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Harrods becomes latest retailer to announce attempted cyberattack

Harrods, the luxury department store in London, has become the latest U.K. retailer to announce detecting an attempted cyberattack following similar announcements by Marks & Spencer and the Co-op.

Apple notifies victims in 100 countries of likely spyware targeting

Apple has issued threat notifications to users in 100 countries, warning of targeted spyware attacks likely involving advanced commercial surveillance tools such as Paragon. These attacks are part of a broader trend of mercenary spyware campaigns.

Poland’s state registry temporarily blocked by cyber incident

A suspected distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack temporarily disrupted Poland’s state registry systems on April 24, 2024, affecting access to critical government services. The attack targeted the PESEL registry.

Cyberattack hits drinking water supplier in Spanish town near Barcelona

Aigües de Mataró, the municipal water utility serving the town of Mataró in Catalonia, Spain, has confirmed a cyberattack that disrupted its corporate IT systems and website.

Ransomware groups test new business models to hit more victims, increase profits

DragonForce and Anubis are attempting to entice hackers to come and work with them by adopting affiliate models that would increase the volume of incidents their services can be used in.

Japan warns of hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized trades from hacked accounts

Japan’s FSA issued an urgent warning following a surge in unauthorized access and fraudulent trading activities targeting online brokerage accounts. The incident has resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized transactions.

New payment-card scam involves a phone call, some malware and a personal tap

A new fraud campaign tracked by Cleafy in Italy leverages Android malware, social engineering, and NFC technology to steal payment card data. The malware, dubbed SuperCard X, is part of a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation .

Moroccan Cybercrime Group Atlas Lion Hiding in Plain Sight During Attacks on Retailers

The Atlas Lion group used stolen credentials to enroll its own virtual machines (VMs) into an organization’s cloud domain, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Expel.

Germany Links Cyberattack on Research Group to Russian State-Backed Hackers

German authorities suspect that Russian state-backed hackers were behind a recent cyberattack on a prominent Berlin-based research institute focused on Eastern Europe, the second such incident involving the organization in recent months.

Hackers are pretending to be drone companies and state agencies to spy on Ukrainian victims

Hackers are impersonating Ukranian drone manufacturers and state agencies to infect targeted systems with information-stealing malware. The targets of these attacks include Ukraine’s armed forces, law enforcement agencies and local government bodies.

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