Meta Settles for $1.4 Billion with Texas Over Illegal Biometric Data Collection

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, agreed to a record $1.4 billion settlement with the U.S. state of Texas over allegations that it illegally collected biometric data of millions of users without their permission, marking one of

New Mandrake Spyware Found in Google Play Store Apps After Two Years

A new iteration of a sophisticated Android spyware called Mandrake has been discovered in five applications that were available for download from the Google Play Store and remained undetected for two years. The applications attracted a total of more than

The Power and Peril of RMM Tools

As more people work remotely, IT departments must manage devices distributed over different cities and countries relying on VPNs and remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools for system administration.  However, like any new technology, RMM tools can also be used

Cybercriminals Target Polish Businesses with Agent Tesla and Formbook Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed widespread phishing campaigns targeting small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Poland during May 2024 that led to the deployment of several malware families like Agent Tesla, Formbook, and Remcos RAT. Some of the other regions targeted

Cyber Threat Intelligence: Illuminating the Deep, Dark Cybercriminal Underground

Learn about critical threats that can impact your organization and the bad actors behind them from Cybersixgill’s threat experts. Each story shines a light on underground activities, the threat actors involved, and why you should care, along with what you

New SideWinder Cyber Attacks Target Maritime Facilities in Multiple Countries

The nation-state threat actor known as SideWinder has been attributed to a new cyber espionage campaign targeting ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team, which discovered the activity, said targets

OneDrive Phishing Scam Tricks Users into Running Malicious PowerShell Script

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a new phishing campaign that targets Microsoft OneDrive users with the aim of executing a malicious PowerShell script. “This campaign heavily relies on social engineering tactics to deceive users into executing a PowerShell script, thereby

VMware ESXi Flaw Exploited by Ransomware Groups for Admin Access

A recently patched security flaw impacting VMware ESXi hypervisors has been actively exploited by “several” ransomware groups to gain elevated permissions and deploy file-encrypting malware. The attacks involve the exploitation of CVE-2024-37085 (CVSS score: 6.8), an Active Directory integration authentication

Critical Flaw in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure Exploited in the Wild

Cybersecurity company Acronis is warning that a now-patched critical security flaw impacting its Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) product has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-45249 (CVSS score: 9.8), concerns a case of remote code execution that stems

Proofpoint Email Routing Flaw Exploited to Send Millions of Spoofed Phishing Emails

An unknown threat actor has been linked to a massive scam campaign that exploited an email routing misconfiguration in email security vendor Proofpoint’s defenses to send millions of messages spoofing various popular companies like Best Buy, IBM, Nike, and Walt