Cyberattack Shuts Down 5 Battery Manufacturing Plants
VARTA AG, a German battery manufacturing company announced 5 of its production plants halting operations due to a cyber attack.
As a precautionary measure, VARTA’s IT systems and assembly lines were shut down while investigations on the cyber attack commenced.
Malware Gang Leader Faces 40 Years in Prison
Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov faces a potential maximum penalty of 40 years imprisonment for his role in the ‘Zeus’ and ‘IcedID’ malware groups.
Listed as part of the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted List since 2018, Penchukov’s malware attacks affected thousands of systems, stole millions, and even halted access to a major hospital for over two weeks.
iOS Trojan Steals Facial Recognition Data
Group-IB discovered a new iOS Trojan named “GoldPickaxe.iOS” that was built to steal facial recognition data from infected iOS devices.
The ‘GoldPickaxe’ Trojan abuses the TestFlight exploit, which sends users innocent URLs that downloads the malware when clicked. According to Group-IB, the stolen biometric data is used to gain unauthorized access to banking accounts.
