Police Warn Hundreds of Online Merchants of Skimmer Infections

December 27, 2023 at 08:42AM Europol and 17 countries collaborated to notify over 400 online merchants of digital skimmer infections. The operation led by Greece also identified two dozen new skimmers. These malware, also known as JavaScript-sniffers, are injected into legitimate websites to pilfer personal and card information. Such digital skimming may go undetected for … Read more

Iranian cyberspies target US defense orgs with a brand new backdoor

December 23, 2023 at 07:54AM Iranian cyberspies, identified as Peach Sandstrom by Microsoft, are targeting defense industrial base organizations with a new backdoor called FalseFont. APT33, which Mandiant tracks as Iran-backed, engages in strategic cyberespionage against organizations in the US, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea. Additionally, 443 online shops have been compromised by cyber crooks … Read more