioactive. I have been frozen in a cryochamber (and felt amazing afterward) and baked in a one-man, zippable sauna (I didn’t). I have eaten more consecutive meals of beef than ever in my life, grinding unrefined Kalahari desert salt over the slabs of f

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US insurance giant Aflac says customers’ personal data stolen during cyberattack

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-08-30 22:50:00

Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the United States, says hackers stole an unknown quantity of its customers’ personal information from its network during a cyberattack earlier this month. The insurance giant confirmed Friday in a legally required filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the company identified hackers in its system on June 12 and contained the incident. Aflac, which provides supplemental insurance to individuals whose expenses are not covered

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Low-wage tech support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-02 01:53:00

Editor's take: As businesses increasingly rely on outsourced tech support to cut costs, the risks associated with these operations are coming into sharper focus. The threat is no longer just about technical vulnerabilities; it's about the people behind the screens, and the growing pressure they face from both economic hardship and sophisticated cybercriminals. Hackers are increasingly turning the very systems designed to help customers – outsourced tech support and call centers – into powerful

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Low-wage support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-09-02 06:53:00

Editor's take: As businesses increasingly rely on outsourced tech support to cut costs, the risks associated with these operations are coming into sharper focus. The threat is no longer just about technical vulnerabilities; it's about the people behind the screens, and the growing pressure they face from both economic hardship and sophisticated cybercriminals. Hackers are increasingly turning the very systems designed to help customers – outsourced tech support and call centers – into powerful

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Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-04 06:40:45

The Israel-linked hacker group known as Predatory Sparrow has carried out some of the most disruptive and destructive cyberattacks in history, twice disabling thousands of gas station payment systems across Iran and once even setting a steel mill in the country on fire. Now, in the midst of a new war unfolding between the two countries, they appear to be bent on burning Iran's financial system. Predatory Sparrow, which often goes by its Farsi name, Gonjeshke Darande, in an effort to appear as a

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Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran’s Financial System

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2025-09-06 09:40:12

The Israel-linked hacker group known as Predatory Sparrow has carried out some of the most disruptive and destructive cyberattacks in history, twice disabling thousands of gas station payment systems across Iran and once even setting a steel mill in the country on fire. Now, in the midst of a new war unfolding between the two countries, they appear to be bent on burning Iran's financial system. Predatory Sparrow, which often goes by its Farsi name, Gonjeshke Darande, in an effort to appear as a

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Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran's Financial System

wired.com Andy Greenberg 2025-09-06 14:40:12

The Israel-linked hacker group known as Predatory Sparrow has carried out some of the most disruptive and destructive cyberattacks in history, twice disabling thousands of gas station payment systems across Iran and once even setting a steel mill in the country on fire. Now, in the midst of a new war unfolding between the two countries, they appear to be bent on burning Iran's financial system. Predatory Sparrow, which often goes by its Farsi name, Gonjeshke Darande, in an effort to appear as a

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Hack the Planet: 90s Hacker Culture vs. Today's AI Devs

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-09 06:29:51

There was a time when hackers didn’t have VC funding, productivity Slack channels, or GitHub Copilot whispering autocomplete incantations. They had dial-up modems, CRTs humming like insects, and a calling—etched somewhere between cyberpunk fiction and UNIX man pages—to hack the planet. Today’s AI devs? Well, they’re optimizing prompts in WeWork lounges, juggling ChatGPT tokens, and trying not to hallucinate in meetings or machine learning models. The times have changed. But the question is: has

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Latest Tech News

Hackers are trying to steal passwords and sensitive data from users of Signal clone

SonicWall SMA devices hacked with OVERSTEP rootkit tied to ransomware

UK retail giant Co-op confirms hackers stole all 6.5 million customer records

Authorities arrest four hackers linked to UK retail hacking spree

Employee gets $920 for credentials used in $140 million bank heist

Android May Soon Warn You About Fake Cell Towers

AI Seizes Top Spot on Leaderboard for White Hat Hackers

US critical infrastructure exposed as feds warn of possible attacks from Iran

FBI, cybersecurity firms say a prolific hacking crew is now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

Prolific cybercrime gang now targeting airlines and the transportation sector

Homeland Security warns of Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting US networks

Snake Venom, Urine, and a Quest to Live Forever: Inside a Biohacking Conference Emboldened by MAHA

US insurance giant Aflac says customers’ personal data stolen during cyberattack

Low-wage tech support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

Low-wage support workers become a new gateway for cyberattacks

Israel-tied Predatory Sparrow hackers are waging cyberwar on Iran’s financial system

Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran’s Financial System

Israel-Tied Predatory Sparrow Hackers Are Waging Cyberwar on Iran's Financial System

Hack the Planet: 90s Hacker Culture vs. Today's AI Devs

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