ALPHV ransomware site outage rumored to be caused by law enforcement
A law enforcement operation is rumored to be behind an outage affecting ALPHV ransomware gang’s websites over the last 30 hours. The ALPHV (aka BlackCat)…
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Outlook email sending issues for users with lots of folders
Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue affecting Outlook for Microsoft 365 users and causing email-sending problems for those with too many nested folders. According to…
Privilege elevation exploits used in over 50% of insider attacks
Elevation of privilege flaws are the most common vulnerability leveraged by corporate insiders when conducting unauthorized activities on networks, whether for malicious purposes or by…
Amazon sues REKK fraud gang that stole millions in illicit refunds
Amazon’s Customer Protection and Enforcement team has taken legal action against an underground store refund scheme that has resulted in the theft of millions of…
New 5Ghoul attack impacts 5G phones with Qualcomm, MediaTek chips
A new set of vulnerabilities in 5G modems by Qualcomm and MediaTek, collectively called “5Ghoul,” impact 710 5G smartphone models from Google partners (Android) and…
Russian military hackers target NATO fast reaction corps
Russian APT28 military hackers used Microsoft Outlook zero-day exploits to target multiple European NATO member countries, including a NATO Rapid Deployable Corps. Researchers from Palo…
23andMe updates user agreement to prevent data breach lawsuits
As Genetic testing provider 23andMe faces multiple lawsuits for an October credential stuffing attack that led to the theft of customer data, the company has…
Windows 11 Notepad gets a built-in character counter, finally
Microsoft keeps improving and adding more features to the Windows 11 Notepad application, the latest being a built-in character counter. Until now, users who needed a…
WordPress fixes POP chain exposing websites to RCE attacks
WordPress has released version 6.4.2 that addresses a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that could be chained with another flaw to allow attackers run arbitrary PHP…
Russian pleads guilty to running crypto-exchange used by ransomware gangs
Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov pleaded guilty to operating the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange that helped ransomware gangs and other cybercriminals launder over $700 million. As a Bitzlato…
UK and allies expose Russian FSB hacking group, sanction members
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Microsoft warn that the Russian state-backed actor “Callisto Group” (aka “Seaborgium” or “Star Blizzard”) is targeting organizations…
Krasue RAT malware hides on Linux servers using embedded rootkits
Security researchers discovered a remote access trojan they named Krasue that is targeting Linux systems of telecommunications companies and managed to remain undetected since 2021.…