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USA thinking about limiting licensed sale of weapons
The recent Texas high school massacre has swayed public opinion.Nearly two-thirds of Americans (including 53% of Republicans) support stricter gun ownership restrictions, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.70% said they support the so-called "red flag laws". Such ordinances are already in place in 19 states; they allow law enforcement officials or family members to ask the court to temporarily seize weapons or prevent their purchase.In addition, 79% of respondents (78% of Republicans) said they would vote for a candidate supporting "red flag laws" ahead of the November congressional elections.72% of Americans are in favor of raising...
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How ordering a delivery can disclose your personal data?
The delivery service launched a fraudulent campaign against residents of the UK.Sophos researchers have published a report on the campaign against residents of the UK. The attacker, on behalf of the UK delivery service Evri, notified the company's customers via SMS about an undelivered package and offered to follow a phishing link in order to change the delivery time and track the package.The official website of the company is located at evri.com, so the scammer registered the domain evri-xxxxxxx.com on May 29 to make everything look believable.The link leads to Evri's phishing site with a...
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The California factory of the largest Taiwanese company is attacked by cyber ransomware
The attackers threaten to release the stolen information online unless Foxconn pays the ransom.LockBit 2.0, which uses ransomware of the same name, said it successfully attacked a Foxconn plant in Mexico. Attackers threaten to release stolen information online on June 11th.It is not yet clear if the ransomware attack affected the factory's operating technology systems. SecurityWeek contacted Foxconn but received no response.This is not the first time Foxconn has been hit by ransomware. In December 2020, the company confirmed that some of its systems in the United States were cyberattacked after the DoppelPaymer ransomware group...
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Queen’s guards arrested over drug and money laundering scam
Soldiers of the British regiments involved in the protection of Elizabeth II were detained during anti-drug raids in Hampshire, Berkshire, North Wales and Northern Ireland. The detainees are accused of drug trafficking and money laundering.The UK Ministry of Defense said that none of the detainees would participate in the planned activities.“The Army does not tolerate any illegal or fraudulent behavior. Since the incident is currently the subject of an independent investigation by the Royal Military Police, further comment is inappropriate,” the ministry said.The tabloid The Sun reports, citing a source in the barracks, that the...
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Tor Browser: not so secure after all?
Tails OS developers do not recommend using Tor until critical Firefox vulnerabilities are fixed."We recommend that you do not use Tails OS before version 5.1 if you use Tor Browser to work with confidential information (passwords, private messages, personal data, etc.)," the project's developers said in a warning issued this week.The warning came after fixing two 0-day vulnerabilities in the Firefox browser, a modified version of which serves as the basis for the Tor browser. CVE-2022-1802 and CVE-2022-1529 are prototype pollution vulnerabilities used to execute JavaScript code on devices with affected versions of Firefox, Firefox...
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What are psilocybin mushrooms and how do they affect people's health? - Part 1
Looking into the Mushroom Picker's Handbook, we will definitely find in it the section "Hallucinogenic Mushrooms", which describes mushrooms containing psychedelic substances in their fruiting bodies. The most common among these substances are psilocine and psilocybin, which affect the change in consciousness and change the perception of reality. Psilocybin mushrooms were widely used by sorcerers and shamans of antiquity, and in our short article we will consider some types of such mushrooms, as well as their danger to human life and health. This is the first part of psilocybin article on our DeepWeb website. Be...
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Back in business - the Cl0p grouping is back
Cyber-ransomware retreated a bit from the geopolitical upheavals and rushed into battle again.The return of the group Cl0p says a new report from the NCC Group. The researchers noticed a sharp jump in the number of victims: from 1 victim in March to 21 in April. Like the infamous ransomware gangs Conti and Lockbit, Cl0p targets the industrial and technology sectors."The rise in Cl0p activity signals the group's return to the cybercriminal arena. Organizations in the industrial and technology sectors are encouraged to be aware of and prepared for a potential ransomware attack," said Matt...
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Fraudster steals data from hundreds of Verizon employees
The information can be used in attacks using social engineering and SIM card spoofing.The hacker accessed a database containing the full names, email addresses, corporate identification numbers, and phone numbers of hundreds of Verizon employees. It is reported by the publication Vice.It is not yet clear whether all the data is accurate and up-to-date. Motherboard (Vice's tech department) figured out that at least some of the data was legitimate by calling the phone numbers in the database. Four people verified their full names and email addresses and said they worked for Verizon. Some respondents confirmed...
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The activities of the school drug gang were suppressed
A group of six men and one woman, aged between 17 and 20, were under investigation for six months on suspicion of drug trafficking among students in several municipalities of the district of Braganca, the district command of Braganca said in a statement.After arresting the suspects, the GNR believes it has dismantled a drug trafficking network that operated near the educational institutions of Braganca, Macedo de Cavaleiros and Vimiosa, "as well as in nightclubs that were mainly attended by young students."The group was arrested on Tuesday while executing eight warrants to search houses and vehicles,...
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Darknet Marketplace Launches Its Malicious Campaign
Database marketplace Industrial Spy has launched its own ransomware campaign that encrypts victims' stolen information.The Industrial Spy trading platform sells various types of data stolen from companies, from millions of dollars worth of “premium” data to single files for as little as $2. The user can buy schemes, blueprints, technologies, political and military secrets, accounting reports, and client databases of competitors.Last week, security researcher MalwareHunterTeam discovered a new sample of Industrial Spy malware that contains a ransom note.“Unfortunately, we have to inform you that your company has been compromised. All your files have been encrypted...
