Category: Kamban
Threat actors are taking advantage of the massive popularity of the Hamster Kombat game, targeting players with fake Android and Windows software that install spyware and information-stealing malware. Hamster Kombat is a clicker mobile game for Android where players earn fictional currency by completing simple tasks, primarily by tapping the screen. Launched in March 2024,…
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As Jim Jackson, a 26-year HPE and HP veteran, prepares to retire August 1, his responsibilities will be combined with HPE’s chief communications officer under Jennifer Temple, who going forward will be HPE’s executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Tuesday said it will combine its chief marketing officer and…
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Microsoft has released the July 2024 preview update for Windows 10, version 22H2, with fixes for Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) issues causing app crashes and system memory exhaustion. KB5040525 is a monthly optional cumulative update that helps Windows administrators test fixes and improvements that will be included with the August 2024 Patch Tuesday release.…
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Decentralized finance (DeFi) crypto exchange dYdX announced on Tuesday that the website for its older v3 trading platform has been compromised. dYdX also warned users not to visit or interact with the hacked dydx[.] exchange platform and cautioned against withdrawing assets until the platform was safe to use. “We just learned that dYdX v3 website…
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The private member information of the BreachForums v1 hacking forum from 2022 has been leaked online, allowing threat actors and researchers to gain insight into its users. Multiple forums have operated under the name BreachForums, all devoted to building a community of collectors and threat actors who trade, sale, and leak data stolen from breached companies.…
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Russian-linked malware was used in a January 2024 cyberattack to cut off the heating of over 600 apartment buildings in Lviv, Ukraine, for two days during sub-zero temperatures. FrostyGoop, the Windows malware used in this attack, is designed to target industrial control system (ICS) using the Modbus TCP communications, a standard ICS protocol across all…
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Verizon Communications has agreed to pay a $16,000,000 settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. concerning three data breach incidents at its wholly-owned subsidiary, TracFone Wireless, suffered after its acquisition in 2021. TracFone is a telecommunications service provider offering services through Total by Verizon Wireless, Straight Talk, and Walmart Family Mobile, among…
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CrowdStrike is warning that a fake recovery manual to repair Windows devices is installing a new information-stealing malware called Daolpu. Since Friday, when the buggy CrowdStrike Falcon update caused global IT outages, threat actors have quickly begun to capitalize on the news to deliver malware through fake fixes. A new campaign conducted through phishing emails…
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On July 19, 2024, a routine software update from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike triggered a cascading failure that resulted in one of the largest IT outages in history. This incident affected thousands of businesses and organizations worldwide, causing widespread disruptions across various sectors including aviation, banking, healthcare, and government services. July 19, 2024, 04:09 UTC: CrowdStrike…
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Google has scrapped its plan to kill third-party cookies in Chrome and will instead introduce a new browser experience that allows users to limit how these cookies are used. A third-party cookie is data stored in your web browser by a website other than the website you are currently visiting and is usually dropped by…
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