Category: Bleeping Computer

North Korean hackers
17
May
2024

Five charged for cyber schemes to benefit North Korea’s weapons program

​The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for…

Police cracks down on DDoS-for-hire service active since 2013
16
May
2024

Norway recommends replacing SSL VPN to prevent breaches

The Norwegian National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) recommends replacing SSLVPN/WebVPN solutions with alternatives due to the repeated exploitation of related…

North Korean hackers
16
May
2024

Five charged for cyber schemes to benefit North Korea’s weapons program

​The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for…

Outlook
16
May
2024

Microsoft shares temp fix for Outlook encrypted email reply issues

​Microsoft has shared a temporary fix for a known issue preventing Microsoft 365 customers from replying to encrypted emails using…

Breach
16
May
2024

MediSecure e-script firm hit by ‘large-scale’ ransomware data breach

Electronic prescription provider MediSecure in Australia has shut down its website and phone lines following a ransomware attack believed to…

Faceless hacker with a moon behind them
16
May
2024

Russian hackers use new Lunar malware to breach a European govt’s agencies

Security researchers discovered two previously unseen backdoors dubbed LunarWeb and LunarMail that were used to compromise a European government’s diplomatic institutions abroad….

Windows Server
16
May
2024

Windows Server 2019 updates fail with 0x800f0982 errors

​Microsoft has acknowledged a new known issue causing this month’s KB5037765 security update for Windows Server 2019 to fail to…

North Korean hackers
16
May
2024

Kimsuky hackers deploy new Linux backdoor in attacks on South Korea

The North Korean hacker group Kimsuki has been using a new Linux malware called Gomir that is a version of the…

North Korean hackers
16
May
2024

Kimsuky hackers deploy new Linux backdoor via trojanized installers

The North Korean hacker group Kimsuki has been using trojanized software packages to deliver a new Linux malware called Gomir in…

Android figure holding a shield
16
May
2024

Android 15, Google Play Protect get new anti-malware and anti-fraud features

Today, Google announced new security features coming to Android 15 and Google Play Protect that will help block scams, fraud, and malware…

Google Chrome
16
May
2024

Google fixes third actively exploited Chrome zero-day in a week

​Google has released a new emergency Chrome security update to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks within a…

Researchers expose Microsoft SCCM misconfigs usable in cyberattacks
16
May
2024

Windows Quick Assist abused in Black Basta ransomware attacks

​Financially motivated cybercriminals abuse the Windows Quick Assist feature in social engineering attacks to deploy Black Basta ransomware payloads on…