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Kraken Crypto Exchange Hit by $3 Million Theft Exploiting Zero-Day Flaw
2024-06-19 16:40

Crypto exchange Kraken revealed that an unnamed security researcher exploited an "extremely critical" zero-day flaw in its platform to steal $3 million in digital assets and refused to return...

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2024-06-19 15:30

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UNC3886 Uses Fortinet, VMware 0-Days and Stealth Tactics in Long-Term Spying
2024-06-19 15:09

The China-nexus cyber espionage actor linked to the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Fortinet, Ivanti, and VMware devices has been observed utilizing multiple persistence mechanisms in...

"Researchers" exploit Kraken exchange bug, steal $3 million in crypto
2024-06-19 14:51

The Kraken crypto exchange disclosed today that alleged security researchers exploited a zero-day website bug to steal $3 million in cryptocurrency and then refused to return the funds. The hack was disclosed by Kraken Chief Security Officer Nick Percoco on X, explaining that the exchange's security team received a vague bug report on June 9th about an "Extremely critical" that allowed anyone to increase the balances in a Kraken wallet artificially.

Amtrak confirms crooks are breaking into accounts using creds swiped from other DBs
2024-06-19 13:00

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The Hacking of Culture and the Creation of Socio-Technical Debt
2024-06-19 11:09

4 If culture is like an operating system, then to hack it is to exploit the design of that system to gain unauthorized control and manipulate it towards a specific end. Sociologist James Davison Hunter, who popularized the phrase "Culture war," stresses that culture is used to justify violence to defend these identities.

Clever macOS malware delivery campaign targets cryptocurrency users
2024-06-19 11:06

Cryptocurrency users are being targeted with legitimate-looking but fake apps that deliver information-stealing malware instead, Recorded Future's researchers are warning. How cryptocurrency users get tricked into downloading the malware.

New Case Study: Unmanaged GTM Tags Become a Security Nightmare
2024-06-19 11:03

Are your tags really safe with Google Tag Manager? If you've been thinking that using GTM means that your tracking tags and pixels are safely managed, then it might be time to think again. In this...

New Threat Actor 'Void Arachne' Targets Chinese Users with Malicious VPN Installers
2024-06-19 10:23

Chinese-speaking users are the target of a never-before-seen threat activity cluster codenamed Void Arachne that employs malicious Windows Installer (MSI) files for virtual private networks (VPNs)...

Warning: Markopolo's Scam Targeting Crypto Users via Fake Meeting Software
2024-06-19 10:08

A threat actor who goes by alias markopolo has been identified as behind a large-scale cross-platform scam that targets digital currency users on social media with information stealer malware and...