Microsoft files legal action against information-stealing malware Lumma Stealer

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has filed a legal action against Lumma Stealer, after it found nearly 400,000 Windows computers globally infected by the information-stealing malware in the past two months. Lumma is capable of stealing data from various browsers and applications, such as cryptocurrency wallets, and installing other malware, the company said in a […]

M&S says hackers broke in through third-party contractor

Marks & Spencer said hackers broke into its systems by tricking employees at a third-party contractor, skirting its digital defences to launch a cyberattack that will disrupt the British retailer for months. Giving the first details since disclosing the breach on April 22, chief executive Stuart Machin said all companies were vulnerable, and M&S had […]

Circles.Life fined over identity checking failures during mobile porting

Circles.Life, a now-defunct mobile virtual network operator, has been fined $413,160 for its role in enabling mobile phone porting scams that netted scammers at least $45,000. An investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority found Circles.Life transferred mobile numbers to its service 26 times over a six-month period “without first adequately verifying the identity […]