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What Famous SQL injection incidents in US history Actually Looks Like in a Real Incident

What Famous SQL injection incidents in US history Actually Looks Like in a Real Incident

A look inside some of the largest data breaches in U.S. history, breaking down how a simple flaw called SQL injection led to devastating consequences.
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US Alarmed by North Korean Scheme to Infiltrate American Companies with Fake IT Workers

US Alarmed by North Korean Scheme to Infiltrate American Companies with Fake IT Workers

US authorities are expressing alarm over an evolving North Korean scheme that involves placing fake IT workers in global companies, including those in the United States. North Korean cyber teams are recruiting foreign developers, particularly from countries like Nigeria, South Africa, India, and Iran, to help their operatives bypass recruitment processes and secure remote technology jobs. These foreign facilitators are reportedly paid around $500 per month to assist North Korean candidates in obfuscating their identities, acting as 'interview associates' on camera, and helping them pass recruitment checks. The North Korean IT workers then secure foreign contracts and funnel their earnings back to Pyongyang, with estimates suggesting this scheme generates between $600 million and $800 million annually. This money is believed to be a significant source of funding for North Korea's sanctioned programs, including weapons development. The US State Department and Department of Justice, along with several foreign...
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Scammers Exploit SMS Gateways to Send Texts from Users' Own Numbers, Posing Phishing and Malware Risks

Scammers Exploit SMS Gateways to Send Texts from Users' Own Numbers, Posing Phishing and Malware Risks

Scammers are increasingly using SMS gateway services to send text messages that appear to originate from the recipient's own phone number. This tactic is designed to bypass skepticism towards unknown numbers, making the messages seem more legitimate and urgent. A study involving 83 spoofed texts across four test lines over 90 days revealed that 67% of these messages led to credential-harvesting phishing pages, while 22% attempted to install malicious app profiles. These phishing pages are often sophisticated, using valid HTTPS certificates and mimicking legitimate brand designs, with the only reliable indicator of fraud being an incorrect URL domain. The texts typically arrive during peak engagement hours, between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM or 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM local time, suggesting optimized automated scheduling. The phone numbers targeted by these scams are often obtained from data brokers, data breaches, or online form submissions, indicating that scammers purchase this information rather than hacking indi...
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Revolut Confirms Customer Data Breach Via Fraudulent Government Requests

Revolut Confirms Customer Data Breach Via Fraudulent Government Requests

Revolut Confirms Customer Data Breach Via Fraudulent Government Requests
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North Korean IT Workers Exploit Foreign Facilitators to Infiltrate U.S. Companies, Evade Sanctions

North Korean IT Workers Exploit Foreign Facilitators to Infiltrate U.S. Companies, Evade Sanctions

North Korean cyber teams are expanding their operations to place fake technology workers in global companies, including those in the U.S., by utilizing foreign developers to obscure the identities of operatives applying for remote jobs. This scheme involves North Korean IT workers securing foreign contracts and funneling their earnings back to Pyongyang, thereby supporting sanctioned programs like weapons development. U.S. government agencies and cybersecurity firms report that the operation has broadened beyond the U.S. to include facilitators in countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, India, and Iran. These foreign recruits are sometimes paid around $500 per month to assist North Korean candidates in bypassing recruitment checks, even acting as 'interview associates' on camera. The United Nations estimates that these remote IT worker schemes generate up to $600 million annually, while U.S. intelligence assessments suggest North Korea earns at least $1 billion annually from cyber activities, including th...
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Atlantic Council Expert Highlights Blurred Lines Between State-Sponsored and For-Hire Hackers

Atlantic Council Expert Highlights Blurred Lines Between State-Sponsored and For-Hire Hackers

Beau Woods, an expert at the Atlantic Council, has described the distinction between state-sponsored hackers and hackers-for-hire as a 'blurred line.' This observation comes amidst discussions about the evolving landscape of cyber threats, where the motivations and affiliations of malicious actors are increasingly complex. State-sponsored groups, often backed by national governments, pursue advanced persistent threat activities to advance national interests, such as espionage or pre-positioning for future conflicts. Examples include China's Volt Typhoon, which has compromised U.S. critical infrastructure. In contrast, hackers-for-hire sell their services to various clients, including corporations for industrial espionage, private individuals, or even governments seeking outsourced offensive cyber capabilities. The confusion arises because some for-hire firms count governments among their clients, and some state-sponsored groups utilize individuals who also engage in financially motivated independent work. ...
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Solo Bitcoin Miner Earns $222K Reward, Beating 1-in-300-Year Odds

Solo Bitcoin Miner Earns $222K Reward, Beating 1-in-300-Year Odds

Solo Bitcoin Miner Earns $222K Reward, Beating 1-in-300-Year Odds
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White House Adviser Kevin Hassett Held Significant Coinbase Stake Amid Trump Administration's Crypto Policy Push

White House Adviser Kevin Hassett Held Significant Coinbase Stake Amid Trump Administration's Crypto Policy Push

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett held between $1 million and $5 million in Coinbase shares at the end of 2025, according to a newly released financial disclosure. This occurred while the Trump administration was actively developing cryptocurrency policy. Hassett had previously served as an adviser to Coinbase from 2021 until January 2025, when he joined the White House. Upon rejoining the administration, President Trump established a working group on digital asset markets within the NEC, tasked with creating recommendations for cryptocurrency regulation, banking, stablecoins, and taxation. Hassett stated he recused himself from crypto-related matters after consulting government ethics officials, and the White House confirmed his recusal remains in place, asserting his full compliance with ethical requirements. However, some ethics experts, like Virginia Canter of the Democracy Defenders Fund, have raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest or its appearance.
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Ethereum Price Rallies 8% as $255 Million in Short Positions Liquidated

Ethereum Price Rallies 8% as $255 Million in Short Positions Liquidated

Ethereum Price Rallies 8% as $255 Million in Short Positions Liquidated
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Trezor Users Affected by Phishing Emails Following Brevo Marketing Platform Hack

Trezor Users Affected by Phishing Emails Following Brevo Marketing Platform Hack

Cold cryptocurrency storage provider Trezor has announced that approximately 347,000 of its customers received phishing emails due to a security breach at Brevo, a third-party marketing platform used by Trezor for newsletters. Brevo confirmed that an attacker exploited a vulnerability in its handling of SAML Single Sign-On (SSO) to gain unauthorized access to 138 accounts. The attacker created a Brevo account, enabled SSO, and then invited legitimate Brevo users into that SSO configuration. This allowed the attacker to sign in as those invited users, and critically, this access was not properly scoped, granting the attacker access to all organizations those users could reach, not just the single organization where SSO was enabled. The attacker subsequently sent phishing messages to email addresses stored under six compromised accounts and exfiltrated contacts from 43 accounts. The phishing emails, with the subject line 'Critical Security Alert: STM32 Entropy Vulnerability,' contained a malicious link. Trez...
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Former AT Employee Indicted for SIM Swap Scheme Attempting to Steal Nearly $600,000

Former AT Employee Indicted for SIM Swap Scheme Attempting to Steal Nearly $600,000

A former AT&T worker, identified as Carter, has been implicated in a SIM swap conspiracy that prosecutors allege attempted to steal nearly $600,000 from victims' bank accounts. The scheme involved a division of labor: one individual gathered personal identifying information and cellphone numbers of victims, which were then sent to Carter. Carter, leveraging his employee access at AT&T, allegedly transferred the victims' phone numbers from their legitimate SIM cards to phones controlled by him or his co-conspirators. This allowed the conspirators to receive texts and calls intended for the account holders. Subsequently, this control was used to obtain password reset information and two-factor authentication codes for online bank accounts. These details were then passed to another participant who accessed the accounts and initiated fraudulent wire transfers. Prosecutors stated that Carter and others typically received between $1,000 and $2,000 for each successful SIM swap. The case involves at least three id...
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SafePal and BitPay Offer Contrasting Approaches to Crypto Wallet Security and Transaction Processing

SafePal and BitPay Offer Contrasting Approaches to Crypto Wallet Security and Transaction Processing

SafePal and BitPay Offer Contrasting Approaches to Crypto Wallet Security and Transaction Processing