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Google: Predator Spyware Used Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Infect Android Devices
Google: Predator Spyware Used Zero-Day Vulnerabilities to Infect Android Devices
State-sponsored actors have exploited five zero-day vulnerabilities to infect devices with Predator spyware, Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) disclosed in a security report last week. The attacks were part of three maliciou...
FTC Fines Twitter $150M For Using Customer's Phone Numbers for Ad Revenue
FTC Fines Twitter $150M For Using Customer's Phone Numbers for Ad Revenue
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DoJ) have ordered Twitter to pay a $150 million penalty for using customers’ phone numbers to target them with ads without explicitly saying so. The FTC said ...
Ransomware Attack Left Indian Airline Passengers Stranded
Ransomware Attack Left Indian Airline Passengers Stranded
Indian budget airline SpiceJet says that an "attempted ransomware attack" against its IT infrastructure caused flights to be delayed or canceled and left passengers stranded. Flights with the airline were disrupted by the cyber...
DuckDuckGo Allows Microsoft Trackers on its Web Browser due to Search Agreement
DuckDuckGo Allows Microsoft Trackers on its Web Browser due to Search Agreement
DuckDuckGo’s web browser now allows Microsoft trackers on third-party sites due to an agreement in the syndicated search content contract between the two companies. While DuckDuckGo does not store any personal identifiers with...
Man Jailed for Hacking the Emails of Female Students, Stealing and Trading their Private Photos
Man Jailed for Hacking the Emails of Female Students, Stealing and Trading their Private Photos
A man was sentenced last week to over 9 years in jail after he was found guilty of breaking into the email accounts of his female classmates, and stealing their private nude photographs and videos. Michael Fish, 26, of Albany,...
Spanish Police Bust Phishing Group that Emptied 146 Bank Accounts
Spanish Police Bust Phishing Group that Emptied 146 Bank Accounts
The Spanish police announced on Wednesday the arrest of 13 people and the launch of investigations on another seven for their participation in a phishing scheme that stole online bank credentials. The threat actors used phishin...
US Recovers $15M from Kovter Ad Fraud Scheme
US Recovers $15M from Kovter Ad Fraud Scheme
The US government has recovered over $15 million from Swiss bank accounts belonging to threat actors behind the '3ve' online advertising fraud scheme. Switzerland transferred $15,111,453.84 to the US government as part of a Fin...
Anonymous Server Leaks Millions of Loan Applicants’ Data
Anonymous Server Leaks Millions of Loan Applicants’ Data
Led by Anurag Sen, the SafetyDetectives security team discovered a misconfigured server belonging to an unknown entity that leaked data for potentially millions of people. The ElasticSearch server contained millions of logs of...
Interview With Joni Hoppen – Aquarela
Interview With Joni Hoppen – Aquarela
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives recently sat down with Joni Hoppen, Director of Internationalization at Aquarela Analytics. He explained his company's expertise in AI. Safety Detectives: What motivated you to start your compan...
Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow Costa Rican Government
Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow Costa Rican Government
Russia-based Conti ransomware group has threatened to overthrow the new Costa Rican government following their attack on the country’s administrative systems. An announcement on Conti’s official website says that the gang has a...