Apple warned users in 91 other countries about a possible “mercenary spyware attack”. Apple notified Reuters that the company found evidence of attackers attempting to remotely compromise iPhones. Mercenary spyware attacks are rare but much more sophisticated than regular cybercriminal activity or malware, as stated in the email. Apple also …
Read More »Over 7.5 million “boAt” users personal information leaked
Data of over 7.5 million boAt customers is now on the dark web. This includes personal information like names, addresses, contact numbers, email IDs, and customer IDs. The attacker has released around 2GB of data on a forum. On April 5, a hacker named ShopifyGUY said they hacked the data …
Read More »“Technical glitch” in BTCL server, users facing problems
Mir Mohammad Morshed, GM of PR and Marketing at BTCL said, For technical glitch .bd domain users faced problem while browsing. We are working on it soon it will be ok. The .bd with two others domain servers controlled by Bangladesh Telecommunication Company Limited (BTCL) recently had an error. This …
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CISA AND RED HAT WARN
Malicious backdoor code embedded in popular Linux tool
Red Hat and the US cybersecurity agency CISA issued a warning on Good Friday about harmful code found in a widely used Linux tool. CVE-2024-3094 is a security vulnerability in XZ Utils, a compression tool widely used in Linux distributions. Red Hat issued an advisory about the problem on Friday …
Read More »ChatGPT is down worldwide: OpenAI fixed issues
Many users around the world are experiencing issues with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, such as not being able to log in, missing chat histories, and chat screens that won’t load correctly. Sometimes when you open ChatGPT, you might get a blank screen that just says “How can I help you today?” without …
Read More »“Tycoon 2FA”: MFA-bypassing phishing kit targets Microsoft 365
In October 2023, Sekoia analysts discovered a new Adversary-in-The-Middle (AiTM) phishing kit used by several hackers for widespread attacks. This kit is linked to the Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform, active since at least August 2023. The Sekoia Threat Detection & Research (TDR) team analyzed the Tycoon 2FA PhaaS kit …
Read More »Microsoft to limit access 50 cloud services for Russia: TASS
Microsoft to restrict access to 50 of its cloud products in Russia, as reported by the Russian company Softline. The restrictions will also affect local software, with the deactivation of license keys. Russian media TASS reported the list primarily includes corporate applications such as those for business management, accounting, automation, …
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Trend Micro report
Earth Krahang hackers breach 70 orgs in 23 countries
The APT group ‘Earth Krahang’ has hacked 70 organizations and attacked at least 116 in 45 countries. Trend Micro researchers have been monitoring a campaign targeting government organizations since early 2022. The group targeted 116 organizations in 35 countries and confirmed at least 70 compromises, including organizations linked to world …
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IBM X-Force report
APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme
As of March 2024, X-Force is tracking the APT28 group is carrying out phishing campaigns using fake government and non-governmental organization documents to target different regions around the world, including Central Asia, Europe, the South Caucasus, and North and South America. The discovered lures include a mix of public and …
Read More »Facebook down due to technical error: loss $100 million roughly
Due to a technical glitch, users worldwide had problems using Facebook and Instagram yesterday. Meta spokesman Andy Stone said the issue was caused by an unspecified “technical issue” which was quickly resolved. The social media has apologized to users for the inconvenience. According to the Daily Mail report, Zuckerberg’s meta …
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