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Google, Microsoft and others have taken big steps towards error-free devices, hinting that quantum computers that solve real problems aren’t far away

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two arrested Chinese nationals for allegedly orchestrating a pig butchering scam that laundered at least $73 million from victims through shell companies. The individuals, Daren Li, 41, and Yicheng Zhang, 38, were arrested in Atlanta and Los Angeles on April 12 and May 16, respectively. The foreign nationals have been "charged for leading a scheme

The Kinsing hacker group, or H2Miner, has been orchestrating illicit cryptocurrency mining campaigns since 2019 and poses a persistent security threat. The group continuously evolves its toolkit by integrating newly disclosed vulnerabilities to expand its botnet.

Symantec warns of a new Linux backdoor used by the North Korea-linked Kimsuky APT in a recent campaign against organizations in South Korea.  Symantec researchers observed the North Korea-linked group Kimsuky using a new Linux backdoor dubbed Gomir. The malware is a version of the GoBear backdoor which was delivered in a recent campaign by […]

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A security lapse could let millions of college students do free laundry, thanks to one company. That’s because of a vulnerability that two University of California, Santa Cruz students found in internet-connected washing machines in commercial use in several countries, according to TechCrunch. The two students, Alexander Sherbrooke and Iakov Taranenko, apparently exploited an API for the machines’ app to do things like remotely command them to work without payment and update a laundry account to show it had millions of dollars in it. The company that owns the machines, CSC ServiceWorks, claims to have more than a million laundry and vending machines in service at colleges, multi-housing communities, laundromats, and more in the US,...

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The Jumio 2024 Online Identity Study reveals significant consumer concerns about the risks posed by generative AI and deepfakes, including the potential for increased cybercrime and identity fraud. The study examined the views of more than 8,000 adult consumers, split evenly across the United Kingdom, United States, Singapore and Mexico. The results suggest nearly 72% worry on a day-to-day basis about being fooled by a deepfake into handing over sensitive information or money. Only 15% … More → The post Consumers continue to overestimate their ability to spot deepfakes appeared first on Help Net Security.

Ransomware didn’t just grow in the US in 2023, it evolved, with the frequency of ransomware claims jumping 64% year-over-year, according to At-Bay. This was primarily driven by an explosion in “indirect” ransomware incidents which increased by more than 415% in 2023 than in 2022. Standing out among the biggest loss drivers were remote access tools, which accounted for 58% of ransomware attacks. Double leverage attacks – those using both data encryption and exfiltration – … More → The post Cybercriminals shift tactics to pressure more victims into paying ransoms appeared first on Help Net Security.

The PC Manager app has been kicking around the Microsoft Store since late 2022, but it's an optional download and not something that comes pre-installed with Windows 11. As such, it hasn't exactly been a mainstream hit – the app only has around 200 reviews as of writing. But as...Read Entire Article

A number of serious Windows bugs still haven't made their way into criminal circles, but that won't remain the case forever — and time is running short before ZDI releases exploit details.

We always think of [Scott Manley] as someone who knows a lot about rockets. So, if you think about it, it isn’t surprising he’s talking about GPS — after all, …read more

The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) warns it suffered a cyberattack, which disrupted its IT systems and online operations, including email and the Logbook of the World. [...]

The banking trojan "Grandoreiro" is spreading in a large-scale phishing campaign in over 60 countries, targeting customer accounts of roughly 1,500 banks. [...]