Cisco investigates breach after stolen data for sale on hacking forum
Cisco has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is investigating recent claims that it suffered a breach after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on…
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New FASTCash malware Linux variant helps steal money from ATMs
North Korean hackers are using a new Linux variant of the FASTCash malware to infect the payment switch systems of financial institutions and perform unauthorized…
Jetpack fixes critical information disclosure flaw existing since 2016
WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged-in user to access forms submitted by other visitors…
TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen
Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and 22 distinct command and control…
Pokemon dev Game Freak confirms breach after stolen data leaks online
Japanese video game developer Game Freak has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack in August after source code and game designs for unpublished games were leaked…
Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon
Google’s Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as part of the company’s deprecation…
Iranian hackers now exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges
The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group APT34, aka OilRig, has recently escalated its activities with new campaigns targeting government and critical infrastructure entities in the United Arab…
OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware
OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation, evading detection, and conducting spear-phishing…
Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server
Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server, recommending admins switch to…
Hackers abuse F5 BIG-IP cookies to map internal servers
CISA is warning that threat actors have been observed abusing unencrypted persistent F5 BIG-IP cookies to identify and target other internal devices on the targeted network.…
Casio confirms customer data stolen in a ransomware attack
Casio now confirms it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, warning that the personal and confidential data of employees, job candidates, and some customers…
Ukraine arrests rogue VPN operator providing access to Runet
Ukraine’s cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old man who operated a massive virtual private network (VPN) service, allowing people from within the country to access…