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MercadoLibre, one of the most important e-commerce companies in Latin America, confirmed unauthorized access to a part of its source code, in addition to confirming that the attackers managed to access the personal records of some 300,000 users. The company has not confirmed that its IT infrastructure was affected during the incident. The Argentine firm […]
Thousands of people in France experienced difficulties accessing the Internet due to what appears to be a cyberattack deployed by the Russian government over the past few days. Around 9,000 users of a satellite Internet service provided by Nordnet were affected by this incident, which would have started at the end of February. Separately, Eutelsat […]
Nigerian authorities are still working on the case of the four employees accused of committing electronic fraud against Fidelity Bank to the tune of more than 870 million Naira. According to the report, the testimony of a new witness will be instrumental in convicting Olusegun Babasola, Abisola Ahmed, Uchechukwu Uma and Jude Alphaeus. The defendants […]
Thousands of routers owned by small businesses and homes in the Netherlands were hacked in what appears to be a botnet operation by a dangerous Russian hacking group. According to early reports, these devices were compromised by Unit 74455, also known as Sandworm or BlackEnergy. MIVD, a Dutch military intelligence group, managed to track down […]
A hacktivism group allegedly linked to the Anonymous hacking operation claims to have found a way to alter maritime traffic data in order to divert the luxurious Graceful yatch, owned by Vladimir Putin from its established route, showing that its new destination was “hell”. It should be remembered that this hacking group has undertaken multiple […]
Having successfully compromised more than 300 Russian websites, Anonymous hackers are offering the Kremlin-sent military 5 million rubles (about $45,000 USD) for each tank withdrawn from combat in a bid to deplete Vladimir Putin forces. The hacktivists claim to have more than a billion rubles to carry out their plan, so they advise Russian troops […]
The Russian military campaign in Ukraine has generated reactions of all kinds, including in the world of cybersecurity. A recent report notes that an unknown actor managed to hack several charging stations for electric cars on the outskirts of Moscow, disabling the service and posting messages against Vladimir Putin’s regime. For hours, Russian citizens who […]
Starting Tuesday, March 1, Toyota will suspend production at all 28 lines of its 14 plants in Japan after experiencing multiple failures potentially stemming from a potential cyberattack against supplier Kojima Industries, which operates domestically. The company reports that this failure has conditioned its communications with Toyota, so for the moment the automotive firm could […]
The technology company Axis reports being in the process of being reinstated after being the victim of a powerful cyberattack that severely impacted its systems in recent days. Specialized in the manufacture of cameras detected unusual activity in their systems during February 20, so they decided to limit some functions and initiate an investigation. “We […]
A security report says Bridgestone Americas has had to temporarily disconnect some of its manufacturing facilities after it detected what appears to be a massive cyberattack on Sunday morning. The company mentions that at the moment it is not possible to determine the scope of the incident but that all the necessary measures will continue […]
A Trojan malware hidden in a pirate movie was the point of entry to the IT systems of the cryptocurrency exchange platform 2gether, which suffered a hack and millionaire Bitcoin and Ethereum theft back in 2020. In an official statement, Spanish Police reported that its team of the Cybercrime Department arrested 5 people allegedly related […]
Spanish authorities announced the arrest of five people accused of hacking a cryptocurrency exchange company, an incident that resulted in the theft of more than €6 million. This is the first case of cryptocurrency fraud that Spain police have solved. Reports suggest that the hackers in charge of this operation used a sophisticated variant of […]
Fans of South Korean music group BTS were surprised when they came across what appeared to be an unreleased song on the official Spotify profile of Suga, the rapper and songwriter of the global music sensation. The surprise of the users was even greater when, when playing the song, they came across a version of […]
Expeditors International, a renowned U.S.-based logistics and transportation firm, became the victim of a critical cyberattack that forced the disruption of most of its operations around the world. This is one of the most important companies in its field, generating revenues of up to $10 billion USD per year and operating in 350 locations around […]
A cybersecurity specialist received a bug bounty of $250,000 USD thanks to his report of a critical vulnerability in the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase whose exploitation would have allowed a complex electronic fraud to be carried out. The researcher identified as Tree of Alpha was recognized by the exchange platform, receiving one of the largest vulnerability […]
Non-fungible token (NFT) trading platforms have become one of the main targets for threat actors seeking quick profits at the expense of enthusiasts of this digital art samples. According to a report, the OpenSea platform suffered a phishing attack that led to the theft of millions of dollars in NFT, an incident that has taken […]
Dozens of families in the Needham School District fell for what appears to be a bad joke after receiving an email notifying them that this week’s classes would be canceled. According to the report, the email appeared legitimate and appeared to be sent from the school district’s official accounts. Specifically, the message claimed that Pollard […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reported that Mexican businessman Carlos Guerrero pleaded guilty to conspiracy to sell and use hacking tools while serving as director of a commercial consortium he also owned. Between 2014 and 2017, Guerrero negotiated the purchase of various hacking, espionage and geolocation tools developed by firms based in Italy […]
A few hours before the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers security teams confirmed the detection of a ransomware attack on their corporate networks. The attack was confirmed by the NFL team after the operators of the BlackByte ransomware included the 49ers in their list of victims, published on a dark web platform. In its […]
Recent reports indicate that Russian authorities have sentenced three teenagers to five years in prison for an unprecedented reason: the young men allegedly “conspired” to blow up a virtual version of the building of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) created in the popular video game Minecraft. About Minecraft, specialists mention that this has become […]
This morning, the Portuguese unit of telecommunications company Vodafone confirmed that a hacking group disrupted its services overnight Monday, in what appears to be a failed attempt to access its customers’ personal data. In its statement, the company said the technical issues caused thousands of customers to suffer disruptions to their phone call services and […]