Stolen Fortnite Accounts Earn Hackers Millions Per Year

More than 2 billion breached Fortnite accounts have gone up for sale in underground forums so far in 2020 alone. Source: Threadpost

Critical Slack Bug Allows Access to Private Channels, Conversations

The RCE bug affects versions below 4.4 of the Slack desktop app. Source: Threadpost

Instagram ‘Help Center’ Phishing Scam Pilfers Credentials

Researchers warn that a phishing scam is targeting Instagram users via direct messages on the app. Source: Threadpost

Elon Musk Confirms, Tesla Factory a Target of Foiled Cyberattack

A Tesla employee was reportedly approached by a Russian national and asked to install malware on the company's systems. Source: Threadpost

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