Category Security

Four Years Behind Bars for Prolific BEC Scammer

A Nigerian man has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in a transnational crime syndicate that has defrauded countless individuals and businesses over the years. Solomon Ekunke Okpe, a 31-year-old from Lagos, teamed up with others…

Call for Submissions to UK’s New Computer Misuse Act

Leading bug bounty platform providers are asking the security community to provide input into the new UK government consultation on computer misuse legislation. With only two weeks left before the deadline for submissions for review of the Computer Misuse Act…

New MacStealer Targets Catalina, Newer MacOS Versions

A new infostealer has been observed targeting Catalina and newer versions of macOS running on Intel M1 and M2 CPUs. Shilpesh Trivedi, a security researcher at Uptycs, explained the findings in an advisory published Friday. “Uptycs’ threat research team discovered…

Three Variants of IcedID Malware Discovered

Three new variants of banking Trojans known as IcedID have actually been discovered. It features a common code base, but has some important differences. Security researchers at Proofpoint described malware samples in an advisory published earlier today, naming them Standard,…

Microsoft Fixes Security Flaw in Windows Screenshot Tools

Microsoft announced a new information disclosure vulnerability on Friday for a bug affecting both Windows 10 and Windows 11 screenshot editing tools. This vulnerability (CVE-2023-28303), known as aCropalypse, allows malicious attackers to restore portions of screenshots, potentially exposing sensitive information.…