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2024-04-01 Post a Comment

New virus targeting iOS users in Vietnam, Thailand able to steal biometric data

ByÂ Luu Quy : A Trojan that targets iPhone users in Vietnam and Thailand is capable of stealing login information, including facial recognition data, allowing it to bypass biometrics-based security measures. GoldPickaxe, considered to be one of the first malicious programs to thrive in the iOS environment, is related to the GoldDigger Trojan that was reported by cybersecurity firm Group-IB last year. In a warning it issued in February the Vietnamese […]

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2024-03-26 Post a Comment

GEPF concerned about pension fund data leak in ransomware attack

By Ernest Mabuza: Notorious cybercrime gang LockBit was behind the attempt-GEPF concerned The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) said on Tuesday it was concerned that data purportedly from its administrator, the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA), has been released by ransomware group LockBit. â€œThe GEPF concerned with this alleged security breach, as it was informed by GPAA that no data breach had occurred when it was notified of an attempt […]

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2024-03-14 Post a Comment

PixPirate Android malware uses new tactic to hide on phones

By Bill Toulas: The latest version of the PixPirate banking trojan for Android employs a new method to hide on phones while remaining active, even if its dropper app has been removed. PixPirate is a new Android malware first documented by the Cleafy TIR team last month seen targeting Latin American banks. Though Cleafy noted that a separate downloader app launches the malware, the report didn’t delve into its innovative […]

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Cyber security

2024-03-13 Post a Comment

Over 15,000 hacked Roku accounts sold for 50Â¢ each to buy hardware

By Bill Toulas: Roku has disclosed a data breach impacting over 15,000 customers after hacked accounts were used to make fraudulent purchases of hardware and streaming subscriptions. However, BleepingComputer has learned there is more to this attack, with threat actors selling the stolen accounts for as little as $0.50 per account, allowing purchasers to use stored credit cards to make illegal purchases. On Friday, Roku first disclosed the data breach, […]

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2024-03-10 Post a Comment

Top US cybersecurity agency hacked and forced to take some systems offline

ByÂ Sean Lyngaas, CNN Â 2 minute read Published 7:37 PM EST, Fri March 8, 2024 A federal agency in charge of cybersecurity discovered it was hacked last month and was forced to take two key computer systems offline, an agency spokesperson and US officials familiar with the incident told CNN. One of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agencyâ€™s affected systems runs a program that allows federal, state and local officials […]