New Android malware can hack every top phone maker’s security, and costs less than a second-hand iPhone

Oblivion is a newly observed Android Remote Access Trojan which reportedly targets a range of popular devices running Android 8 through 16. Security researchers at Certo have examined the tool, which is sold on a subscription basis starting at $300, Read More …

15 million French citizens affected by massive data breach following cyberattack on medical software

A massive data breach concerning the data of 15 million people in France has been revealed after a cyberattack targeted 1,500 doctors using medical software. The administrative data of around 15 million French citizens, along with notes written by their Read More …

New AirSnitch attack bypasses Wi-Fi encryption in homes, offices, and enterprises

It’s hard to overstate the role that Wi-Fi plays in virtually every facet of life. The organization that shepherds the wireless protocol says that more than 48 billion Wi-Fi-enabled devices have shipped since it debuted in the late 1990s. New Read More …

Conduent data breach gets bigger, more than 25 million people across the US are now affected

A ransomware attack that caused a massive data breach for one of the largest government contractors in the U.S. keeps expanding. In early February, it was reported that 10 million people were impacted by the Conduent breach a year after Read More …

North Korea’s Lazarus Group targets healthcare orgs with Medusa ransomware

North Korea’s Lazarus Group appears to have added another tool to its kit. It has begun using Medusa ransomware in extortion attacks targeting at least one US healthcare organization and an unnamed victim in the Middle East, according to Symantec Read More …

Fake Zoom meeting “update” silently installs surveillance software

A fake Zoom meeting website is silently pushing surveillance software onto Windows machines. Visitors land on a convincing imitation of a Zoom video call. Moments later, an automatic “Update Available” countdown downloads a malicious installer—without asking for permission. The software Read More …

Australia: Cyber attack takes major chicken processor Hazeldenes offline leaving businesses without meat

A cyber attack at major chicken meat processor Hazeldenes in central Victoria has led it to shutdown its wi-fi system on site, and a shortage of chicken at pubs and butchers across the state. Retail and industry have told the Read More …

AWS says more than 600 FortiGate firewalls hit in AI-augmented campaign

Cybercriminals armed with off-the-shelf generative AI tools compromised more than 600 internet-exposed FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries in just over a month, according to a new incident report from AWS. The campaign, which ran from mid-January to mid-February, relied less Read More …

Hacker gained access to PayPal systems resulting in unauthorised transactions

Some PayPal users have started to receive email from the company confirming a data breach that exposed personal information to a threat actor who gained access to PayPal’s systems, leading to some seeing unauthorized transactions on their accounts and the Read More …