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Squid Game cryptocurrency creators pull the rug from under investors, steal millions

A cryptocurrency project based on Squid Game has allegedly pulled an exit scam, with millions of dollars stolen from investors. 
ZDNet 3 Nov 2021 13156 Views

Trojan Source attack: Code that says one thing to humans tells your compiler something very different, warn academics

The way Unicode's UTF-8 text encoding handles different languages could be misused to write malicious code that says one thing to humans and another to compilers, academics are warning.
The Register 2 Nov 2021 561 Views

Hive ransomware now encrypts Linux and FreeBSD systems

The Hive ransomware gang now also encrypts Linux and FreeBSD using new malware variants specifically developed to target these platforms.
BleepingComputer 1 Nov 2021 503 Views

TA575 criminal group using 'Squid Game' lures for Dridex malware

The emails come with subject lines saying things like "Squid Game is back, watch new season before anyone else," or pretend to offer victims a spot in the cast of the show's second season.
ZDNet 1 Nov 2021 602 Views

Luxury hotel chain in Thailand reports data breach

Cyberattackers claimed to have stolen the passport details and other personal information from visitors who stayed at Centara Hotels & Resorts.
ZDnet 29 Oct 2021 376 Views

Yet again, Cream Finance skimmed by crooks: $130m in crypto assets stolen

Third time's the unlucky charm for loan outfit Decentralized finance biz Cream Finance became further decentralized on Wednesday with the theft of $130m worth of crypto assets from its Ethereum lending protocol.…
The Register 29 Oct 2021 11931 Views

Adobe’s Surprise Security Bulletin Dominated by Critical Patches

Out of 92 security vulnerabilities, 66 are rated critical in severity, mostly allowing code execution. The most severe can lead to information disclosure.
Threatpost 28 Oct 2021 380 Views

Apple Patches Critical iOS Bugs; One Under Attack

Researchers found that one critical flaw in question is exploitable from the browser, allowing watering-hole attacks.
Threatpost 28 Oct 2021 466 Views

HTTPS Threats Grow More Than 314% Through 2021: Report

Packet Storm 28 Oct 2021 19993 Views

NPM packages disguised as Roblox API code caught carrying ransomware

Subverted libraries likely intended as a prank but should be taken seriously, say security researchers Yet another NPM library has turned up infected with malware. Security firm Sonatype on Wednesday said it had spotted two related malicious NPM libraries that were named so they might be mistaken for...
The Register 28 Oct 2021 11869 Views