US indicts leader of Qakbot botnet linked to ransomware attacks
The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation that compromised over 700,000 computers and enabled…
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Hackers use fake Ledger apps to steal Mac users’ seed phrases
Cybercriminal campaigns are using fake Ledger apps to target macOS users and their digital assets by deploying malware that attempts to steal seed phrases that…
Police arrests 270 dark web vendors, buyers in global crackdown
Police arrested 270 suspects following an international law enforcement action codenamed ‘Operation RapTor’ that targeted dark web vendors and customers from ten countries. National authorities…
Ivanti EPMM flaw exploited by Chinese hackers to breach govt agencies
Chinese hackers have been exploiting a remote code execution flaw in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) to breach high-profile organizations worldwide. The flaw is identified as…
Chinese hackers breach US local governments using Cityworks zero-day
Chinese-speaking hackers have exploited a now-patched Trimble Cityworks zero-day to breach multiple local governing bodies across the United States. Trimble Cityworks is a Geographic Information…
FTC finalizes order requiring GoDaddy to secure hosting services
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized an order requiring web hosting giant GoDaddy to secure its services to settle charges of data security…
Signal now blocks Microsoft Recall screenshots on Windows 11
Signal has updated its Windows app to protect users’ privacy by blocking Microsoft’s AI-powered Recall feature from taking screenshots of their conversations. This new privacy…
Unpatched critical bugs in Versa Concerto lead to auth bypass, RCE
Critical vulnerabilities in Versa Concerto that are still unpatched could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Three security issues,…
Critical Samlify SSO flaw lets attackers log in as admin
A critical Samlify authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered that allows attackers to impersonate admin users by injecting unsigned malicious assertions into legitimately signed SAML responses.…
OpenAI hints at a big upgrade for ChatGPT Operator Agent
ChatGPT’s Operator, which is still in research preview, will soon become a “very useful tool,” according to Jerry Tworek, VP of Research at OpenAI. OpenAI…
Russian hackers breach orgs to track aid routes to Ukraine
A Russian state-sponsored cyberespionage campaign attributed to APT28 (Fancy Bear/Forest Blizzard) hackers has been targeting and compromising international organizations since 2022 to disrupt aid efforts…
Russia to enforce location tracking app on all foreigners in Moscow
The Russian government has introduced a new law that makes installing a tracking app mandatory for all foreign nationals in the Moscow region. The new…