News for December 15, 2024

News for December 15, 2024

By I_g_o_r | Some news | 14 Dec 2024


New Transaction-Relay Jamming Vulnerability Let Attackers Exploits Bitcoin Nodes

https://gbhackers.com/new-transaction-relay-jamming-vulnerability/

 

Bitcoin ATM firm Byte Federal hacked via GitLab flaw, 58K users exposed

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bitcoin-atm-firm-byte-federal-hacked-via-gitlab-flaw-58k-users-exposed/

 

Crypto user loses $7.8 million in SolvBTC as phishing scams surge on social media

https://cryptoslate.com/crypto-user-loses-7-8-million-in-solvbtc-as-phishing-scams-surge-on-social-media/

 

Open source malware up 200% since 2023

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/11/open-source-malware/

 

Dogecoin flaw exploited by hacker, crashes 69% of nodes

https://cointelegraph.com/news/dogecoin-flaw-nodes-crash-69-percent

 

Hackers steal 390,000 WordPress credentials from other hackers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-390-000-wordpress-credentials-from-other-hackers/

 

US medical device giant Artivion says hackers stole files during cybersecurity incident

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/09/us-medical-device-giant-artivion-says-hackers-stole-files-during-cybersecurity-incident/

 

Ledger wallet user reports 10 BTC loss

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ledger-user-10-btc-loss-phishing-attack

 

Amadeus Electric Quartet - Carmen (Habanera)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QugLFzedHzk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZbKT-17Dk4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgBrK6ZNGXs

 

QR codes bypass browser isolation for malicious C2 communication

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qr-codes-bypass-browser-isolation-for-malicious-c2-communication/

 

The weight-loss drug boom has become one of the internet’s biggest scams

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/08/weight-loss-drug-boom-internets-biggest-scam.html

 

84 Arrested as Russian Ransomware Laundering Networks Disrupted

https://hackread.com/84-arrest-russia-ransomware-launder-network-disrupted/

 

Why Quantum Computing Will Dominate 2025 Markets

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2024-12-10/why-quantum-computing-will-dominate-2025-markets

 

Bitcoin Miner Purchases 112-Megawatt Texas Wind Farm, Takes it Off the Grid

https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/12/08/2345218/bitcoin-miner-purchases-112-megawatt-texas-wind-farm-takes-it-off-the-grid

 

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp hit by massive worldwide outage

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-hit-by-massive-worldwide-outage/

 

Radiant Capital says North Korea posed as ex-contractor to carry out $50M hack

https://cointelegraph.com/news/radiant-capital-north-korean-impersonated-ex-contractor-50-million-hack

 

Dark Flow Mystery: James Webb Telescope Unveils Bizarre Galactic Phenomenon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl2B8CdaQfU

 

Critical OpenWrt Flaw Exposes Firmware Update Server to Exploitation

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-openwrt-flaw-exposes-firmware-update-server-to-exploitation/

 

Black Basta Ransomware Evolves with Email Bombing, QR Codes, and Social Engineering

https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/black-basta-ransomware-evolves-with.html

 

This Tiny Quantum Computer Just Changed Everything!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqCQFY37obM

 

Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercrime-gang-arrested-after-turning-airbnbs-into-fraud-centers/

 

Crooks stole AWS credentials from misconfigured sites then kept them in open S3 bucket

https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/09/aws_credentials_stolen/

 

Deloitte Denies Breach, Claims Only Single System Affected

https://gbhackers.com/deloitte-denies-breach-claims-only-single-system-affected/

 

Who Are the Anunnaki | Marduk, Ninurta, Ishkur and Nannar Revealed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZpeKjydsf8

 

Crypto-stealing scam targets Web3 workers with fake meeting apps

https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-stealing-scammers-target-web3-workers-fake-meeting-apps

 

AI-Driven Quantum Calibration Achieved in Rigetti and Quantum Machines Challenge

https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/12/10/ai-driven-quantum-calibration-achieved-in-rigetti-and-quantum-machines-challenge/

 

Authorities Shut Down 27 DDoS-for-Hire Platforms, Arrest 3 Admins

https://hackread.com/authorities-shut-down-ddos-for-hire-platforms-arrest-3/

 

The Best of Violin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4eEylizW4I

 

Researchers Uncover Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in DeepSeek and Claude AI

https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/researchers-uncover-prompt-injection.html

 

China's Salt Typhoon recorded top American officials' calls, says White House

https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/09/white_house_salt_typhoon/

 

CERN Scientists Break Silence On Chilling New Discovery That Changes Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLWK4WyPxbE

 

Romanian energy supplier Electrica hit by ransomware attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanian-energy-supplier-electrica-hit-by-ransomware-attack/

 

Mexico Sides With China Over $100.2 Billion Deals, Beijing Dumps More USD For Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VocuqW86Gw

 

Socks5Systemz Botnet Powers Illegal Proxy Service with 85,000+ Hacked Devices

https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/socks5systemz-botnet-powers-illegal.html

 

Battery-like computer memory keeps working above 1,000°F

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-12-battery-memory-1000f.html

 

Shadow Operations | UFO Crash Retrievals and Cover-ups | J. Horton Films

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8rqH1UkwSs

 

Google reveals Willow, a new state-of-the-art quantum computing chip

https://www.neowin.net/news/google-reveals-willow-a-new-state-of-the-art-quantum-computing-chip/

 

Phishers Impersonating Police Arrested in Multi-Million Euro Scam

https://hackread.com/phishers-impersonate-police-arrest-million-euro-scam/

 

Vince Lanci: Making Sense Of What Just Happened In Syria

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BVxYBcQtdA

 

Qlik Sense for Windows Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution

https://gbhackers.com/qlik-sense-for-windows-vulnerability/

 

Ransomware attack hits leading heart surgery device maker

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-attack-hits-leading-heart-surgery-device-maker/

 

How Much Gold & Silver Millionaires Are Bringing Into 2025 - The Numbers May Surprise You!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8PIXxMzPJA

 

Hackers are exploiting a flaw in popular file-transfer tools to launch mass hacks, again

https://techcrunch.com/2024/12/10/hackers-are-exploiting-a-flaw-in-popular-file-transfer-tools-to-launch-mass-hacks-again/

 

China's 504-qubit quantum computer chip marks a new domestic record — will be globally available via the cloud

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/chinas-504-qubit-quantum-computer-chip-marks-a-new-domestic-record-will-be-globally-available-via-the-cloud

 

Yahoo Cybersecurity Team Sees Layoffs, Outsourcing of 'Red Team,' Under New CTO

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/12/12/210234/yahoo-cybersecurity-team-sees-layoffs-outsourcing-of-red-team-under-new-cto

 

China's $66 Trillion Dollar Plan For The Moon!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ish_ycyS4JU

 

Critical Windows Zero-Day Alert: No Patch Available Yet for Users

https://hackread.com/windows-zero-day-alert-no-patch-available-for-users/

 

QNAP High Severity Vulnerabilities Let Remote attackers to Compromise System

https://gbhackers.com/qnap-high-severity-vulnerabilities/

 

Shocking Historical Mysteries Nobody Can Explain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv4haltcGb4

 

New Cleo zero-day RCE flaw exploited in data theft attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-cleo-zero-day-rce-flaw-exploited-in-data-theft-attacks/

 

Google claims its new Willow quantum chip can swiftly solve a problem that would take a standard supercomputer 10 septillion years

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/quantum-computing/google-claims-its-new-willow-quantum-chip-can-swiftly-solve-a-problem-that-would-take-a-standard-supercomputer-10-septillion-years

 

DDoS attack on municipalities in Denmark

https://www.nordschleswiger.dk/de/cyberangriff-kommunen-webseiten-wahrscheinlich-von-pro-russischen-hackern-durchgefuehrt

 

How much youtube’s promoters are paid for promotions of products/services

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lunA0RB7Kq0

 

ShinyHunters, Nemesis Linked to Hacks After Leaking Their AWS S3 Bucket

https://hackread.com/shinyhunters-nemesis-hacks-aws-s3-bucket-leak/

 

Chinese hackers use Visual Studio Code tunnels for remote access

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chinese-hackers-use-visual-studio-code-tunnels-for-remote-access/

 

RedLine Malware Weaponizing Pirated Corporate Softwares To Steal Logins

https://gbhackers.com/redline-stealer-software/

 

China ‘PHASES OUT’ Windows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3g5UgJPIYU

 

Cisco Says Flaws in Industrial Routers, BGP Tool Remain Unpatched 8 Months After Disclosure

https://www.securityweek.com/cisco-says-flaws-in-industrial-routers-bgp-tool-remain-unpatched-8-months-after-disclosure/

 

NASA Finds Underground 'City' Hidden 100 Feet Below Icy Surface

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/nasa-finds-underground-city-hidden-100-feet-below-icy-surface

 

Cyber attack on a energy supply company in Romania

https://therecord.media/electric-distributor-cyberattack-romania

 

Auto parts giant LKQ says cyberattack disrupted Canadian business unit

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/auto-parts-giant-lkq-says-cyberattack-disrupted-canadian-business-unit/

 

Passenger Filmed A Flying UFO , Then This Happened

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4wqmLZ78fU

 

Fake Recruiters Distribute Banking Trojan via Malicious Apps in Phishing Scam

https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/fake-recruiters-distribute-banking.html

 

Encrypted messaging service intercepted, 2.3 million messages read by law enforcement

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/12/encrypted-messaging-service-intercepted-2-3-million-messages-read-by-law-enforcement

 

CISA confirms critical Cleo bug exploitation in ransomware attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-confirms-critical-cleo-bug-exploitation-in-ransomware-attacks/

 

Salto

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1x8LpiwZJPc

 

Eyecare Firm Care1 Exposes 2.2TB of Patient Records

https://hackread.com/canadian-eyecare-firm-care1-exposes-patient-records/

 

U.S. authorities seized cybercrime marketplace Rydox

https://securityaffairs.com/171956/cyber-crime/u-s-authorities-seized-marketplace-rydox.html

 

390,000+ WordPress Credentials Stolen via Malicious GitHub Repository Hosting PoC Exploits

https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/390000-wordpress-credentials-stolen-via.html

 

Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Ruijie Reyee Cloud Management Platform

https://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerabilities-found-in-ruijie-reyee-cloud-management-platform/

 

'Florida Is Getting New Gold Currency': State Leading in U.S., Uses New Technology | Jeremy Cordon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxOlWyV_5jc

 

Nigerian National Extradited to Nebraska for Wire Fraud Charges

https://gbhackers.com/nigerian-national-extradited/

 

'Dubai Police' Lures Anchor Wave of UAE Mobile Attacks

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/dubai-police-lures-uae-mobile-attacks

 

Global Ongoing Phishing Campaign Targets Employees Across 12 Industries

https://hackread.com/ongoing-phishing-campaign-targets-employees/

 

Pasqal and Riverlane Pursue Real-Time Quantum Error Correction for Fault-Tolerant Neutral Atom Technology

https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/12/10/pasqal-and-riverlane-pursue-real-time-quantum-error-correction-for-fault-tolerant-neutral-atom-technology/

 

Riccardo Cocchi & Yulia Zagoruychenko - "Babalu" - "La Dolce Vita" Gala Night 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCYff2evQOU

 

Hackers take a bite out of Krispy Kreme

https://www.ft.com/content/7732e6ed-c07e-4520-833e-b858ba9bd432

 

Black Basta Ransomware Uses MS Teams, Email Bombing to Spread Malware

https://hackread.com/black-basta-gang-ms-teams-email-bombing-malware/

 

Recession & 2nd Inflation Wave Coming in 2025 | Gareth Soloway

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLCkGHJIWko

 

Over 300K Prometheus Instances Exposed: Credentials and API Keys Leaking Online

https://thehackernews.com/2024/12/296000-prometheus-instances-exposed.html

 

Triad Nexus, Chinese Hackers Using 200,000 Domains For Widespread Cyber Attack

https://gbhackers.com/chinese-hackers-200k-domains-attack/

 

WPForms bug allows Stripe refunds on millions of WordPress sites

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/wpforms-bug-allows-stripe-refunds-on-millions-of-wordpress-sites/

 

Tango: Estefanía Gomez and Fernando Rodríguez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYOI6mAVPLw

 

New DCOM Attack Exploits Windows Installer for Backdoor Access

https://hackread.com/dcom-attack-exploits-windows-installer-backdoor-access/

 

Operation PowerOFF shuts down 27 DDoS-for-hire platforms

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/operation-poweroff-shuts-down-27-ddos-for-hire-platforms/

 

James Webb Telescope Captures Terrifying City Lights On Proxima B!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSHvoBmY8P4

 

Antidot Malware Attacking Employees Android Devices To Inject Malicious Payloads

https://gbhackers.com/antidot-malware-android-attack/

 

AuthQuake Flaw Allowed MFA Bypass Across Azure, Office 365 Accounts

https://hackread.com/authquake-flaw-mfa-bypass-azure-office-365-accounts/

 

New stealthy Pumakit Linux rootkit malware spotted in the wild

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-stealthy-pumakit-linux-rootkit-malware-spotted-in-the-wild/

 

Tibetan Flute, Stress Relief

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tpHBW6Ld30

 

Oasis Security Research Team Discovers Microsoft Azure MFA Bypass

https://www.oasis.security/resources/blog/oasis-security-research-team-discovers-microsoft-azure-mfa-bypass

 

Surprises From Mars! Gravitational Anomalies, Hidden Water and Atmosphere

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdqGW6VRD-o

 

New IOCONTROL malware used in critical infrastructure attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-iocontrol-malware-used-in-critical-infrastructure-attacks/

 

Google's Quantum Chip 'Willow' Just Made History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_h1RI9k1TA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB9K4CoYSIM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eINcrZGDQD0

 

India Preparing For A CBDC-Driven Economy, Central Bank Governor Says

https://www.zerohedge.com/crypto/india-preparing-cbdc-driven-economy-central-bank-governor-says

 

US Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm for Firewall Exploit, Ransomware Attacks

https://hackread.com/us-sanctions-chinese-cybersecurityfirm-firewall-ransomware/

 

Did NASA Find Fossilized Alien Bones On Mars And Are They Hiding It?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKvA_uUdOLY

 

Hunk Companion WordPress plugin exploited to install vulnerable plugins

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hunk-companion-wordpress-plugin-exploited-to-install-vulnerable-plugins/

 

MEET THE “WHEEL-LESS” BICYCLE THAT’S BREAKING ALL THE RULES AND TURNING HEADS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrmR42zIv0s

 

APT-C-60 Hackers Penetrate Org’s Network Using a Weapanized Google Drive link

https://gbhackers.com/apt-c-60-hackers-penetrate-orgs-network-using-a-weapanized-google-drive-link/

 

Quantinuum Entangles 50 Logical Qubits, Reports on Quantum Error Correction Advances

https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/12/13/quantinuum-entangles-50-logical-qubits-reports-on-quantum-error-correction-advances/

 

Scammers Exploit Fake Domains in Dubai Police Phishing Scams

https://hackread.com/scammers-fake-domains-dubai-police-phishing-scams/

 

Germany sinkholes BadBox malware pre-loaded on Android devices

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/germany-sinkholes-badbox-malware-pre-loaded-on-android-devices/

 

ECUADOR JUST CHANGED THE RARE EARTH GEOPOLITICAL GAME

https://gizadeathstar.com/2024/12/ecuador-just-changed-the-rare-earth-geopolitical-game/

 

National Museum of the Royal Navy hit by cyber attack

https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2024/12/national-museum-of-the-royal-navy-hit-by-cyber-attack/

 

Blockchain And Quantum Computing Are on a Collision Course, Expert Warns

https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/09/08/blockchain-and-quantum-computing-are-on-a-collision-course-expert-warns/

 

Raspberry Pi 500 computer-in-a-keyboard is now available for $90

https://liliputing.com/raspberry-pi-500-computer-in-a-keyboard-is-now-available-for-90/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/9/24316955/raspberry-pi-500-keyboard-computer-monitor

 

Barbara Carpino & Claudio Forte, Cuarteto Re!Tango

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvTfE9hnrzA

 

 

P.S. For those who want to have a list of annotations, here is the link to the article on how to do it with ChatGPT and Zapier

https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-summarize-an-article/

 

 

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