DoJ Aims to Seize 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts Used by Hackers

Complaint details collaboration with China to funnel $250m in stolen funds as part of state-sponsored attacks. Source: Threadpost

Ex-Cisco Employee Pleads Guilty to Deleting 16K Webex Teams Accounts

Former Cisco employee Sudhish Kasaba Ramesh admitted to accessing Cisco’s cloud infrastructure and deleting 16,000 Webex Teams employee accounts. Source: Threadpost

Facebook Hits Back At Apple’s iOS 14 Privacy Update

While privacy experts praised Apple’s upcoming iOS 14 updates, Facebook said the new features could cut its advertising business in half. Source: Threadpost

Magecart’s Success Paves Way For Cybercriminal Credit Card ‘Sniffer’ Market

Magecart's successes have led to threat actors actively advertising 'sniffers' that can be injected into e-commerce websites in order to exfiltrate payment cards. Source: Threadpost

Malicious Attachments Remain a Cybercriminal Threat Vector Favorite

Malicious attachments continue to be a top threat vector in the cybercriminal world, even as public awareness increases and tech companies amp up their defenses. Source: Threadpost

Revamped Qbot Trojan Packs New Punch: Hijacks Email Threads

New version of trojan is spreading fast and already has claimed 100,000 victims globally, Check Point has discovered. Source: Threadpost

Cisco Patches ‘High-Severity’ Bugs Impacting Switches, Fibre Storage

Nine bugs were patched, eight of which are rated ‘high’ severity. Source: Threadpost

Hackers Exploit Autodesk Flaw in Recent Cyberespionage Attack

The popular Autodesk software was exploited in a recent cyberespionage campaign against an international architectural company. Source: Threadpost

Disinformation Spurs a Thriving Industry as U.S. Election Looms

Threat actors are becoming increasingly sophisticated in launching disinformation campaigns - and staying under the radar to avoid detection from Facebook, Twitter and other platforms. Source: Threadpost

Medical Data Leaked on GitHub Due to Developer Errors

Up to 200,000 patient records from Office 365 and Google G Suite exposed by hardcoded credentials and other improper access controls. Source: Threadpost
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Encrypted & Fileless Malware Sees Big Growth

An analysis of second-quarter malware trends shows that threats are becoming stealthier. Source: Threadpost