Catalin Cimpanu

Catalin Cimpanu is a cybersecurity reporter for The Record. He previously worked at ZDNet and Bleeping Computer, where he became a well-known name in the industry for his constant scoops on new vulnerabilities, cyberattacks, and law enforcement actions against hackers.

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Malware found in npm package with millions of weekly downloads

Catalin Cimpanu October 23, 2021

Malware found in npm package with millions of weekly downloads
Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users

Catalin Cimpanu October 22, 2021

Facebook sues Ukrainian who scraped the data of 178 million users
DDoS attacks hit multiple email providers
Brief DDoS attacks hit multiple email providers

Catalin Cimpanu October 22, 2021

CISA warns of GPS bug that may roll back dates by 1,024 weeks, to March 2002
Brief CISA warns of GPS bug that may roll back dates by 1,024 weeks, to March 2002

Catalin Cimpanu October 22, 2021

DarkSide ransomware gang moves some of its Bitcoin after REvil got hit by law enforcement

Catalin Cimpanu October 22, 2021

DarkSide ransomware gang moves some of its Bitcoin after REvil got hit by law enforcement
Cybercrime gang sets up fake company to hire security experts to aid in ransomware attacks

Catalin Cimpanu October 21, 2021

Cybercrime gang sets up fake company to hire security experts to aid in ransomware attacks
New SmashEx attack breaks Intel SGX enclaves

Catalin Cimpanu October 21, 2021

New SmashEx attack breaks Intel SGX enclaves
Google unmasks two-year-old phishing & malware campaign targeting YouTube users

Catalin Cimpanu October 21, 2021

Google unmasks two-year-old phishing & malware campaign targeting YouTube users
Crypto-miner found hidden inside three npm libraries
Brief Crypto-miner found hidden inside three npm libraries

Catalin Cimpanu October 20, 2021

RedLine Stealer identified as primary source of stolen credentials on two dark web markets

Catalin Cimpanu October 20, 2021

RedLine Stealer identified as primary source of stolen credentials on two dark web markets
Google removes support for FTP and old-gen U2F security keys in Chrome 95
Brief Google removes support for FTP and old-gen U2F security keys in Chrome 95

Catalin Cimpanu October 20, 2021

Zerodium seeking zero-days in ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark VPN apps

Catalin Cimpanu October 19, 2021

Zerodium seeking zero-days in ExpressVPN, NordVPN, and Surfshark VPN apps
Exploit kit adds rare Chrome browser attack chain

Catalin Cimpanu October 19, 2021

Exploit kit adds rare Chrome browser attack chain
South African police arrest eight romance scammers for stealing $6.85 million

Catalin Cimpanu October 19, 2021

South African police arrest eight romance scammers for stealing $6.85 million
Free decrypter released for BlackByte ransomware victims

Catalin Cimpanu October 18, 2021

Free decrypter released for BlackByte ransomware victims
Hacker steals government ID database for Argentina’s entire population

Catalin Cimpanu October 18, 2021

Hacker steals government ID database for Argentina’s entire population
REvil gang shuts down for the second time after its Tor servers were hacked

Catalin Cimpanu October 18, 2021

REvil gang shuts down for the second time after its Tor servers were hacked
Sinclair TV stations disrupted across the US after ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu October 17, 2021

Sinclair TV stations disrupted across the US after ransomware attack
Windows 10, iOS 15, Ubuntu, Chrome fall at China’s Tianfu hacking contest

Catalin Cimpanu October 17, 2021

Windows 10, iOS 15, Ubuntu, Chrome fall at China’s Tianfu hacking contest
Twitter suspends two accounts used by DPRK hackers to catfish security researchers

Catalin Cimpanu October 15, 2021

Twitter suspends two accounts used by DPRK hackers to catfish security researchers
US Treasury said it tied $5.2 billion in BTC transactions to ransomware payments

Catalin Cimpanu October 15, 2021

US Treasury said it tied $5.2 billion in BTC transactions to ransomware payments
US govt reveals three more ransomware attacks on water treatment plants this year

Catalin Cimpanu October 14, 2021

US govt reveals three more ransomware attacks on water treatment plants this year
A malware botnet has made more than $24.7 million since 2019

Catalin Cimpanu October 14, 2021

A malware botnet has made more than $24.7 million since 2019
Ad-blocker caught injecting ads in search results
Brief Ad-blocker caught injecting ads in search results

Catalin Cimpanu October 14, 2021

Google says it tracks 270 state-sponsored groups based across 50+ countries

Catalin Cimpanu October 14, 2021

Google says it tracks 270 state-sponsored groups based across 50+ countries