Meta cracks down on millions of accounts it tied to pig-butchering scams
It’s one part of a strategy to combat the fast-growing scheme that has cost victims billions of dollars.
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Dark Pink, a newly discovered hacking campaign, threatens Southeast Asian military, government organizations
The unattributed activity employs a sophisticated approach to steal data and monitor targets, researchers say.
Months-long Interpol crackdown nets more than 1,000 online fraud arrests
The sting also intercepted $27 million in illicit funds.
An espionage campaign spread its wings from Myanmar to the Philippines, raising new questions
The alleged LuminousMoth campaign leapfrogged through Southeast Asia, while the victim count multiplied by more than 10.
Ransomware strikes AXA shortly after insurer announces it will stop covering extortion fees
AXA joins CNA Insurance as a recent ransomware attack victim in the insurance industry.
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Flaw in Philippines’ contact-tracing app served up data on 30K health care providers, research finds
The flaw has been fixed, but it’s a reminder of how software tools used to combat the pandemic can open up new fronts in data insecurity
Symantec finds that a ‘new’ Chinese hacking group has actually been around for a decade
Symantec now says that Thrip is likely another threat group — known Billbug or Lotus Blossom — that has been operating against targets in South Asia for…
Chinese-linked APT10 has been active in the Philippines, researchers say
In recent years the group has compromised organizations in the U.S., Europe, and Japan.
Facebook links Duterte campaign volunteer to 200 bogus accounts
The specific identification of Nic Gabunada, former chief executive of Omnicom Media Group Philippines, marks a departure for Facebook in its efforts against "coordinated inauthentic behavior."
Ethiopia using Israeli spyware to spy on dissidents, journalists
A Citizen Lab researcher, Bill Marczak, was also targeted during the course of the investigation.
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