FBI Reports 2M in ATO Fraud as Researchers Cite Growing AI Phishing and Holiday Scams

The FBI warns that cybercriminals impersonate financial institutions to steal money and sensitive data through account takeover schemes, causing over $262 million in losses this year. These attacks often involve social engineering, phishing, and SEO poisoning to gain unauthorized access and transfer funds to cryptocurrency wallets. #FBI #AccountTakeover #Phishing #Darkweb…

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RelayNFC: The New NFC Relay Malware Targeting Brazil

Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) uncovered RelayNFC, an Android malware campaign in Brazil that uses phishing sites to install a React Native app which relays NFC APDU commands in real time over WebSockets to attacker-controlled servers to complete contactless payments. The malware uses Hermes bytecode to hinder static analysis and includes a variant experimenting with Host Card Emulation (HCE); VirusTotal detections are currently zero. #RelayNFC #Hermes

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2 million stolen in account takeover fraud schemes this year, FBI says ahead of holiday season

The FBI warns about increasing account takeover (ATO) frauds using social engineering via texts, calls, and emails, resulting in over $262 million in losses since January. Cybercriminals exploit fears of fake charges and impersonate legitimate institutions, especially during the holiday season, while AI-driven scams and malicious domains are on the rise….

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Dartmouth College confirms data breach after Clop extortion attack

Dartmouth College has suffered a data breach caused by the Clop gang exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite, leading to the theft of personal and financial information of affected individuals. The incident is part of a widespread extortion campaign targeting multiple organizations using same zero-day flaw. #Clop #OracleEBS #DataBreach #Harvard #GlobalLogic

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The Gentlemen Ransomware Group Hits Multiple Companies in Vietnam and Singapore

The Gentlemen ransomware group has publicly listed new victims on their dark web leak site, highlighting their ongoing targeting of organizations in Vietnam and Singapore. The affected companies include construction, investment, healthcare, and telemedicine firms, with sensitive internal data potentially compromised. #GentlemenRansomware #Vietnam #Singapore #Cyberattack #DataLeak…

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