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US, UK, Dutch Agencies Expose Iranian ‘Chosen Brick’ Surveillance Malware
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (491+ words) US, UK, and Dutch government agencies published a report detailing the malware, and the FBI described the abuse of Telegram for C&C. Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies in the US, UK, and Netherlands have issued a joint advisory warning of a…...
KREMLIN Malware Exposed: Brazilian Banking Operation Uses
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Scammers use 'The Odyssey' buzz to steal personal information
5+ hour, 44+ min ago (396+ words) Consumers eager to watch Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" are being warned about fraudulent websites that claim to stream the blockbuster for free but may instead be designed to steal personal and financial information. The Better Business Bureau is alerting movie…...
Don’t fall for fake MyChart phishing emails
4+ hour, 44+ min ago (288+ words) (WXIN) — According to MyChart, roughly 190 million patients around the world use the online portal for communication with their healthcare providers. That’s a big pool of potential scam victims, and that’s why there’s been a recent surge in scam activity targeting…...
MyChart urges patients to stay alert of phishing scam
8+ hour, 19+ min ago (230+ words) WASHINGTON (TNND) — MyChart, the online medical portal company, is warning patients of a recent uptick in phishing scams over the past two weeks. Scammers are using the logo to create emails, text messages, phone calls and websites to get patients…...
The Rada adopted a bill on fraudulent call centers
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (244+ words) The Verkhovna Rada supported draft law No. 10190, which provides for separate criminal liability for electronic communications fraud and the activities of fraudulent call centers. According to MP Yaroslav Zheleznyak, the document was supported by 313 parliamentarians. This was reported by People’s…...
Iranian Hackers Use Fake MRI Results to Infect Victims With CHOSEN BRICK Spyware
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (636+ words) Iranian state-linked hackers are using fake MRI scan results to infect selected people with CHOSEN BRICK, a Windows spyware family built for long-term surveillance. The campaign has targeted individuals in the United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands since at least…...
PAPERMILL Malware Campaign Abuses Signed Notepad++ to Deliver VenomRAT to Windows Users
4+ hour, 42+ min ago (600+ words) A newly identified phishing operation tracked as PAPERMILL is abusing a legitimately signed Notepad++ executable, DLL sideloading, and layered in-memory loaders to install VenomRAT on Windows systems. The campaign uses tax-audit lures aimed at Indian recipients and reflects a broader…...
China-Aligned Hackers Hide PeckBirdy Malware C2 Inside Casino and Adult Websites
5+ hour, 15+ min ago (653+ words) Exploiting a vast and routinely ignored category of internet infrastructure to blend malware traffic into apparent gambling activity. The activity expands on earlier findings by Trend Micro, which identified PeckBirdy as a flexible JScript-based C2 framework used by China-aligned actors against…...
Wright County Planning & Zoning Warns of Email Scam
21+ hour, 23+ min ago (159+ words) Wright County’s Planning and Zoning Office is advising county residents that some individuals may be receiving fraudulent emails requesting payment related to a Planning Commission or Board of Adjustment public hearing. Officials say Wright County Planning & Zoning does not request…...