Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked
A joint investigation by WIRED, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR), and Netzpolitik.org uncovered that US companies legally collecting digital ad data are enabling adversaries to cheaply track…
Month: November 2024
Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service
Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service Pierluigi Paganini November 23, 2024 Microsoft disrupted the ONNX phishing service, seizing 240 sites and…
Hackers Breach Organizations via Wi-Fi from Russia
Russian state-sponsored hacking group GruesomeLarch (also known as APT28 or Fancy Bear) has demonstrated a sophisticated new attack technique dubbed the “Nearest Neighbor Attack,” which…
Windows 10 KB5046714 update fixes bug preventing app uninstalls
Microsoft has released the optional KB5046714 Preview cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 with six bug fixes, including a fix for a bug preventing users…
QNAP pulls buggy QTS firmware causing widespread NAS issues
QNAP has pulled a recently released firmware update after widespread customer reports that it’s breaking connectivity and, in some cases, locking users out of their…
The US Is Calling Out Foreign Influence Campaigns Faster Than Ever
Ahead of the the 2024 US elections, the US intelligence community and law enforcement were on high alert and ready to share information—both among agencies…
Hackers breach US firm over Wi-Fi from Russia in ‘Nearest Neighbor Attack’
Russian state hackers APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard/Sofacy) breached a U.S. company through its enterprise WiFi network while being thousands of miles away, by leveraging a…
More Than 2,000 Palo Alto Network Firewalls Hacked
The Shadowserver Foundation reports over 2,000 Palo Alto Networks firewalls have been hacked via two zero-day vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-0012 & CVE-2024-9474, enabling admin bypass and root…
Microsoft rolls out Recall to Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs
Microsoft announced today that its controversial AI-powered Recall feature is finally rolling out to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel using Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs. Today’s…
China-Linked TAG-112 Targets Tibetan Media with Cobalt Strike Espionage Campaign
Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A China-linked nation-state group called TAG-112 compromised Tibetan media and university websites in a new cyber espionage campaign…
Meta takes down more than 2 million accounts in fight against pig butchering
Meta provided insight this week into the company’s efforts in taking down more than 2 million accounts that were connected to pig butchering scams on…
APT-K-47 Uses Hajj-Themed Lures to Deliver Advanced Asyncshell Malware
Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The threat actor known as Mysterious Elephant has been observed using an advanced version of malware called Asynshell.…