Category: Bleeping Computer

Hackers steal Signal, WhatsApp user data with fake Android chat app
29
Aug
2023

New Android MMRat malware uses Protobuf protocol to steal your data

A novel Android banking malware named MMRat utilizes a rarely used communication method, protobuf data serialization, to more efficiently steal data from…

Botnet
29
Aug
2023

Qakbot botnet dismantled after infecting over 700,000 computers

Qakbot, one of the largest and longest-running botnets to date, was taken down following a multinational law enforcement operation spearheaded…

Microsoft Exchange
29
Aug
2023

Microsoft adds HSTS support to Exchange Server 2016 and 2019

Microsoft announced today that Exchange Server 2016 and 2019 now come with support for HTTP Strict Transport Security (also known…

University of Michigan
29
Aug
2023

University of Michigan shuts down network after cyberattack

The University of Michigan has taken all of its systems and services offline to deal with a cybersecurity incident, causing…

Juniper
29
Aug
2023

Hackers exploit critical Juniper RCE bug chain after PoC release

Hackers are using a critical exploit chain to target Juniper EX switches and SRX firewalls via their Internet-exposed J-Web configuration…

Barracuda
29
Aug
2023

US govt email servers hacked in Barracuda zero-day attacks

Suspected Chinese hackers disproportionately targeted and breached government and government-linked organizations worldwide in recent attacks targeting a Barracuda Email Security…

Genshin Impact
29
Aug
2023

Genshin Impact dev will sue Kaveh Hacks users and developers

Genshin Impact developer miHoYohas responded to an in-game hacking situation that has caused problems recently in its player community, warning…

Citrix
28
Aug
2023

Attacks on Citrix NetScaler systems linked to ransomware actor

A threat actor believed to be tied to the FIN8 hacking group exploits the CVE-2023-3519 remote code execution flaw to…

Malware
28
Aug
2023

Hiding malicious Word docs in PDF files

Japan’s computer emergency response team (JPCERT) is sharing a new ‘MalDoc in PDF’ attack detected in July 2023 that bypasses…

Robot
28
Aug
2023

ICO calls on social media firms to protect user’s data from scraping

UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), together with eleven data protection and privacy authorities from around the world, have published a…

Microsoft Exchange
28
Aug
2023

Microsoft will enable Exchange Extended Protection by default this fall

Microsoft announced today that Windows Extended Protection will be enabled by default on servers running Exchange Server 2019 starting this…

Hacker with arms raised
28
Aug
2023

Spain warns of LockBit Locker ransomware phishing attacks

The National Police of Spain is warning of an ongoing ‘LockBit Locker’ ransomware campaign targeting architecture companies in the country…