Recent Security News
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X marks the spot: Mandiant restores hijacked Twitter account after attempted crypto heist
January 4, 2024 at 03:11PM On Wednesday, miscreants seized control of security firm Mandiant’s Twitter account to attempt cryptocurrency theft. After being renamed as a phony crypto wallet service account, the hijackers lured users to a fraudulent website for free tokens, prompting concerns of financial losses. The incident highlights Twitter’s ongoing security concerns and risks…
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Russia Kyivstar Hack Should Alarm West, Ukraine Security Chief Warns
January 4, 2024 at 03:03PM In a recent interview, Illia Vitiuk, head of Ukraine’s SBU cybersecurity department, revealed that the Russian-backed cyberattack on Kyivstar caused extensive damage, impacting 24 million users and potentially resulting from an insider job. Vitiuk warned that Western organizations are also at risk and cautioned that this attack sends a strong…
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Russian hackers wiped thousands of systems in KyivStar attack
January 4, 2024 at 02:39PM Russian hackers targeted Ukraine’s largest telecom provider, Kyivstar, in December 2023. They wiped thousands of servers and computers, causing a massive internet outage for its 25 million subscribers. Ukrainian authorities suspect the involvement of the Russian military-linked group, Solntsepek, known for attacking Ukrainian telecom targets since May 2023. Military communications…
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Hackers hijack govt and business accounts on X for crypto scams
January 4, 2024 at 01:40PM Verified X (formerly Twitter) accounts with ‘gold’ and ‘grey’ checkmarks are increasingly targeted by hackers for cryptocurrency scams, including accounts of government, business, and official organizations. CloudSEK report shows compromised accounts sold in a black market for $1,200-$2,000, with hackers also offering to affiliate scam accounts to verified gold accounts…
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Infosec experts divided over 23andMe’s ‘victim-blaming’ stance on data breach
January 4, 2024 at 01:34PM According to 23andMe’s legal representatives, the data disaster in October was allegedly caused by users’ poor password practices, while the biotech company’s infrastructure management was not to blame. The company pointed to users recycling compromised credentials as the main reason for the security breach. This response has been widely criticized…