Owner of BreachForums Pleads Guilty to Cybercrime and Child Pornography Charges

Jul 18, 2023THNCybercrime / Data Breach Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the owner of the now-defunct BreachForums website, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his operation of the cybercrime forum as well as having child pornography images. The development, first reported by DataBreaches.net last week, comes nearly four months after Fitzpatrick (aka pompompurin) was formally charged…

Hackers Exploit WebAPK to Deceive Android Users into Installing Malicious Apps

Jul 17, 2023THNMobile Security / Malware Threat actors are taking advantage of Android’s WebAPK technology to trick unsuspecting users into installing malicious web apps on Android phones that are designed to capture sensitive personal information. “The attack began with victims receiving SMS messages suggesting the need to update a mobile banking application,” researchers from CSIRT…