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New LightSpy spyware variant comes with enhanced data collection features targeting social media platforms

Security Affairs

Researchers found an updated LightSpy spyware with enhanced data collection features targeting social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. have found an updated version of the LightSpy spyware that supports an expanded set of data collection features to target social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

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Accused ‘Raccoon’ Malware Developer Fled Ukraine After Russian Invasion

Krebs on Security

A 26-year-old Ukrainian man is awaiting extradition from The Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon , a popular “malware-as-a-service” offering that helped paying customers steal passwords and financial data from millions of cybercrime victims.

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Election season raises fears for nearly a third of people who worry their vote could be leaked

Malwarebytes

The network of data brokers that political campaigns rely on to target voters with ads is enormous, as one Washington Post reporter found in 2020, with “3,000 data points on every voter.” Escaping this data collection regime has proven difficult for most people.

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Biden Signs Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

SecureWorld News

With the way cybercrime has increased over the last few years, the United States is in desperate need of a more effective system to measure it. The bill received bipartisan Congressional support and aims to improve the government's understanding, measurement, and tracking of cybercrime.

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Over 120,000 Computers Compromised by Info Stealers Linked to Users of Cybercrime Forums

The Hacker News

A "staggering" 120,000 computers infected by stealer malware have credentials associated with cybercrime forums, many of them belonging to malicious actors. The findings come from Hudson Rock, which analyzed data collected from computers compromised between 2018 to 2023.

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Over 100,000 Hackers Exposed in Data from Top Cybercrime Forums

SecureWorld News

Recent research conducted by Hudson Rock has shed light on the extensive compromise of computers and the exposure of hackers within cybercrime forums. Hudson Rock's research delved deep into the underbelly of the cyber world, focusing on the top 100 cybercrime forums.

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E-skimming campaign uses Unicode obfuscation to hide the Mongolian Skimmer

Security Affairs

. “ The Mongolian Skimmer uses common techniques: DOM monitoring for sensitive input changes, data exfiltration via encoded tracking pixels, DevTools detection to evade debugging, data collection on page unload, cross-browser compatibility, and anti-debugging measures to avoid code tampering.