Researchers Trace Widespread Espionage Attacks Back to Chinese 'Cicada' Hackers

The Hacker News Daily Updates [Newsletter]( [cover]( [Data Orchestration on Cloud Essentials]( DZone Refcard brought to you in partnership with Alluxio [Download Now]( Sponsored LATEST NEWS Apr 6, 2022 [Hackers Distributing Fake Shopping Apps to Steal Banking Data of Malaysian Users]( Threat actors have been distributing malicious applications under the guise of seemingly harmless shopping apps to target customers of eight Malaysian banks since at least November 2021. The attacks involved setting up fraudulent but legitimate-looking websites to trick users into downloading the ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Ukraine Warns of Cyber attack Aiming to Hack Users' Telegram Messenger Accounts]( Ukraine's technical security and intelligence service is warning of a new wave of cyber attacks that are aimed at gaining access to users' Telegram accounts. "The criminals sent messages with malicious links to the Telegram website in order to gain unauthorized access to the records, including the ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Block Admits Data Breach Involving Cash App Data Accessed by Former Employee]( Block, the company formerly known as Square, has disclosed a data breach that involved a former employee downloading unspecified reports pertaining to its Cash App Investing that contained information about its U.S. customers. "While this employee had regular access to these reports as part of ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [U.S. Treasury Department Sanctions Russia-based Hydra Darknet Marketplace]( The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned Hydra, the same day German law enforcement authorities disrupted the world's largest and longest-running dark web marketplace following a coordinated operation in partnership with U.S. officials. The sanctions are part of an "international effort ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [FIN7 Hackers Leveraging Password Reuse and Software Supply Chain Attacks]( The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has diversified its initial access vectors to incorporate software supply chain compromise and the use of stolen credentials, new research has revealed. "Data theft extortion or ransomware deployment following FIN7-attributed activity at multiple ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [cover]( [Data Orchestration on Cloud Essentials]( DZone Refcard brought to you in partnership with Alluxio [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