Cybersecurity firm executive pleads guilty to hacking hospitals
The former chief operating officer of a cybersecurity company has pleaded guilty to hacking two hospitals, part of the Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC), in June…
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Researchers extract RSA keys from SSH server signing errors
A team of academic researchers from universities in California and Massachusetts demonstrated that it’s possible under certain conditions for passive network attackers to retrieve secret RSA…
Canadian government discloses data breach after contractor hacks
The Canadian government says two of its contractors have been hacked, exposing sensitive information belonging to an undisclosed number of government employees. These breaches occurred…
Kinsing malware exploits Apache ActiveMQ RCE to plant rootkits
The Kinsing malware operator is actively exploiting the CVE-2023-46604 critical vulnerability in the Apache ActiveMQ open-source message broker to compromise Linux systems. The flaw allows remote…
How to boost Security with Self-Service Password Resets
What happens when an employee at your organization forgets their password? If your workplace is like many, a forgotten password kicks off a frustrating, time-consuming…
Rhysida ransomware gang claims British Library cyberattack
The Rhysida ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the British Library in October, which has caused a major ongoing IT outage. Rhysida…
Russian hackers use Ngrok feature and WinRAR exploit to attack embassies
After Sandworm and APT28 (known as Fancy Bear), another state-sponsored Russian hacker group, APT29, is leveraging the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR for cyberattacks. APT29 is…
Lumma Stealer malware now uses trigonometry to evade detection
The Lumma information-stealing malware is now using an interesting tactic to evade detection by security software – the measuring of mouse movements using trigonometry to…
Google shares plans for blocking third-party cookies in Chrome
Google has officially announced plans to gradually eliminate third-party cookies, a key aspect of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. This phased approach begins with a 1% user testing period early…
Exploit for CrushFTP RCE chain released, patch now
A proof-of-concept exploit was publicly released for a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the CrushFTP enterprise suite, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access files on…
FCC adopts new rules to protect consumers from SIM-swapping attacks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has revealed new rules to shield consumers from criminals who hijack their phone numbers in SIM swapping attacks and port-out…
Windows 10 to let admins control how optional updates are deployed
Microsoft announced a new policy that allows admins to control how optional updates are deployed on Windows 10 enterprise endpoints on their networks. The policy will…