Mysterious Kill Switch Disrupts Mozi IoT Botnet Operations
Nov 02, 2023NewsroomMalware / Botnet The unexpected drop in malicious activity connected with the Mozi botnet in August 2023 was due to a kill switch…
Month: November 2023
Bug bounty ROI: Can investing in crowdsourced security help mitigate costly security breaches?
Factoring in whether to include a bug bounty program in your annual cybersecurity budget can be confusing. It’s not often clear exactly what benefits you’ll…
In Other News: Airport Taxi Hacking, Post-Quantum Crypto Guidance, Stanford Breach
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…
134 customers exposed in October support system hack
Okta says attackers who breached its customer support system last month gained access to files belonging to 134 customers, five of them later being targeted…
Ransomware hits Infosys, Ace Hardware and Henry Schein
1.) A recent cyber attack targeted Infosys subsidiary, Infosys McCamish Systems, which was initially detected last week but only officially acknowledged this Tuesday. According to…
48 Malicious npm Packages Found Deploying Reverse Shells on Developer Systems
Nov 03, 2023NewsroomSoftware Security / Malware A new set of 48 malicious npm packages have been discovered in the npm repository with capabilities to deploy…
5 Common Mistakes When Running a Bug Bounty Program (and Solutions)
1. Unprepared to Manage Incoming Vulnerability Reports Naturally, the purpose of running a bug bounty program is to identify vulnerabilities beyond what your security team…
Okta Hack Blamed on Employee Using Personal Google Account on Company Laptop
Okta is blaming the recent hack of its support system on an employee who logged into a personal Google account on a company-managed laptop, exposing…
Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware
Multiple WhatsApp mods spotted containing the CanesSpy Spyware Pierluigi Paganini November 03, 2023 Kaspersky researchers are warning of multiple WhatsApp mods that embed a spyware…
New Microsoft Exchange zero-days allow RCE, data theft attacks
Microsoft Exchange is impacted by four zero-day vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit remotely to execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information on affected installations. The…
CanesSpy Spyware Discovered in Modified WhatsApp Versions
Nov 03, 2023NewsroomSpyware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a number of WhatsApp mods for Android that come fitted with a spyware module dubbed…
Mortgage Giant Mr. Cooper Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack
Mortgage giant Mr. Cooper on Thursday announced that it has shut down certain systems after falling victim to a cyberattack, which resulted in its operations…