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Critical Valve Bug Lets Gamers Add Unlimited Funds to Steam Wallets

Valve plugs an API bug found in its Steam platform that that abused the Smart2Pay system to add unlimited funds to gamer digital wallets.

Threatpost 17 Aug 2021 640 Views

Cyberattackers Embrace CAPTCHAs to Hide Phishing, Malware

CAPTCHA-protected malicious URLs are snowballing lately, researchers said.

Threatpost 14 Aug 2021 813 Views

SynAck ransomware group releases decryption keys as they rebrand to El_Cometa

Emsisoft is creating its own decryption utility based on the decryption keys released by the SynAck ransomware group.

ZDnet 14 Aug 2021 542 Views

Hackers reportedly threaten to leak data from Gigabyte ransomware attack

Gigabyte has been the victim of a cyberattack, which was reportedly the work of a ransomware outfit called RansomEXX.

The Verge 13 Aug 2021 630 Views

Hacker returns more than $260 million in cryptocurrency after Poly attack

The headline grabbing haul saw a cybercriminal steal more than $600 million in cryptocurrency.

ZDnet 12 Aug 2021 607 Views

eCh0raix Ransomware Variant Targets QNAP, Synology NAS Devices

Some bad actors are honing tools to go after small fry: This variant was refined to target not one, but two vendors’ devices that are common in SOHO setups.

Threatpost 11 Aug 2021 657 Views

Nearly one million credit cards offered on underground forum

D3Lab analysts found a new carding website trying to market itself with credit card data stolen in 2018 and 2019.

ZDnet 11 Aug 2021 752 Views

How to find and remove spyware from your phone

Surveillance isn't just the purview of nation-states and government agencies -- sometimes, it's closer to home.

ZDnet 10 Aug 2021 616 Views

‘Glowworm’ Attack Turns Power Light Flickers into Audio

Researchers have found an entirely new attack vector for eavesdropping on Zoom and other virtual meetings.

Threatpost 10 Aug 2021 588 Views

Beware! New Android Malware Hacks Thousands of Facebook Accounts

A new Android trojan has been found to compromise Facebook accounts of over 10,000 users in at least 144 countries since March 2021 via fraudulent apps distributed through Google Play Store and other third-party app marketplaces. Dubbed "FlyTrap," the previously undocumented malware is...

The Hacker News 9 Aug 2021 9684 Views