In a large-scale international investigation, the Amsterdam police, led by the Public Prosecution Service, and the American FBI have taken down the criminal proxy service Anyproxy. This service had been used by cybercriminals since 2004 to anonymously commit criminal acts, including phishing, ransomware attacks and data theft. Anyproxy has been used to shut down networks…
Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a large-scale ad fraud campaign that has leveraged hundreds of malicious apps published on the Google Play Store to serve full-screen ads and conduct phishing attacks. “The apps display out-of-context ads and even try to persuade victims to give away credentials and credit card information in phishing attacks,” Bitdefender said…
It takes just one email to compromise an entire system. A single well-crafted message can bypass filters, trick employees, and give attackers the access they need. Left undetected, these threats can lead to credential theft, unauthorized access, and even full-scale breaches. As phishing techniques become more evasive, they can no longer be reliably caught by…
From the We-Wish-This-Was-An-April-Fools-Joke-But-It’s-Not department: It appears that another plastic surgery entity has fallen prey to a cyberattack, and once again, a lot of sensitive patient data has been leaked. Paul Vitenas, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.S. is the founder of Vitenas Cosmetic Surgery, Mirror Mirror Beauty Boutique, and the Houston Surgery Center in Texas. On March 5, …
Korea Joong Ang Daily reports: Luxury brand Dior is facing criticism in Korea for its inadequate response to a recent data breach that exposed the personal information of customers in Korea. While the company notified the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC), it failed to report the hacking incident to the Korea Internet & Security Agency…
Tim Starks reports: A hacker working on behalf of the Sinaloa drug cartel infiltrated cameras and phones to track an FBI official in Mexico investigating the drug lord El Chapo, then used data from that surveillance to kill and intimidate potential sources and witnesses the agent was meeting with, a Justice Department watchdog report revealed….
Eleanor M. Ross, Cassidy Kim, Olivia Bellini of Greenberg Traurig, LLP write: On April 11, 2025, the DOJ’s National Security Division (NSD) issued a Compliance Guide, Implementation and Enforcement Policy, and FAQs for its Data Security Program (DSP), finalized pursuant to Executive Order 14117 and the 28 C.F.R. Part 202. The DSP is primarily designed to prevent certain cross-border data flows…
