Feds Link $150M Cyberheist to 2022 LastPass Hacks

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In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a series of six-figure cyberheists across dozens of victims resulted from thieves cracking master passwords stolen from the password manager service LastPass in 2022. In a court filing this week, U.S. federal agents investigating a spectacular $150 million cryptocurrency heist said they had reached the same conclusion. On March 6, federal prosecutors in northern California said they seized approximately $24 million worth of cryptocurrencies that were clawed back following a $150 million cyberheist on Jan. 30, 2024. The complaint refers to the person robbed only as “Victim-1,” but according to blockchain security researcher ZachXBT the theft was perpetrated against Chris Larsen, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency platform Ripple. ZachXBT was the first to report on the heist, of…
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Vulnerability Reward Program: 2024 in Review (Google Online Security Blog)

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Posted by Dirk Göhmann In 2024, our Vulnerability Reward Program confirmed the ongoing value of engaging with the security research community to make Google and its products safer. This was evident as we awarded just shy of $12 million to over 600 researchers based in countries around the globe across all of our programs. Vulnerability Reward Program 2024 in Numbers You can learn about who’s reporting to the Vulnerability Reward Program via our Leaderboard – and find out more about our youngest security researchers who’ve recently joined the ranks of Google bug hunters. VRP Highlights in 2024 In 2024 we made a series of changes and improvements coming to our vulnerability reward programs and related initiatives: The Google VRP revamped its reward structure, bumping rewards up to a maximum of…
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Vulnerability Reward Program: 2024 in Review

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Posted by Dirk Göhmann In 2024, our Vulnerability Reward Program confirmed the ongoing value of engaging with the security research community to make Google and its products safer. This was evident as we awarded just shy of $12 million to over 600 researchers based in countries around the globe across all of our programs. Vulnerability Reward Program 2024 in Numbers You can learn about who’s reporting to the Vulnerability Reward Program via our Leaderboard – and find out more about our youngest security researchers who’ve recently joined the ranks of Google bug hunters. VRP Highlights in 2024 In 2024 we made a series of changes and improvements coming to our vulnerability reward programs and related initiatives: The Google VRP revamped its reward structure, bumping rewards up to a maximum of…
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FIN7, FIN8, and Others Use Ragnar Loader for Persistent Access and Ransomware Operations

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Threat hunters have shed light on a "sophisticated and evolving malware toolkit" called Ragnar Loader that's used by various cybercrime and ransomware groups like Ragnar Locker (aka Monstrous Mantis), FIN7, FIN8, and Ruthless Mantis (ex-REvil). "Ragnar Loader plays a key role in keeping access to compromised systems, helping attackers stay in networks for long-term operations," Swiss
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Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Campaign Infecting Over 1 Million Devices Worldwide

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Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale malvertising campaign that's estimated to have impacted over one million devices globally as part of what it said is an opportunistic attack designed to steal sensitive information. The tech giant, which detected the activity in early December 2024, is tracking it under the broader umbrella Storm-0408, a moniker used for a set of threat actors
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Webinar: Learn How ASPM Transforms Application Security from Reactive to Proactive

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Are you tired of dealing with outdated security tools that never seem to give you the full picture? You’re not alone. Many organizations struggle with piecing together scattered information, leaving your apps vulnerable to modern threats. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a smarter, unified approach: Application Security Posture Management (ASPM). ASPM brings together the best of both
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What PCI DSS v4 Really Means – Lessons from A&F Compliance Journey

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Access on-demand webinar here Avoid a $100,000/month Compliance Disaster March 31, 2025: The Clock is Ticking. What if a single overlooked script could cost your business $100,000 per month in non-compliance fines? PCI DSS v4 is coming, and businesses handling payment card data must be prepared. Beyond fines, non-compliance exposes businesses to web skimming, third-party script attacks, and
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This Malicious PyPI Package Stole Ethereum Private Keys via Polygon RPC Transactions

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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Python package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that's equipped to steal a victim's Ethereum private keys by impersonating popular libraries. The package in question is set-utils, which has received 1,077 downloads to date. It's no longer available for download from the official registry. "Disguised as a simple utility for Python
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U.S. Secret Service Seizes Russian Garantex Crypto Exchange Website

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A coalition of international law enforcement agencies has seized the website associated with the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex ("garantex[.]org"), nearly three years after the service was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in April 2022. "The domain for Garantex has been seized by the United States Secret Service pursuant to a seizure warrant obtained by the United States Attorney's
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Safe{Wallet} Confirms North Korean TraderTraitor Hackers Stole $1.5 Billion in Bybit Heist

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Safe{Wallet} has revealed that the cybersecurity incident that led to the Bybit $1.5 billion crypto heist is a "highly sophisticated, state-sponsored attack," stating the North Korean threat actors behind the hack took steps to erase traces of the malicious activity in an effort to hamper investigation efforts. The multi-signature (multisig) platform, which has roped in Google Cloud Mandiant to
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