News for September 15, 2024

By I_g_o_r | Some news | 14 Sep 2024


Lazarus Group Targets Blockchain Pros with Fake Video Conferencing, Job Scam

https://hackread.com/lazarus-group-blockchain-fake-video-conferencing-job-scam/

 

Payment gateway data breach affects 1.7 million credit card owners

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/payment-gateway-data-breach-affects-17-million-credit-card-owners/

 

Penpie DeFi platform files reports with FBI, Singapore police after $27 million crypto theft

https://therecord.media/penpie-defi-protocol-ethereum-stolen

 

Researchers Details Attacks On Air-Gaps Computers To Steal Data

https://gbhackers.com/air-gap-attacks-data-theft/

 

Shining a Light on Shadow Apps: The Invisible Gateway to SaaS Data Breaches

https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/shining-light-on-shadow-apps-invisible.html

 

AI deepfake attacks will extend beyond videos and audio

https://cointelegraph.com/news/ai-deepfake-scams-threaten-crypto-wallets-2024

 

New Veeam Vulnerability Puts Thousands of Backup Servers at Risk

https://hackread.com/new-veeam-vulnerability-backup-servers-at-risk/

 

School district south of Seattle cancels classes Monday due to cyberattack

https://www.geekwire.com/2024/school-district-south-of-seattle-cancels-classes-monday-due-to-cyberattack/

 

Court Clears Researchers of Defamation For Identifying Manipulated Data

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/09/13/0125252/court-clears-researchers-of-defamation-for-identifying-manipulated-data

 

Beware Of Malicious Chrome Extension That Delivers Weaponized ZIP Archive

https://gbhackers.com/malicious-chrome-extension-zip/

 

Progress LoadMaster vulnerable to 10/10 severity RCE flaw

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/progress-loadmaster-vulnerable-to-10-10-severity-rce-flaw/

 

Chinese Hackers Using Open Source Tools To Launch Cyber Attacks

https://gbhackers.com/chinese-hackers-open-source-attacks/

 

Russia selling oil for gold in September

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2024-09-09/analysis-russia-selling-oil-gold-september

 

Oxford Ionics Sets New World Record In Qubit Readout

https://thequantuminsider.com/2024/09/10/oxford-ionics-sets-new-world-record-in-qubit-readout/

 

Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard sentenced to 11 years in prison

https://www.cp24.com/news/former-fashion-mogul-peter-nygard-sentenced-to-11-years-in-prison-1.7030239

 

Chinese Tag Team APTs Keep Stealing Asian Gov't Secrets

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chinese-tag-team-apts-keep-stealing-asian-govt-secrets

 

A capsule has been propelled through a Hyperloop test tube in a step forward for the transit system

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-capsule-propelled-hyperloop-tube-transit.html

 

U.S. CISA adds SonicWall SonicOS, ImageMagick and Linux Kernel bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

https://securityaffairs.com/168251/security/u-s-cisa-adds-sonicwall-sonicos-imagemagick-and-linux-kernel-bugs-to-its-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog.html

 

8-year-old girl helps thwart liquor store robbery with bat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1suRH7yTHo

 

NoName ransomware gang deploying RansomHub malware in recent attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/noname-ransomware-gang-deploying-ransomhub-malware-in-recent-attacks/

 

DOE announces $65M for quantum computing research

https://www.insidequantumtechnology.com/news-archive/quantum-news-briefs-september-10-doe-announces-65m-for-quantum-computing-research-xiphera-develops-quantum-resilient-hardware-security-solutions-for-space-psiquantum-announces-br/

 

Global Markets Shift as U.S. Inflation Moderates, Europe Economy Struggles & Gold Soars–Mohit Mittal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LDVPqERpXI

 

Liminal cleared by independent security audit after WazirX breach, no vulnerabilities found

https://cryptoslate.com/liminal-cleared-by-independent-security-audit-after-wazirx-breach-no-vulnerabilities-found/

 

Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Recalled Eggs Spreads Across Nine States

https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/salmonella-outbreak-linked-recalled-eggs-spreads-across-nine-states

 

1.7 million people hit in massive credit card data breach

https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/online-security/17-million-people-hit-in-massive-credit-card-data-breach-what-to-do-now

 

Looting Hits Gucci Store In DC As Chaos Breaks Out In City Center & Georgetown Areas

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/looting-hits-gucci-store-dc-chaos-breaks-out-city-center-georgetown-areas

 

Moth aims to bring quantum technology to gaming

https://venturebeat.com/ai/moth-aims-to-bring-quantum-technology-to-gaming/

 

Alien Artifacts on Mars: What NASA doesn't want you to know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9Nuy7mFIsE

 

Americans Lost $5.6 Billion Last Year In Crypto Fraud Scams (apnews.com)

https://news.slashdot.org/story/24/09/10/0211253/americans-lost-56-billion-last-year-in-crypto-fraud-scams

 

You can buy a diamond-making machine for $200,000 on Alibaba

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/09/you-can-buy-a-diamond-making-machine-for-200000-on-alibaba/

 

New PIXHELL acoustic attack leaks secrets from LCD screen noise

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-pixhell-acoustic-attack-leaks-secrets-from-lcd-screen-noise/

 

New ATM Scam That's Draining Bank Accounts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoJUYm5NIvE

 

Hackers Use Fake Domains to Trick Trump Supporters in Trading Card Scam

https://hackread.com/fake-domains-trump-supporters-trading-card-scam/

 

BREAKING: FED Bows Down to Wall Street, Reduces Banking Regulations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH1YaZS3V5U

 

Usable data hacked from air-gapped computer

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-usable-hacked-air-gapped.html

 

Genetic Testing Company Must Issue Refunds After Security Breach Disaster

https://gizmodo.com/genetic-testing-company-must-issue-refunds-after-security-breach-disaster-2000497147

 

REQUIEM FOR DARK MATTER?

https://gizadeathstar.com/2024/09/requiem-for-dark-matter/

 

How to Stop Brute-Force Attack Using Fail2Ban on Ubuntu 24.04

https://ubuntushell.com/prevent-brute-force-attack-using-fail2ban/

 

Rogue WHOIS server gives researcher superpowers no one should ever have

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/rogue-whois-server-gives-researcher-superpowers-no-one-should-ever-have/

 

Payments in Singapore With Stablecoins Rise to Almost $1 Billion

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-11/payments-in-singapore-with-stablecoins-rise-to-almost-1-billion

 

US Gov Removing Four-Year-Degree Requirements for Cyber Jobs

https://www.securityweek.com/us-gov-removing-four-year-degree-requirements-for-cyber-jobs/

 

Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt-out option

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/facebook-scraping-photos-data-no-opt-out/104336170

 

Former Samsung execs arrested for allegedly using stolen memory tech to build chip factory in China — suspects leaked $3.2B worth of Samsung secrets

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/former-samsung-execs-arrested-for-allegedly-using-stolen-memory-tech-to-build-chip-factory-in-china-suspects-leaked-dollar32b-worth-of-samsung-secrets

 

How Adaptive Tree Structures Tackle Blockchain Scalability Issues

https://hackernoon.com/how-adaptive-tree-structures-tackle-blockchain-scalability-issues

 

ING Bank: This Gold Rally Is "Just Getting Started"

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/ing-bank-gold-rally-just-getting-started

 

Chinese hackers linked to cybercrime syndicate arrested in Singapore

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/chinese-hackers-linked-to-PlugX-malware-arrested-in-singapore/

 

Restaurants with omakase menu at $680 a person. Who can afford it?

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-toronto-nobu-mott-32/

 

The bitcoin ATM has emerged as one of cryptocurrency’s biggest threats

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/08/biggest-risks-of-accessing-crypto-through-bitcoin-atm.html

 

New Loki Backdoor Attacking macOS Systems

https://gbhackers.com/loki-macos-attack/

 

Grocery Budget for about $50+ for the Week

https://www.allrecipes.com/50-dollar-grocery-budget-and-dinners-for-one-week-8549649

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/food-budget-40-per-week-in-new-york-city/

 

Popular French retailers confirm hackers stole customer data

https://therecord.media/france-retailers-hacked-confirm-cyberattack

 

Indonesian crypto exchange Indodax goes offline after suspected $22M hack

https://cointelegraph.com/news/indodax-crypto-exchange-hacked-22-million-loss

 

"Start PREPARING Yourself..." | Ray Dalio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUCYIj1dg6o

 

Ransomware Disguised as a Game: Kransom’s Attack Through DLL Side-Loading

https://hackread.com/ransomware-disguised-game-kransoms-attack-dll-side-loading/

 

Gold Repatriation Surges Ahead of U.S. Election; Russia Ramps Up 600%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzPP9SV-tw8

 

Fake password manager coding test used to hack Python developers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-password-manager-coding-test-used-to-hack-python-developers/

 

Germany Suspends Schengen, Immigration Repercussion Across The Entire EU

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/germany-suspends-schengen-immigration-repercussion-across-entire-eu

 

Hackers Proxyjack & Cryptomine Selenium Grid Servers

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/hackers-proxyjack-and-cryptomine-selenium-grid-servers

 

From Amazon to Target: Hackers Mimic Top Brands in Global Crypto Scam

https://hackread.com/amazon-target-hackers-top-brands-crypto-scam/

 

Singapore Police arrest six men allegedly involved in a cybercrime syndicate

https://securityaffairs.com/168320/uncategorized/singapore-police-arrested-6-men-cybercrime-ring.html

 

Attacker drains $1.4M from CUT token pools via mysterious unverified contract

https://cointelegraph.com/news/attacker-1-4-million-cut-token-pools-unverified-contract

 

It's Happening - China Launches World's First Thorium Nuclear Reactor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4EJQPWjFj8

 

Amateurish 'CosmicBeetle' Ransomware Stings SMBs in Turkey

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/amateurish-cosmicbeetle-ransomware-targets-smbs-turkey

 

Threat Actors Using New Malware Toolkit That Involves IIS Backdoor, DNS Tunneling

https://gbhackers.com/iis-backdoor-dns-tunneling/

 

What Aristotle Knew About Oligarchy That We Forgot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMguSl8PHS4

 

New Vo1d Malware Infects 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Worldwide

https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/beware-new-vo1d-malware-infects-13.html

 

Discovery of a new phase of matter in 2D which defies normal statistical mechanics

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/09/240911112141.htm

 

Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack

https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/iranian-cyber-group-oilrig-targets.html

 

UK police and crime minister’s purse stolen at police conference

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/britains-crime-minister-has-purse-stolen-meeting-police-officers-2024-09-12/

 

Massive discount fee exploit discovered in DeFi protocol DittoETH patch

https://cointelegraph.com/news/code4rena-discount-fee-exploit-defi

 

As Quantum Computing Threats Loom, Microsoft Updates Its Core Crypto Library

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/09/12/0624230/as-quantum-computing-threats-loom-microsoft-updates-its-core-crypto-library

 

'Greater Depression' is Here: Doug Casey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URZpE6Bt3iA

 

BT spots 2,000 potential attacks on its network a second

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bt-spots-2-000-potential-101040190.html

 

Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus military official

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

 

China’s Huawei Shows the World Its $2,800 ‘Trifold’ Phone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo3n7R4TwCM

https://dnyuz.com/2024/09/10/chinas-huawei-shows-the-world-its-2800-trifold-phone/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/10/business/huawei-trifold-iphone.html

 

Coinbase launches its wrapped bitcoin, cbBTC, on the Ethereum and Base networks, supported by various DeFi services for trading, lending, and as collateral

https://www.coindesk.com/business/2024/09/12/coinbases-wrapped-bitcoin-cbbtc-goes-live/

 

The Sun Is Doing Something That It Is Not Supposed To Do, And That Could Mean Big Trouble In The Months Ahead

https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/sun-doing-something-it-not-supposed-do-and-could-mean-big-trouble-months-ahead

 

Malware locks browser in kiosk mode to steal Google credentials

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malware-locks-browser-in-kiosk-mode-to-steal-google-credentials/

 

Fortinet Confirms Limited Data Breach After Hacker Leaks 440 GB of Data

https://hackread.com/fortinet-confirms-data-breach-hacker-data-leak/

 

Stranded Astronauts Make First Public Statement Since Being Left Behind On ISS

https://slashdot.org/story/24/09/13/2158239/stranded-astronauts-make-first-public-statement-since-being-left-behind-on-iss

 

Smart mouthguard allows users to control devices with their tongue and teeth

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-09-smart-mouthguard-users-devices-tongue.html

 

Port of Seattle hit by Rhysida ransomware in August attack

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/port-of-seattle-says-rhysida-ransomware-was-behind-august-attack/

 

Global Meltdown: Gold & Silver Diverge, Signals Economic Collapse | George Milling-Stanley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdI3floITao

 

NCA Arrests Teenager in Walsall Over TfL Cyber Attack

https://hackread.com/nca-arrests-walsall-teenager-tfl-cyber-attack/

 

RansomHub claims Kawasaki cyberattack, threatens to leak stolen data

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomhub-claims-kawasaki-cyberattack-threatens-to-leak-stolen-data/

 

How Grocery Stores SCAM YOU!!

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqviBPG2uPE

 

New Linux malware Hadooken targets Oracle WebLogic servers

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-linux-malware-hadooken-targets-oracle-weblogic-servers/

 

Russian Hackers Hit Taiwan Bourse, Bank in Surprise Attack

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-13/hackers-hit-taiwan-bourse-major-bank-in-mystery-foreign-attack

 

UFO Caught on Camera Near the Moon – Is This Finally Proof of Aliens?

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

 

Ivanti warns high severity CSA flaw is now exploited in attacks

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-warns-high-severity-csa-flaw-is-now-exploited-in-attacks/

 

New Android Malware Ajina.Banker Steals 2FA Codes, Spreads via Telegram

https://hackread.com/android-malware-ajina-banker-steal-2fa-codes-telegram/

 

23andMe to pay $30 million in genetics data breach settlement

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/23andme-to-pay-30-million-in-genetics-data-breach-settlement/

 

Microsoft VS Code Undermined in Asian Spy Attack

https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-vs-code-undermined-in-asian-spy-attack

 

Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2024/09/scammers-advertise-fake-applecare-service-via-github-repos

 

Hacker Tricks ChatGPT to Get Details for Making Homemade Bombs

https://gbhackers.com/chatgpt-get-details/

 

Apple Vision Pro Vulnerability Exposed Virtual Keyboard Inputs to Attackers

https://thehackernews.com/2024/09/apple-vision-pro-vulnerability-exposed.html

 

Saudi Central Bank Caught Secretly Buying 160 Tonnes of Gold in Switzerland

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2024-09-12/saudi-central-bank-caught-secretly-buying-160-tonnes-gold-switzerland

 

 

 

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

 

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