Orca security firm discovers three vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure’s HDInsight big-data analytics service, including denial-of-service and privilege escalation bugs, which have been promptly addressed by Microsoft.
Threat actors are using fake job advertisements on Facebook to target job seekers, tricking them into downloading malware onto their computers, including a new Windows-based stealer malware called Ov3r_Stealer that exploits PDF files and internet links to infect systems.
Researchers discover a new variant of the Mispadu Stealer malware that bypasses the SmartScreen warning system in Windows, targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking victims in Latin America and harvesting over 90,000 bank account credentials.
Aliaksandr Klimenka, a Belarusian and Cypriot national, has been arrested by the US Department of Justice for his involvement in the operation of BTC-e, an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange accused of facilitating cybercrime and money laundering activities.
Pennsylvania’s state courts agency experienced a denial of service cyberattack on its website, resulting in the disabling of some online systems, but no evidence of data compromise was found and the courts were able to continue operating with paper court filings accepted.
Popular remote desktop software provider AnyDesk experiences cyberattack, revokes compromised certificates and systems to ensure user safety.
