Category: Bleeping Computer

Hacker arrest
11
Aug
2023

LOLEKHosted admin arrested for aiding Netwalker ransomware gang

Update 8/11/23: Updated with information from DOJ about alleged Netwalker Ransomware involvement. Police have taken down the Lolek bulletproof hosting provider,…

Telegram
11
Aug
2023

Xiaomi’s MIUI now flags Telegram as dangerous in China

Asian smartphone giant Xiaomi is now blocking Telegram from being installed on devices using its MIUI system and firmware interface….

Microsoft Exchange
11
Aug
2023

US cyber safety board to analyze Microsoft Exchange hack of govt emails

The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has announced plans to conduct an in-depth review of cloud…

Amazon AWS
11
Aug
2023

Amazon AWS distances itself from Moq amid data collection controversy

Amazon AWS has withdrawn its association with open source project Moq after the project drew sharp criticism for its quiet…

Hacker arrest
11
Aug
2023

Police seize LOLEK bulletproof service for hosting malware

Police have taken down the Lolek bulletproof hosting provider, arresting five individuals and seizing servers for facilitating malicious activities, including…

Codesys
11
Aug
2023

Industrial PLCs worldwide impacted by CODESYS V3 RCE flaws

Millions of PLC (programmable logic controllers) used in industrial environments worldwide are at risk to 15 vulnerabilities in the CODESYS…

Amazon AWS
11
Aug
2023

Amazon AWS withdraws Moq sponsorship amid data collection controversy

Amazon AWS has dropped sponsorship support for open source project Moq after the project drew sharp criticism for its quiet addition of data…

Lapsus$ hackers paid telco employee $20,000 per week for SIM-swaps
11
Aug
2023

Lapsus$ hackers took SIM-swapping attacks to the next level

The U.S. government released a report after analyzing simple techniques, e.g. SIM swapping, used by the Lapsus$ extortion group to…

RapperBot DDoS malware adds cryptojacking as new revenue stream
10
Aug
2023

Gafgyt malware exploits five-years-old flaw in EoL Zyxel router

Fortinet has issued an alert warning that the Gafgyt botnet malware is actively trying to exploit a vulnerability in the…

Microsoft Exchange
10
Aug
2023

Microsoft Exchange updates pulled after breaking non-English installs

Microsoft has pulled Microsoft Exchange Server’s August security updates from Windows Update after finding they break Exchange on non-English installs. On…

Bouncer
10
Aug
2023

MoustachedBouncer hackers use AiTM attacks to spy on diplomats

Image: Midjourney A cyberespionage group named ‘MoustachedBouncer’ has been observed using adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks at ISPs to hack foreign embassies…

Barracuda
10
Aug
2023

New Whirlpool backdoor used in Barracuda ESG hacks

Image: Midjourney The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has discovered a new backdoor malware named ‘Whirlpool’ used in…