Surge in attacks exploiting old ThinkPHP and ownCloud flaws
Increased hacker activity has been observed in attempts to compromise poorly maintained devices that are vulnerable to older security issues from 2022 and 2023. Threat…
Month: February 2025
zkLend loses $9.5M in crypto heist, asks hacker to return 90%
Decentralized money lender zkLend suffered a breach where threat actors exploited a smart contract flaw to steal 3,600 Ethereum, worth $9.5 million at the time.…
Massive 1.17TB Data Leak Exposes Billions of IoT Grow Light Records
Massive 1.17 TB data leak exposes billions of records from a Chinese IoT grow light company. Wi-Fi passwords, IP addresses, and device IDs are among…
Fortinet discloses second firewall auth bypass patched in January
Update 2/11/25 07:32 PM ET: After publishing our story, Fortinet has informed us that the new CVE-2025-24472 flaw added to FG-IR-24-535 today is not a zero-day and was already…
How to Check If Your Gmail Account Has Been Hacked (Step-by-Step Guide to Secure It)
Your Gmail account is a critical part of your digital life, making it a prime target for hackers looking to steal personal information, financial data,…
Google fixes flaw that could unmask YouTube users’ email addresses
Google has fixed two vulnerabilities that, when chained together, could expose the email addresses of YouTube accounts, causing a massive privacy breach for those using…
How TruGrid Simplifies RDP Deployment, Security, and Compliance
While the first article outlined why VPNs are risky and cloud-based RDP is a superior alternative, this article will take a closer look at what…
Services Australia signs $226m data centre service extension – Cloud – Networking
Services Australia has renewed its data centre agreement with Canberra Data Centres for another five years. The renegotiated deal will cost Services Australia $226.1 million…
Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel
Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is being released from U.S. custody in exchange for Marc Fogel Pierluigi Paganini February 12, 2025 Russian cybercriminal Alexander Vinnik is…
Sarcoma ransomware claims breach at giant PCB maker Unimicron
A relatively new ransomware operation named ‘Sarcoma’ has claimed responsibility for an attack against the Unimicron printed circuit boards (PCB) maker in Taiwan. The cybercriminals…
DPRK hackers dupe targets into typing PowerShell commands as admin
North Korean state actor ‘Kimsuky’ (aka ‘Emerald Sleet’ or ‘Velvet Chollima’) has been observed using a new tactic inspired from the now widespread ClickFix campaigns.…
BadPilot network hacking campaign fuels Russian SandWorm attacks
A subgroup of the Russian state-sponsored hacking group APT44, also known as ‘Seashell Blizzard’ and ‘Sandworm’, has been targeting critical organizations and governments in a…