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2020-10-01 21:05:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Emotet Emails Strike Thousands of DNC Volunteers

Hundreds of U.S. organizations on Thursday received emails purporting to come from the Democratic National Committee, in a new politically charged Emotet spear-phishing attack.

Hacks Malware Web Security Democratic National Committee DNC Emotet Hack Malware Microsoft Spam Spear Phishing Team Blue US Presidential Elections Volunteer Recruitment Voting
2020-10-01 20:42:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
QR Codes: A Sneaky Security Threat

What to watch out for, and how to protect yourself from malicious versions of these mobile shortcuts.

InfoSec Insider Malware Mobile Security Web Security Brian Foster Contactless Cyberattacks How To Spot Infosec Insider Malicious Links Mobile Security Mobileiron QR Codes Scanning Security Threats
2020-10-01 18:27:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Attack Uses Multiple CAPTCHAs

Cybercriminals set up three different CAPTCHAs that Office 365 targets must click through before the final phishing page.

Cloud Security Web Security Captcha Compromised Email Credential Theft Domain Email Credentials Hack Menlo Security Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Phishing Attack Recaptcha Scam
2020-10-01 18:26:00 UTC
HackRead
HackRead
New malware found targeting IoT devices, Android TV globally

By Sudais Asif

The malware has been active since May 2019 but its new variant targets both macOS and Android-based devices.

This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New malware found targeting IoT devices, Android TV globally

Android Malware Security DDOS Linux MacOS Windows
2020-10-01 17:10:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
NFL, NBA Players Hacked in Would-Be Cyber-Slam-Dunk

Federal prosecutors charged two men with crimes that carry up to 20 years in prison.

Government Hacks Web Security Account Takeover Charged Department Of Justice Extortion Federal Court Federal Crimes Hack Nba Nfl Players Ronnie Magrehbi Social Media Accounts Trevontae Washington
2020-10-01 16:36:00 UTC
Krebs on Security
Krebs on Security
Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam

Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under economic sanctions, the Treasury Department warned today.

Ransomware Cryptolocker Eversheds Sutherland Evgeniy Mikhailovich Bogachev Evil Corp. Ginger Faulk Lazarus Group Office Of Foreign Assets Control SamSam Ransomware Treasury Department
2020-10-01 16:20:00 UTC
Dark Reading
Dark Reading
Russian National Sentenced to 7+ Years for Hacking US Tech Firms

Yevgeniy Nikulin received an 88-month sentence for breaking into LinkedIn, Dropbox, and the now-defunct social platform Formspring.

2020-10-01 16:16:00 UTC
ThreatPost
ThreatPost
Spammers Smuggle LokiBot Via URL Obfuscation Tactic

Researchers say that the campaign sidesteps end user detection and security solutions.

Malware Web Security LokiBot Malware Malicious Email Powerpoint Attachment Semantic TrustWave URI URL URL Obfuscation URL Syntax Windows Binary
2020-10-01 16:15:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Anti-cheat servers for Battlefield, Medal of Honor vulnerable to remote exploitation

PunkBuster solution ended up punk’d by two reverse engineers who took an interest in the cheat-busting system

2020-10-01 16:15:00 UTC
The Daily Swig
The Daily Swig
Anti-cheat gaming servers for Battlefield, Medal of Honor vulnerable to remote exploitation

PunkBuster solution ended up punk’d by two reverse engineers who took an interest in the cheat-busting system

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A total of 35 breaches were found and analysed resulting in 4,063,408 leaked accounts containing a total of 26 different data types. The breaches found publicly and freely available included ESN, Stealer Log 0456, SVR Labs, Kuchenland and Stealer Log 0455