Hackers Attacking Online Ticket Booking Users Using PDF Files
Threat actors use weaponized PDF files to exploit software vulnerabilities, enabling them to execute malicious code on a target system. PDFs provide a common and…
Month: February 2024
LoanDepot January Hack: 16.9M Individuals Data Exposed
In a significant cybersecurity incident, loanDepot, a prominent player in the loan and mortgage industry, announced a data breach that potentially compromised the sensitive personal…
Russian Hackers Target Ubiquiti Routers for Data, Botnet Creation
Russian hackers, part of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to build extensive botnets, steal credentials, collect NTLMv2…
How to Bridge Privileged Access Management and Identity Management
Feb 28, 2024The Hacker NewsZero Trust / Cyber Threat Traditional perimeter-based security has become costly and ineffective. As a result, communications security between people, systems,…
Caroline Dinenage signs letter calling for angel law change
MP Caroline Dinenage is one if the most recent high-profile signatories who are backing the investHER campaign, which is calling for a change in the…
Microsoft Copilot Criticized For Insensitive Responses
Social media platforms are inundated with posts of malfunctioning behavior from Microsoft Copilot. Users expressed concerns over receiving invalid responses from the AI chatbot, ranging…
Registrars can now block all domains that resemble brand names
Registrars can now block people from registering tens of thousands of domain names that look like, are spelling variations of, or otherwise infringe on brand names. GlobalBlock,…
Ransomware Attack on Lurie Children’s Hospital: $3.4M Ransom Demanded
The Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago was recently hit by a highly advanced ransomware attack, underlining the persistent risk of cybercrime…
AI in cybersecurity presents a complex duality
Companies more than ever view GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) as a holistic process and are taking steps toward getting a complete view of their…
TimbreStealer Malware Spreading via Tax-themed Phishing Scam Targets IT Users
Feb 28, 2024NewsroomPhishing Attack / Malware Mexican users have been targeted with tax-themed phishing lures at least since November 2023 to distribute a previously undocumented…
ALPHV Ransomware Claims Two New Victims, One Confirmed
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has purportedly claimed two new victims: Verbraucherzentrale Hessen, a consumer advice center in Germany, and Electro Marteix, SL, a company based…
APT28 is recruiting Ubiquiti EdgeRouters into botnets – Security
Security agencies led by the FBI, the National Security Agency, and the US Cyber Command are warning that state-sponsored Russian actors are leading coordinated attacks…