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    SparkCat Malware Exploits OCR to Pilfer Crypto Wallet Recovery Phrases from Images

    A newly identified malware operation, SparkCat, has infiltrated both Apple's App Store and Google Play via a network of counterfeit applications, aiming to siphon...

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    A new wave of cyberattacks linked to North Korean threat actors is taking aim at software developers by embedding malicious code in Python packages....

    Ransomware Extortion Diminishes to $813.5M in 2024, Plummeting from $1.25B in 2023

    The total illicit revenue amassed by ransomware syndicates throughout 2024 has contracted to $813.5 million, marking a substantial downturn from the staggering $1.25 billion siphoned in 2023. According to blockchain intelligence firm Chainalysis, the first half of 2024 alone saw $459.8 million extracted from victims, yet post-July, there was a...

    Cross-Platform JavaScript Heistware Targets Crypto Wallets in Fresh Lazarus Group Offensive

    The Lazarus Group, a cyber-syndicate linked to North Korea, has been observed orchestrating a nefarious operation that exploits fabricated LinkedIn job solicitations within the cryptocurrency and travel industries. The ultimate objective? Deploying insidious malware engineered to compromise Windows, macOS, and Linux environments alike. As per intelligence from cybersecurity entity Bitdefender,...

    Brazilian Hacker Faces U.S. Charges for Demanding $3.2 Million in Bitcoin Following Massive Data Breach

    A Brazilian national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly orchestrating an extortion scheme that involved pilfering sensitive data and demanding a multi-million-dollar Bitcoin ransom. Junior Barros De Oliveira, 29, hailing from Curitiba, Brazil, faces charges for his role in a cyberattack on a Brazilian subsidiary of a...

    North Korean Cybercriminals Expropriate $308M in Bitcoin from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin

    Authorities from Japan and the United States have definitively linked the pilfering of $308 million in cryptocurrency from the exchange platform DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber operatives. “This heist has been attributed to the TraderTraitor threat ensemble, alternatively known by aliases such as Jade Sleet, UNC4899,...

    Rockstar2FA Collapse Spurs Rise of FlowerStorm Phishing-as-a-Service

    A disruption to the phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform known as Rockstar2FA has created fertile ground for the rapid proliferation of a competing service, FlowerStorm, which has quickly gained traction among cybercriminals. “Evidence suggests the Rockstar2FA operation suffered a partial infrastructure failure, as its associated pages are now inaccessible,” Sophos revealed in...

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    100,000 look-alike domains resembling popular shopping sites!

    People who shop on the web, be careful, for the cybercriminals have planted over 100,000 look-alike domains resembling popular shopping sites! It seems like cybercriminals...

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