PavSec

@pavchris
8 Followers
92 Following
2.6K Posts
Just a channel for reposting and spreading the good word on Global Cybersecurity news.
PavSec1d ago
How one man used 10,000 bots to steal $8,000,000 from music artists https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/10k-bots-steal-8-million-from-music-artists
How one man used 10,000 bots to steal $8,000,000 from music artists

A 54-year-old man has pleaded guilty to defrauding online music streaming platforms out of more than US $8 million, after creating hundreds of thousands of songs with AI, and then using bots to play them billions of times.

Hot for Security
PavSec6d ago
LeakNet ransomware: what you need to know https://www.fortra.com/blog/leaknet-ransomware-what-you-need-know
LeakNet Ransomware: What You Need to Know

LeakNet is a ransomware operation that has been active since late 2024, encrypting, exfiltrating, and - if a ransom is not paid - leaking the data of compromised organisations.

PavSec6d ago
Denver’s crosswalks hacked to broadcast anti-Trump messages https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/denvers-crosswalks-hacked-broadcast-anti-trump-messages
Denver's crosswalks hacked to broadcast anti-Trump messages

Pedestrians crossing a street in Denver, Colorado, got rather more than they bargained for last weekend, when the audio signals at two crosswalks began broadcasting a political message alongside their usual walking instructions.

Hot for Security
PavSecMar 19
Smashing Security podcast #459: This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO’s Apple ID https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-459/
Smashing Security podcast #459: This clever scam nearly hijacked a tech CEO’s Apple ID

In episode 459 of Smashing Security, we dive into a chillingly clever account takeover attempt targeting WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg – involving MFA…

Graham Cluley
PavSecMar 17
Free parking in Russia after Distributed Denial-of-Service attack knocks city’s parking system offline https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/free-parking-russia-distributed-denial-of-service-attack-parking-system
Free parking in Russia after Distributed Denial-of-Service attack knocks city's parking system offline

Drivers in the Russian city of Perm have been enjoying an unexpected bonus this week: free parking.

Hot for Security
PavSecMar 12
Your Signal account is safe – unless you fall for this trick https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/signal-account-safe-unless-fall-for-this-trick
Your Signal account is safe - unless you fall for this trick

Signal, the encrypted messaging app trusted by security-savvy users around the world, has confirmed that hackers have managed to takeover accounts — with government officials and journalists among those being targeted.

Hot for Security
PavSecMar 12
Smashing Security podcast #458: How not to steal $46 million from the US government https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-458/
Smashing Security podcast #458: How not to steal $46 million from the US government

A Wikipedia security engineer accidentally wakes a dormant JavaScript worm that hadn’t stirred since 2024 – and within minutes, giant woodpecker images are…

Graham Cluley
PavSecMar 11
Twitter suspended 800 million accounts last year – so why does manipulation remain so rampant? https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/twitter-suspended-800-million-accounts-last-year-so-why-does-manipulation-remain-so-rampant
Twitter suspended 800 million accounts last year — so why does manipulation remain so rampant?

X, Elon Musk's social media site that many people (me included) still prefer to call Twitter, has told British MPs that it suspended 800 million accounts in 2024 for breaching its rules on platform manipulation and spam.

Hot for Security
PavSecMar 8
How hackers bypassed MFA with a $120 phishing kit – until a global takedown shut it down https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hackers-bypassed-mfa-120-phishing-kit-global-takedown-shut-down
How hackers bypassed MFA with a $120 phishing kit - until a global takedown shut it down

In a co-ordinated public-private operation between law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity industry partners one of the world's most prolific phishing-as-a-service platforms has been dismantled.

Hot for Security
PavSecMar 6
Smashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee https://grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-457/
Smashing Security podcast #457: How a cybersecurity boss framed his own employee

When a top cybersecurity firm discovered it had a leak, you would expect the FBI to be called. Instead, the person put in charge of the investigation was the…

Graham Cluley