Category: Bleeping Computer

Smiley
16
May
2023

Open-source Cobalt Strike port ‘Geacon’ used in macOS attacks

Geacon, a Go-based implementation of the beacon from the widely abused penetration testing suite Cobalt Strike, is being used more and more…

Data
15
May
2023

The new info-stealing malware operations to watch out for

The information-stealing malware market is constantly evolving, with multiple malware operations competing for cybercriminal customers by promoting better evasion and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer
15
May
2023

Philadelphia Inquirer operations disrupted after cyberattack

The Philadelphia Inquirer daily newspaper is working on restoring systems impacted by what was described as a cyberattack that hit…

VirusTotal
15
May
2023

VirusTotal AI code analysis expands Windows, Linux script support

Google has added support for more scripting languages to VirusTotal Code Insight, a recently introduced artificial intelligence-based code analysis feature….

Pills
15
May
2023

Ransomware gang steals data of 5.8 million PharMerica patients

Pharmacy services provider PharMerica has disclosed a massive data breach impacting over 5.8 million patients, exposing their medical data to…

WhatsApp
15
May
2023

WhatsApp now lets you lock chats with a password or fingerprint

Meta is now rolling out ‘Chat Lock,’ a new WhatsApp privacy feature allowing users to block others from accessing their…

Hacker holding up hands
15
May
2023

Stealthy MerDoor malware uncovered after five years of attacks

A new APT hacking group dubbed Lancefly uses a custom ‘Merdoor’ backdoor malware to target government, aviation, and telecommunication organizations…

airBaltic
15
May
2023

Airline exposes passenger info to others due to a ‘technical error’

airBaltic, Latvia’s flag carrier has acknowledged that a ‘technical error’ exposed reservation details of some of its passengers to other airBaltic…

Hacker
15
May
2023

New RA Group ransomware targets U.S. orgs in double-extortion attacks

A new ransomware group named ‘RA Group’ is targeting pharmaceutical, insurance, wealth management, and manufacturing firms in the United States…

Capita
15
May
2023

Capita warns customers they should assume data was stolen

Business process outsourcing firm Capita is warning customers to assume that their data was stolen in a cyberattack that affected…

Brave
15
May
2023

Brave unveils new “Forgetful Browsing” anti-tracking feature

The privacy-focused Brave Browser is introducing a new “Forgetful Browsing” feature that prevents sites from re-identifying you on subsequent visits….

Wordpress
15
May
2023

Hackers target WordPress plugin flaw after PoC exploit released

Hackers are actively exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability in the WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin roughly 24 hours after a…