CISA warns of patched iPhone kernel bug now exploited in attacks
CISA warned today that a patched kernel security flaw affecting Apple iPhones, Macs, TVs, and watches is now being actively exploited in attacks. Tracked as…
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Police seize record 50,000 Bitcoin from now-defunct piracy site
The police in Saxony, eastern Germany, have seized 50,000 Bitcoin from the former operator of the pirate site movie2k.to through a voluntary deposit to a…
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, Vimeo, and Ars Technica, to…
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 now publicly available on GitHub.…
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 a threat actor claimed to…
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 U.S. critical infrastructure. The hacking…
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 them, especially those coordinated by…
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 to a data breach after…
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 bug already under active exploitation.…
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 today that although the tool was already…
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 privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in…
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 a November 2022 credential stuffing attack.…