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The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has dismantled the infrastructure of what it described as a Russian botnet consisting of millions of hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices. According to the DoJ, RSOCKS was operating as a proxy service, but instead of offering customers IP addresses legitimately leased from internet service providers (ISPs), the firm was offering IP addresses that had been assigned to hacked devices. The DoJ said that together with law enforcement partners in Germany, the Netherlands and the UK it has…

Billions of usernames have fallen into the hands of hackers who are selling compromised logins on the Dark Web. According to a stark new study from Digital Shadows, more than 24billion username and password combinations are being sold on cybercrime marketplaces. That staggering number is equivalent to almost four times the world's population, which means there's a chance one of your logins has been stolen without you realising it.The study from the threat intelligence and digital risk protection firm noted a sharp rise in…

We always believe that a switched off phone thwarts the attack on it, it cannot be traced or tracked continuously but the cybercriminals find ways to penetrate even a switched off phone. We also consider iPhone to the safest among all mobile devices but it too can become vulnerable. Researchers from the Secure Mobile Networking Lab at the University of Darmstadt, Germany, have published a paper describing a theoretical method for hacking an iPhone — even if the device is off.…

Jonny Reid shared his experience of stealing encrypted assets in his MetaMask wallet on Twitter. Reid found that 41 ETH in MetaMask were transferred from MetaMask on 18th May. Reid believes that he has a “high level of security awareness’s” But with the help of friends working in cybersecurity, he is still unable to find the hack. The only thing he could do is strengthen security measures since then. Reid also pointed to a previously reported scam, in which scam groups monitor the content of all posts through the Twitter…

Passwords are one of the most important links in online security. They provide the first line of defense against unauthorized access to our computer, smartphone and all online accounts. A password is all that a hacker or cybercriminal needs to steal your money, personal information, break into your account or do any other dangerous damage. However, still many users fail to understand the criticality of keeping a unique and complex password that cannot be easily guessed. As Nord Password's annual list of 'most common…

The website of Russia's Ministry of Construction, Housing and Utilities appeared to have been hacked, with an internet search for the site leading to a "Glory to Ukraine" sign in Ukrainian.Russia's state news agency RIA late on Sunday quoted a ministry representative as saying that the site was down but users' personal data were protected.RIA said that other media had reported that hackers were demanding a ransom to prevent the public disclosure of users' data. Reuters was not able to ascertain which media outlets were…

On the Chain Reaction podcast this week, Lux Capital’s newest investor, Grace Isford, joined us to talk about the opaque but crucial world of web3 infrastructure. At Lux, Isford invests in the companies working behind the scenes to make sure crypto exchanges are secure and reliable enough to avoid being hacked. Before joining Lux this February, Isford was an investor at Canvas Ventures focused on enterprise software and fintech. A data infrastructure investment she worked on at Canvas revealed to her the opportunity…

On Tuesday morning, YouTube channels for some of the world’s biggest stars showered fans with strange music videos. Vevo channels for artists like Lil Nas X, Eminem, Drake, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, The Weeknd, Michael Jackson, Kanye West, and many others were affected. The channels in question have subscriber counts that add up to hundreds of millions. Before the videos disappeared, viewers saw bizarre clips of Paco Sanz, a Spanish conman sentenced to two years in jail after being convicted of fraud…

Guerrero-Saade, who has been at the forefront of research into AcidRain, says that where previous malware used by the Russians was narrowly targeted, AcidRaid is more of an all-purpose weapon. “What’s massively concerning about AcidRaid is that they’ve taken all the safety checks off,” he says. “With previous wipers, the Russians were careful to only execute on specific devices. Now those safety checks are gone, and they are brute-forcing. They have a capability they can reuse. The question is, what supply-chain attack…

While the handheld device - mobile phone getting hacked has been a nuisance for years, Apple Inc.'s iPhone 13 has been no exception. Although the iPhone 13 is equipped with latest technological marvels and apart from all its features and high performance, the phone has fallen prey to hackers.  There are multiple ways of hacking a device, and for most parts, its because of its users, rather than the phone. Hackers these days don't always try to make an invincible virus or malware to…