Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme – Krebs on Security

Mobile Phishers Target Brokerage Accounts in ‘Ramp and Dump’ Cashout Scheme – Krebs on Security

Cybercriminal groups peddling sophisticated phishing kits that convert stolen card data into mobile wallets have recently shifted their focus to targeting customers of brokerage services, new research shows. Undeterred by security controls at these trading platforms that block users from wiring funds directly out of accounts, the phishers have pivoted to using multiple compromised brokerage…

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Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers – Krebs on Security

Phishers Target Aviation Execs to Scam Customers – Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity recently heard from a reader whose boss’s email account got phished and was used to trick one of the company’s customers into sending a large payment to scammers. An investigation into the attacker’s infrastructure points to a long-running Nigerian cybercrime ring that is actively targeting established companies in the transportation and aviation industries. Image:…

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AI-enabled control system helps autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environments

AI-enabled control system helps autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environments

An autonomous drone carrying water to help extinguish a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada might encounter swirling Santa Ana winds that threaten to push it off course. Rapidly adapting to these unknown disturbances inflight presents an enormous challenge for the drone’s flight control system. To help such a drone stay on target, MIT researchers developed a…

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Week in review: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day, Mirai botnets target unpatched Wazuh servers – Help Net Security

Week in review: Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day, Mirai botnets target unpatched Wazuh servers – Help Net Security

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft fixes zero-day exploited for cyber espionage (CVE-2025-33053)For June 2025 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed 66 new CVEs, including a zero-day exploited in the wild (CVE-2025-33053). Unpatched Wazuh servers targeted by Mirai botnets (CVE-2025-24016)Two Mirai botnets are exploiting a critical…

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