Recent Security News
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Florida man jailed after draining $1M from victims in crypto SIM swap attacks
October 30, 2023 at 07:04PM Jordan Persad, a 20-year-old from Florida, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for his involvement in a SIM-swapping ring that stole almost $1 million in cryptocurrency. Persad and his co-conspirators used SIM swapping to gain access to victims’ online accounts and cryptocurrency wallets. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy…
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LastPass breach linked to theft of $4.4 million in crypto
October 30, 2023 at 06:53PM Hackers stole $4.4 million in cryptocurrency on October 25th by using private keys and passphrases stored in stolen LastPass databases. LastPass suffered two breaches in 2022, allowing threat actors to steal encrypted password vaults. Researchers believe that the stolen vaults are being cracked to access cryptocurrency wallet passphrases and private…
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Google Dynamic Search Ads Abused to Unleash Malware ‘Deluge’
October 30, 2023 at 06:13PM A new method of using vulnerable websites to deliver malicious ads to search engine users has been discovered. The technique involves using Google’s “dynamic search ads” feature to pair targeted ads with searches. A compromised website was used to serve a fake software ad, overwhelming victims with malware. The researcher…
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SEC sues SolarWinds for misleading investors before 2020 hack
October 30, 2023 at 05:56PM SolarWinds has been charged by the SEC for allegedly hiding cybersecurity issues from investors before the December 2020 APT29 breach. The SEC claims the company failed to disclose the risks and only shared broad information. The SEC also alleges that SolarWinds’ Chief Information Security Officer knew about the vulnerabilities but…
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RCE exploit for Wyze Cam v3 publicly released, patch now
October 30, 2023 at 05:56PM A security researcher has published a proof-of-concept exploit for Wyze Cam v3 devices, allowing attackers to take control of vulnerable cameras. The exploit takes advantage of two flaws in the firmware, enabling remote code execution and the ability to overwrite stack memory. Wyze has released a firmware update to address…