Pirate IPTV network in Austria dismantled and $1.74 million seized
The Austrian police have arrested 20 people across the country linked to an illegal IPTV network that, between 2016 and 2023, decrypted copyright-protected broadcasts and…
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New Hunters International ransomware possible rebrand of Hive
A new ransomware-as-a-service brand named Hunters International has emerged using code used by the Hive ransomware operation, leading to the valid assumption that the old…
Windows 11 adds support for 11 file archives, including 7-Zip and RAR
Microsoft says Windows 11 22H2 now natively supports almost a dozen additional archive formats, including RAR, 7-Zip, Tar, and GZ archives. The company has added…
HackerOne paid ethical hackers over $300 million in bug bounties
HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform’s inception.…
Hackers email stolen student data to parents of Nevada school district
The Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada is dealing with a potentially massive data breach, as hackers email parents their children’s’ data that was…
Hackers earn over $1 million for 58 zero-days at Pwn2Own Toronto
The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking competition has ended with security researchers earning $1,038,500 for 58 zero-day exploits (and multiple bug collisions) targeting consumer products between…
The Week in Ransomware – October 27th 2023
Ransomware attacks are increasing significantly, with reports indicating that last month was a record month for ransomware attacks in 2023. According to NCC Group data,…
Microsoft 365 users get workaround for ‘Something Went Wrong’ errors
Microsoft shared a workaround for a known Microsoft 365 issue triggering ‘Something Went Wrong [1001]’ sign-in errors and making desktop applications unusable for many customers.…
Lazarus hackers breached dev repeatedly to deploy SIGNBT malware
The North Korean Lazarus hacking group repeatedly compromised a software vendor using flaws in vulnerable software despite multiple patches and warnings being made available by the…
F5 fixes BIG-IP auth bypass allowing remote code execution attacks
A critical vulnerability in the F5 BIG-IP configuration utility, tracked as CVE-2023-46747, allows an attacker with remote access to the configuration utility to perform unauthenticated…
Windows 11 KB5031455 preview update enables Moment 4 features by default
Microsoft has released the optional KB5031455 Preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2, which enables 72 new Moment 4 features by default and fixes 22…
Android adware apps on Google Play amass two million installs
Several malicious Google Play Android apps installed over 2 million times push intrusive ads to users while concealing their presence on the infected devices. In…