AI Chatbots Are Invading Your Local Government—and Making Everyone Nervous
The United States Environmental Protection Agency blocked its employees from accessing ChatGPT while the US State Department staff in Guinea used it to draft speeches…
Month: September 2023
Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware
A new phishing campaign taking advantage of an easily exploitable issue in Microsoft Teams to deliver malware has been flagged by researchers. Delivering malware to…
FBI Blames North Korean Hackers for $41 Million Stake.com Heist
The FBI says that the North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus is responsible for the theft of $41 million in cryptocurrency from online casino and betting…
Akira Ransomware Attacks Exploit Vulnerability in Cisco ASA
In recent developments, reports have surfaced regarding the Akira ransomware threat actors targeting Cisco VPNs lacking multi-factor authentication (MFA). This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20269, can…
SecuX Shield BIO enhances crypto security
SecuX revealed its latest creation, the Shield BIO card-type hardware wallet. The Shield BIO combines biometric fingerprint authentication with the handy format of a credit…
Salesforce and Zoom embrace ethical hackers. You should, too
It is probably safe to say that Salesforce and Zoom are two of the most high-profile software companies operating today, and outside of an IT…
Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers to Hijack, Disrupt Socomec UPS Devices
Some uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products made by Socomec are affected by several vulnerabilities that can be exploited to hijack and disrupt devices. Socomec is…
New HijackLoader malware is rapidly growing in popularity
New HijackLoader malware is rapidly growing in popularity in cybercrime community Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2023 Zscaler ThreatLabz detailed a new malware loader, named HijackLoader,…
Complexity challenges of pandemic hangover could lead to SaaS hysteria
“I give the customer what he wants. I don’t think it’s my place to offer dietary advice. If they want red meat and boiling tar……
PathLegal Cyber Attack Exposes 127,000 Legal Professionals
PathLegal, a prominent online legal service provider in India, has fallen victim to a devastating data breach, resulting in the exposure of sensitive information belonging…
Some of TOP universities wouldn’t pass cybersecurity exam: left websites vulnerable
Some of TOP universities wouldn’t pass cybersecurity exam: left websites vulnerable Pierluigi Paganini September 11, 2023 CyberNews researchers discovered that many universities worldwide are leaking…
Cybercriminals Using PowerShell to Steal NTLMv2 Hashes from Compromised Windows
Sep 11, 2023THNEndpoint Security / Malware A new cyber attack campaign is leveraging the PowerShell script associated with a legitimate red teaming tool to plunder…