BleepingComputer reports that a Madrid-based cybercrime operation that has amassed more than 5,000,000 in phishing, social engineering, and smishing attacks against 200 North American firms and individuals was successfully disrupted in a joint operation by the U.S. Secret Service and Spain's National Police.
The U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General has discovered significant lapses in the Defense Department's management of mobile devices issued to its employees, reports The Register.
Phishing campaigns launched after Namecheap breach Several phishing emails spoofing DHL or MetaMask have been sent in an attempt to exfiltrate personal data and cryptocurrency wallets after domain registrar Namecheap had its email account breached, reports BleepingComputer.
Reddit had its internal files and source code stolen after its internal business systems were breached as a result of a phishing attack that aimed to exfiltrate employee credentials and two-factor authentication keys, according to BleepingComputer.
Critical infrastructure organizations could be at risk of compromise from the potential exploitation of 38 security vulnerabilities discovered in four different wireless industrial internet of things devices including ETIC Telecom's Remote Access Server, InHand Networks InRouter 302 and InRouter 615, and Sierra Wireless Airlink Router, according to The Hacker News.
TechCrunch reports that a Series A funding round has pulled in $7 million for South African anti-email phishing startup Sendmarc, which offers email authentication-based technology leveraged by law enforcement agencies, banks, and tech startups in North America and other parts of the world.
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