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Activision, Call of duty, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Cybersecurity, hackers, hacking, infosec, malware, Security, Tech Industry, worm

Call of Duty worm malware used to hack players exploits years-old bug

July 31, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

For around a month, hackers have been infecting players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 with a self-spreading malware, also known as a worm. To do that, the hackers are exploiting a bug that was reported to the game’s publisher five years ago, TechCrunch has learned. Someone on Twitter posted a screenshot showing the…
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Activision, Call of duty, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Cybersecurity, hackers, infosec, malware, Security, Tech Industry, virus, worm

Hackers are infecting Call of Duty players with a self-spreading malware

July 27, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Hackers are infecting players of an old Call of Duty game with a worm that spreads automatically in online lobbies, according to two analyses of the malware. On June 26, a user on a Steam forum alerted other players of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 that hackers “attack using hacked lobbies,” and suggested running…
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Apple, chrome, Cybersecurity, Google, hacking, infosec, Security, Tech Industry, Zero-days

Google says Apple employee found a zero-day but did not report it

July 20, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Google fixed a zero-day in Chrome that was found by an Apple employee, according to comments in the official bug report. While the bug itself is not newsworthy, the circumstances of how this bug was found and reported to Google are, to say the least, peculiar. According to a Google employee, the bug was originally…
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Bangladesh, Cybersecurity, infosec, Leak, Security, Tech Industry

Bangladesh government website leaks citizens’ personal data

July 7, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

A Bangladeshi government website leaked the personal information of citizens, including full names, phone numbers, email addresses, and national ID numbers. Viktor Markopoulos, a researcher who works for Bitcrack Cyber Security, said he accidentally discovered the leak on June 27, and shortly after contacted the Bangladeshi e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (CERT). He said the…
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Biz & IT, hacks, infosec, it, Security, Tech Industry, Tech News

Millions of Americans’ personal DMV data exposed in massive MOVEit hack

June 16, 2023

Benj Edwards

Over 6.5 million residents of two states affected, impact may potentially widen.
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Amnesty International, Armenia, Citizen Lab, Cybersecurity, hacking, infosec, Security, Spyware, Tech Industry

Researchers say they found spyware used in war for the first time

May 25, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Security researchers and digital rights organizations believe the government of Azerbaijan used spyware produced by NSO Group to target a government worker, journalists, activists, and the human rights ombudsperson in Armenia, as part of a years long conflict that has at times broke out into an all-out war. The cyberattacks may be the first public…
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cryptocurrency, cybercrime, Cybersecurity, infosec, North Korea, Security, Tech Industry, U.S. Treasury

US government targets North Korea’s illicit IT workforce with new sanctions

May 24, 2023

Carly Page

The U.S. government announced new sanctions against North Korea related to its army of illicit IT workers that have fraudulently gained employment to finance the regime’s weapons of mass destruction programs. North Korea maintains thousands of “highly skilled” IT workers around the world, primarily in China and Russia, which “generate revenue that contributes to its…
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Alex Stamos, Chris Krebs, Cybersecurity, infosec, Layoffs, Security, Tech Industry, tech layoffs

Consulting firm Krebs Stamos Group lays off six employees

May 18, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

A consulting firm founded and run by two well known cybersecurity veterans laid off six people last week, TechCrunch has learned. Krebs Stamos Group was founded in 2021 by former Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos and Chris Krebs, the former director of the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, who was famously fired by tweet…
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Cybersecurity, infosec, Layoffs, Security, Tech Industry, tech layoffs

Bishop Fox lays off employees days after throwing conference party

May 3, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

Cybersecurity firm Bishop Fox laid off around 50 employees — or 13% of its workforce — on Tuesday, the company told TechCrunch. The layoffs come just a few days after the company threw a party at the cybersecurity conference RSA, where the company apparently served branded drinks that it called “cyber soup.” Bishop Fox’s official…
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cybercrime, Cybersecurity, extortion, hackers, infosec, Security, Tech Industry, Western Digital

Hackers claim vast access to Western Digital systems

April 13, 2023

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai

The hackers who breached data storage giant Western Digital claim to have stolen around 10 terabytes of data from the company, including reams of customer information. The extortionists are pushing the company to negotiate a ransom — of “minimum 8 figures” — in exchange for not publishing the stolen data. On April 3, Western Digital…
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