by Syndicated News Feed | Jan 12, 2025 | IT Security |
A pastor at a Pasco, Washington, church has been indicted on 26 counts of fraud for allegedly operating a cryptocurrency scam that defrauded investors of millions between 2021 and 2023. The US Department of Justice says the pastor, Francier Obando Pinillo, 51, used...
by Syndicated News Feed | Jan 11, 2025 | IT Security
The IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and fraudulent returns. An Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit...
by Syndicated News Feed | Jan 11, 2025 | IT Security
A deceptive proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2024-49113 (aka “LDAPNightmare”) on GitHub infects users with infostealer malware that exfiltrates sensitive data to an external FTP server. The tactic isn’t novel, as there have been multiple...
by Syndicated News Feed | Jan 10, 2025 | IT Security
Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents from officials investigating real-estate sales near American military bases, it’s reported. Citing three folks familiar with the matter, CNN said the Chinese government-backed...
by Syndicated News Feed | Jan 10, 2025 | IT Security
Spanish telecommunications company Telefónica confirms its internal ticketing system was breached after stolen data was leaked on a hacking forum. Telefónica is a Spanish multinational telecommunications company operating in twelve countries with over 104,000...
by Syndicated News Feed | Jan 10, 2025 | IT Security
Threat actors are employing a new tactic called “transaction simulation spoofing” to steal crypto, with one attack successfully stealing 143.45 Ethereum, worth approximately $460,000. The attack, spotted by ScamSniffer, highlights a flaw in transaction...
