Social engineering attacks lure Indian users to install Android banking trojans

Microsoft has observed ongoing activity from mobile banking trojan campaigns targeting users in India with social media messages designed to steal users’ information for financial fraud. Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending messages designed to Read More …

Ducktail fashion week

Ducktail is a malware family that has been active since the second half of 2021 and aims to steal Facebook business accounts. Kaspersky Daily Iran, WithSecure, and GridinSoft have all covered Ducktail attacks: the infostealer spread under the guise of documents Read More …

Modern Asian APT groups’ tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs)

This report consists of six main sections – Incidents involving Asian APT groups in various regions of the planet Information on five unique incidents that Kaspersky researchers detected in different parts of the world. Each incident is a unique case within Read More …

Thailand: Trio arrested for alleged involvement in major data breach

A trio, consisting of an insurance broker, a programmer, and a Facebook page administrator, has been apprehended for their alleged involvement in a significant data breach operation. They stand accused of compromising and subsequently selling the personal data of over Read More …

Indian hackers launch cyber attacks on Qatar to avenge death penalty of former Navy officers

An Indian hacker group, named ‘Indian Cyber Force’ launched cyber attacks on Qatar in response to the death sentence handed to eight former Indian Navy officers by a Qatari court in Espionage case. The Indian hackers claimed of carrying out Read More …

Personal data of 665,000 Marina Bay Sands lifestyle rewards members accessed in data security breach

The personal data of 665,000 Marina Bay Sands customers was accessed in a data security breach in October. The “unauthorised access” took place on Oct 19 and Oct 20 and involved the data of some Sands LifeStyle rewards programme members, Read More …

Online store exposed millions of Chinese citizen IDs

A security researcher said he discovered millions of Chinese citizen identity numbers spilling online after an e-commerce store left its database exposed to the internet. Viktor Markopoulos, a security researcher working for CloudDefense.ai, said he found the database belonging to Read More …

Casio Data Breach Impacts Customers in 149 Countries

Japanese electronics colossus Casio Computer Co., Ltd. has suffered a data breach on its ClassPad education platform, impacting customers in 149 countries. A technical failure on October 11, 2023, alerted Casio to the cyber intrusion that culminated in an unauthorized Read More …

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact

Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, a job offer to teach Chinese cooking at a restaurant Read More …