In Other News: macOS Security Reports, Keyboard Spying, VPN Vulnerabilities
SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar. We provide a…
Month: August 2023
Major Story – Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Police Data In Northern Ireland
In a significant blow to data security, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has fallen victim to a major data breach this week, resulting…
Google Adds Quantum-Resistant Encryption in Chrome 116
Aug 11, 2023THNEncryption / Browser Security Google has announced plans to add support for quantum-resistant encryption algorithms in its Chrome browser, starting with version 116.…
Northern Ireland’s Top Police Officer Apologizes for ‘Industrial Scale’ Data Breach
Northern Ireland’s top police officer apologized Thursday for what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach in which the personal information of more than…
Lapsus$ hackers took SIM-swapping attacks to the next level
The U.S. government released a report after analyzing simple techniques, e.g. SIM swapping, used by the Lapsus$ extortion group to breach dozens of organizations with…
LummaC Information Stealer Collaborates With Amadey Bot, SectopRAT
Cyble Research & Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has recently uncovered a concerning cybersecurity development: a threat actor has harnessed the Amadey bot to propagate SectopRAT, marking…
Microsoft Discloses Codesys Flaws Allowing Shutdown of Industrial Operations, Spying
Over a dozen vulnerabilities discovered by Microsoft researchers in Codesys products can be exploited to cause disruption to industrial processes or deploy backdoors that allow…
MoustachedBouncer Attacking Foreign Embassies Using NightClub
MoustachedBouncer, a cyberespionage group active since 2014, likely has performed ISP-level adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks since 2020 to compromise its targets. For AitM, the MoustachedBouncer employs…
Feds Seize Bulletproof Hosting Service Lolek Hosted
Lolek Hosted, a prominent bulletproof hosting provider, has been dismantled in a coordinated operation by US and Polish authorities. The joint effort aimed to curb…
Shemaroo Entertainment Data Breach Exposes 16 Million Users
Concerns have arisen over a potential data breach involving Shemaroo Entertainment, a prominent Indian media content production and distribution company. A user on a hacker…
Black Hat USA 2023 – Announcements Summary
Hundreds of companies and organizations showcased their cybersecurity products and services this week at the 2023 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.…
StormWall DDoS Protection Is Now Even Better With Improved Client Portal
DDoS attacks pack a punch. The Ponemon Institute estimates that each minute of downtime during a DDoS assault rings in at a whopping $22,000. On…