Category: Bleeping Computer

Spouse cheating
10
Sep
2024

Sextortion scams now use your “cheating” spouse’s name as a lure

A new variant of the ongoing sextortion email scams is now targeting spouses, saying that their husband or wife is…

Specops brute force attacks
10
Sep
2024

How to defend against brute force and password spray attacks

From zero-day exploits to polymorphic malware, today’s organizations must protect themselves against increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. But while these types of complex attack vectors…

Chinese hackers use new data theft malware in govt attacks
10
Sep
2024

Chinese hackers use new data theft malware in govt attacks

New attacks attributed to China-based cyber espionage group Mustang Panda show that the threat actor switched to new strategies and…

7777
10
Sep
2024

Quad7 botnet targets more SOHO and VPN routers, media servers

The Quad7 botnet is evolving its operation by targeting additional SOHO devices with new custom malware for Zyxel VPN appliances, Ruckus wireless…

SonicWall
10
Sep
2024

Critical SonicWall SSLVPN bug exploited in ransomware attacks

Ransomware affiliates exploit a critical security vulnerability in SonicWall SonicOS firewall devices to breach victims’ networks. Tracked as CVE-2024-40766, this improper…

Highline Public Schools
09
Sep
2024

Highline Public Schools closes schools following cyberattack

Highline Public Schools, a K-12 district in Washington state, has shut down all schools and canceled school activities after its…

Card
09
Sep
2024

Payment gateway data breach affects 1.7 million credit card owners

Payment gateway provider Slim CD has disclosed a data breach that compromised credit card and personal data belonging to almost…

WhatsApp
09
Sep
2024

Meta fixes easily bypassed WhatsApp ‘View Once’ privacy feature

A privacy flaw in WhatsApp, an instant messenger with over 2 billion users worldwide, is being exploited by attackers to…

Progress
09
Sep
2024

Progress LoadMaster vulnerable to 10/10 severity RCE flaw

Progress Software has issued an emergency fix for a maximum (10/10) severity vulnerability impacting its LoadMaster and LoadMaster Multi-Tenant (MT)…

Airgapped
08
Sep
2024

New RAMBO attack steals data using RAM in air-gapped computers

A novel side-channel attack dubbed  “RAMBO” (Radiation of Air-gapped Memory Bus for Offense) generates electromagnetic radiation from a device’s RAM to…

Spouse cheating
08
Sep
2024

Sextortion scam now use your “cheating” spouse’s name as a lure

A new variant of the ongoing sextortion email scams is now targeting spouses, saying that their husband or wife is…

Transport for London TfL
06
Sep
2024

Transport for London staff faces systems disruptions after cyberattack

​Transport for London, the city’s public transportation agency, revealed today that its staff has limited access to systems and email due…