Security News > 2022 > June

Harmony blockchain loses nearly $100M due to hacked private keys
2022-06-27 18:14

We wish to provide the suspect an opportunity to communicate with the Harmony Foundation and return all funds. The Harmony team is interested in communicating and negotiating.

US, Brazil seize 272 websites used to illegally download music
2022-06-27 18:00

The domains of six websites that streamed and provided illegal downloads of copyrighted music were seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and the Department of Justice. "According to court documents, law enforcement identified these six domains as being used to distribute copyrighted material without the authorization of the copyright holders," the Justice Department said today in a press release.

US seizes websites used to illegally download and stream music
2022-06-27 18:00

The domains of six websites that streamed and provided illegal downloads of copyrighted music were seized by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations and the Department of Justice. "According to court documents, law enforcement identified these six domains as being used to distribute copyrighted material without the authorization of the copyright holders," the Justice Department said today in a press release.

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FTC warns of LGBTQ+ extortion scams – be aware before you share!
2022-06-27 17:58

Sadly, over the years, we've needed to write numerous Naked Security warnings about romance scammers and sextortionists. The bad news is that there is a form of online sexual extortion that is effectively hybrid of romance scamming and porn scamming, where the criminals involved do indeed have content with which to blackmail you.

Microsoft will fix Windows RRAS, VPN issues for all users in July
2022-06-27 16:40

Microsoft has finally confirmed Internet connectivity issues affecting servers with Routing and Remote Access Service enabled after installing Windows updates released as part of this month's Patch Tuesday. Microsoft has now revealed that these issues have been addressed in last week's optional Windows cumulative update previews.

Vice Society claims ransomware attack on Med. University of Innsbruck
2022-06-27 16:31

The Vice Society ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for last week's cyberattack against the Medical University of Innsbruck, which caused severe IT service disruption and the alleged theft of data. The research university has 3,400 students and 2,200 employees and offers extensive medical care services, including surgeries.

How to install and use the Bitwarden Chrome plugin
2022-06-27 15:45

With that said, let's get the Bitwarden Chrome plugin installed and see how it's used. Open Chrome and point it to the Bitwarden Chrome plugin page in the Chrome Web Store.

Microsoft Exchange bug abused to hack building automation systems
2022-06-27 15:39

A Chinese-speaking threat actor has hacked into the building automation systems of several Asian organizations to backdoor their networks and gain access to more secured areas in their networks. The APT group, whose activity was spotted by Kaspersky ICS CERT researchers, focused on devices unpatched against CVE-2021-26855, one of the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities collectively known as ProxyLogon.

LockBit 3.0 introduces the first ransomware bug bounty program
2022-06-27 15:09

The LockBit ransomware operation has released 'LockBit 3.0,' introducing the first ransomware bug bounty program and leaking new extortion tactics and Zcash cryptocurrency payment options. The ransomware operation launched in 2019 and has since grown to be the most prolific ransomware operation, accounting for 40% of all known ransomware attacks in May 2022.

How to use Bitwarden on Android
2022-06-27 14:29

Bitwarden is so well designed and developed that anyone can use the app with very little problem. Let's dig into this feature, so you can take full advantage of Bitwarden on Android.