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  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • The Register: All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/10/8base_police_arrrest/ Source: The Register Title: All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting Feedly Summary: Dark web site seized, four cuffed in Thailand An international police operation spanning the US, Europe, and Asia has shuttered the 8Base ransomware crew’s dark web presence and resulted in the arrest of…

  • Hacker News: iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for data

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    Source URL: https://9to5mac.com/2025/02/05/iphone-apps-on-app-store-malware-reads-screenshots/ Source: Hacker News Title: iPhone apps found on App Store with malware that reads your screenshots for data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a novel malware, termed ‘SparkCat’, embedded in iOS and Android apps, utilizing screenshot-reading OCR technology to search for sensitive recovery…

  • Hacker News: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store

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    Source URL: https://securelist.com/sparkcat-stealer-in-app-store-and-google-play/115385/ Source: Hacker News Title: OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text describes a cybersecurity threat involving a malware campaign known as “SparkCat,” which targets Android and iOS devices by embedding malicious SDKs in popular apps to steal sensitive information,…

  • Slashdot: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/05/1826259/first-ocr-spyware-breaches-both-apple-and-google-app-stores-to-steal-crypto-wallet-phrases?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: First OCR Spyware Breaches Both Apple and Google App Stores To Steal Crypto Wallet Phrases Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** Researchers from Kaspersky have identified new malware named “SparkCat” that exploits optical character recognition (OCR) technology to extract cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases from users’ photo galleries…