NoMusica reports: Google has confirmed that it has removed more apps from the Play Store after researchers discovered a dangerous malware targeting Android users. Security company Zscaler reported that the malware, known as Anatsa or TeaBot, was hidden inside apps on the Play Store. The malware steals banking login details, tracks keystrokes, and enables fraudulent transactions. According to Zscaler’s…
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Major Cyberattack Disrupts Communication On Dozens Of Iranian Ships
Marine Insight reports that an attack on Fannava, an Iranian firm that offers satellite communications, has disrupted communications for 30 oil tankers and 25 cargo ships, severing links between ships and their ports. A hacking group which calls itself ‘Lip-Dochtjan’ or The Sewn Lips told Iran International that it had breached the systems of the…
Attorney General James Sues Company Behind Zelle for Enabling Widespread Fraud
August 13, 2025 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today sued Early Warning Services, LLC (EWS), a company owned and controlled by a group of the largest banks in the United States that was tasked with developing and operating the electronic payment platform Zelle, for failing to protect its users from massive amounts…
African authorities dismantle massive cybercrime and fraud networks, recover millions
INTERPOL-coordinated operation leads to 1,209 arrests LYON, France – In a sweeping INTERPOL-coordinated operation, authorities across Africa have arrested 1,209 cybercriminals targeting nearly 88,000 victims. The crackdown recovered USD 97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures, underscoring the global reach of cybercrime and the urgent need for cross-border cooperation. Operation Serengeti 2.0 (June to August…
Developer jailed for taking down employer’s network with kill switch malware
Iain Thomson reports an update to a case previously reported on this site: A US court sentenced a former developer at power management biz Eaton to four years in prison after he installed malware on the company’s servers. Davis Lu, 55, spent a dozen years at Eaton and rose to become a senior developer of…
“Cleanup in Aisle 4:” Telegram is a mess of fake ShinyHunters channels
On August 9, DataBreaches reported on a Telegram channel with a name that combined the names of three groups: ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider, and Lapsus$. At the time, DataBreaches noted: Commenters on reading the new Telegram channel call it “schizo,” “complete chaos,” and “insane.” DataBreaches would just call it “overwhelming.” Today, DataBreaches would just call it…