Pirate Streaming Site Malware Campaign Infected One Million Devices
Public pirate sites accessible by anyone with an internet browser have been under financial pressure for years. Rightsholder-led campaigns urged mainstream advertisers to boycott the platforms to cut off their revenue streams. This was supposed to put sites out of business but in many cases that simply meant the deployment of lower quality ads from any entity still prepared to place them. Sites that used to be relatively safe quickly...
Employee Charged in ‘Spider-Man’ Pre-Release Blu-ray Theft Linked to Mass Piracy
Three years ago, pirated Blu-ray copies of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” began circulating on pirate sites, weeks before their official release. The early online leaks were attributed to the infamous release group EVO, that was known for distributing copyrighted movies and TV shows, including pre-release content. EVO was dismantled by the Portuguese authorities in late 2022, leading to multiple arrests. However, there is no evidence that...
Cybercriminals Allegedly Used a StubHub Backdoor to Steal Taylor Swift Tickets
Plus: The world’s “largest illicit online marketplace” gets hit by regulators, police seize the Garantex crypto exchange, and scammers trick targets by making up ransomware attacks. Powered by WPeMatico
Mawari CEO: AI Coin Craze Normalizes AI Agents
Luis Oscar Ramirez, CEO of Mawari Network, perceives the AI coin surge not merely as speculative hype but as a pivotal moment that helps normalize the acceptance of AI agents. ‘Price of Innovation’ The recent surge of artificial intelligence (AI) coins in the cryptocurrency market sparked a whirlwind of investor attention, often overshadowing projects with […] Powered by...
ISPs Targeted in Massive Info Stealing and Cryptomining Malware Campaign
Crypto hackers have set their sights on internet service providers (ISPs). According to a technical report from Splunk, a Cisco security and observability platform, a massive attack campaign involving addresses in Eastern Europe targeted over 4,000 addresses corresponding to ISPs in China and the West Coast of the U.S. through brute force efforts. “These IPs […] Powered by...
