Category: Bleeping Computer

Ransomware hackers dwell time drops to 5 days, RDP still widely used
01
Feb
2024

Hackers push USB malware payloads via news, media hosting sites

A financially motivated threat actor using USB devices for initial infection has been found abusing legitimate online platforms, including GitHub,…

Android
01
Feb
2024

Exploit released for Android local elevation flaw impacting 7 OEMs

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a local privilege elevation flaw impacting at least seven Android original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) is…

Computer head guy holding his hands up
31
Jan
2024

Europcar denies data breach of 50 million users, says data is fake

Car rental company Europcar says it has not suffered a data breach and that shared customer data is fake after…

FBI
31
Jan
2024

FBI disrupts Chinese botnet by wiping malware from infected routers

The FBI has disrupted the KV Botnet used by Chinese Volt Typhoon state hackers to evade detection during attacks targeting…

CISA
31
Jan
2024

Vendors must secure SOHO routers against Volt Typhoon attacks

CISA has urged manufacturers of small office/home office (SOHO) routers to ensure their devices’ security against ongoing attacks attempting to hijack…

Johnson Controls
31
Jan
2024

Johnson Controls says ransomware attack cost $27 million, data stolen

Johnson Controls International has confirmed that a September 2023 ransomware attack cost the company $27 million in expenses and led…

Ivanti
31
Jan
2024

Ivanti warns of new Connect Secure zero-day exploited in attacks

Today, Ivanti warned of two more vulnerabilities impacting Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateways, one of them a zero-day…

White Phoenix
31
Jan
2024

Online ransomware decryptor helps recover partially encrypted files

CyberArk has created an online version of ‘White Phoenix,’ an open-source ransomware decryptor targeting operations using intermittent encryption. The company announced…

Linux
31
Jan
2024

New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros

​Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local…

DraftKings
31
Jan
2024

US charges two more suspects with DraftKing account hacks

​The U.S. Department of Justice arrested and charged two more suspects for their involvement in the hacking of almost 68,000 DraftKings accounts in…

Monero
30
Jan
2024

Vastaamo hacker traced via ‘untraceable’ Monero transactions, police says

Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki, the suspect believed to be behind an attack against one of Finland’s largest psychotherapy clinics, Vastaamo, was…

Mercedes
30
Jan
2024

A mishandled GitHub token exposed Mercedes-Benz source code

A mishandled GitHub token gave unrestricted access to Mercedes-Benz’s internal GitHub Enterprise Service, exposing source code to the public. Mercedes-Benz…