Europol Arrests 26 SIM Swapping Fraudsters For Stealing Over $3 Million

The Hacker News Daily Updates [Newsletter]( [cover]( [Pen Testing Made Easy]( Avoiding your slice of the $6 trillion cyber crime cost [Download Now]( Sponsored LATEST NEWS Mar 16, 2020 [Europol Arrests 26 SIM Swapping Fraudsters For Stealing Over $3 Million]( Europol, along with the Spanish and the Romanian national police, has arrested 26 individuals in connection with the theft of over €3.5 million ($3.9 million) by hijacking people's phone numbers via SIM swapping attacks. The law enforcement agencies arrested 12 and 14 people in Spain and Romania, ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [New Android Cookie-Stealing Malware Found Hijacking Facebook Accounts]( A new simple but dangerous strain of Android malware has been found in the wild that steals users' authentication cookies from the web browsing and other apps, including Chrome and Facebook, installed on the compromised devices. Dubbed "Cookiethief" by Kaspersky researchers, the Trojan works by ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Critical Patch Released for 'Wormable' SMBv3 Vulnerability — Install It ASAP!]( Microsoft today finally released an emergency software update to patch the recently disclosed very dangerous vulnerability in SMBv3 protocol that could let attackers launch wormable malware, which can propagate itself from one vulnerable computer to another automatically. The vulnerability, ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Beware of 'Coronavirus Maps' – It's a malware infecting PCs to steal passwords]( Cybercriminals will stop at nothing to exploit every chance to prey on internet users. Even the disastrous spread of SARS-COV-II (the virus), which causes COVID-19 (the disease), is becoming an opportunity for them to likewise spread malware or launch cyber attacks. Reason Cybersecurity recently ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Use This Ultimate Template to Plan and Monitor Your Cybersecurity Budgets]( Sound security budget planning and execution are essential for CIO's/CISO's success. Now, for the first time, the Ultimate Security Budget Plan and Track Excel template (download here) provide security executives a clear and intuitive tool to keep track of planned vs. actual spend, ensuring that ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [cover]( [Pen Testing Made Easy]( Avoiding your slice of the $6 trillion cyber crime cost [Download Now]( Sponsored This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please [click here](. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com [Unsubscribe]( The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India