LockBit bungles attempt to rebrand as DarkVault
The LockBit cybercriminal outfit appears to be planning a ransomware rebrand as the DarkVault, discovered after LockBit seemingly bungled the new website’s design.
GitHub leak exposes Chinese offensive cyber operations – researchers
The leaked documents supposedly discuss spyware developed by I-Soon, a Chinese infosec company, that’s targeting social media platforms, telecommunications companies, and other organizations worldwide. Researchers suspect the operations are orchestrated by the Chinese government. Unknown individuals allegedly leaked a trove of Chinese government documents on GitHub. The documents reveal how China conducts offensive cyber operations with spyware developed by I-Soon, Taiwanese threat intelligence researcher Azaka Sekai claims.
MadCat ransom gang caught stealing from other criminals
A new strain of ransomware called MadCat has been linked by security researchers to suspected scammers who pretend to sell passport details on the dark web so they can rip off their fellow crooks.
Boeing breach: LockBit leaks 50 GB of data
The Boeing Company, a jetliner manufacturer and US defense contractor, had the company’s data leaked by the LockBit ransomware gang. So far, around 50 gigabytes of compressed data was uploaded LockBit's dark web blog. LockBit has allegedly started leaking data that the gang stole from Boeing in late October. The Cybernews research team noted there's around of 50 GB of supposedly Boeing's data. Bulk of the data appears to be various backups.
CCleaner confirms data breach via MOVEit attack
CCleaner, a popular software for cleaning files and Windows Registry entries, has confirmed that attackers accessed some of its customer data.
Swiss real estate agency fails to put a password on its systems
- A misconfiguration of Swiss real estate agency Neho’s systems exposed sensitive credentials to the public. * Using leaked data, threat actors could potentially breach the company’s internal systems and hijack official communication channels. * Real estate agencies handle sensitive data, including customers' personally identifiable information, bank account details, and other data highly valued by cybercriminals. Ensuring cybersecurity is vital. * Cybernews reached out to Neho and the company fixed the issue.
WhatsApp data leak: 500 million user records for sale
Someone is allegedly selling up-to-date mobile phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users. A data sample investigated by Cybernews likely confirms this to be true.
WhatsApp data leak: 500 million user records for sale
Someone is allegedly selling up-to-date mobile phone numbers of nearly 500 million WhatsApp users. A data sample investigated by Cybernews likely confirms this to be true.