New ZIP domains sparks debate among cybersecurity experts
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google’s new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing…
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Microsoft investigates slow Windows VPN speeds after May updates
Microsoft is investigating major speed issues affecting L2TP/IPsec VPN connections after installing recent Windows 11 updates. According to reports from Windows users and administrators, the…
GitHub reveals reason behind last week’s string of outages
GitHub’s Chief Security Officer and SVP of Engineering shared more details today on a string of outages that hit the code hosting platform last week.…
Ransomware Prevention – Are Meeting Password Security Requirements Enough
As ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on organizations worldwide, many official standards and regulations have been established to address this pressing issue. This article…
Hackers infect TP-Link router firmware to attack EU entities
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group named “Camaro Dragon” infects residential TP-Link routers with a custom “Horse Shell” malware used to attack European foreign affairs organizations.…
Russian ransomware affiliate charged with attacks on critical infrastructure
The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka or Boriselcin) for involvement in three…
Parental control app with 5 million downloads vulnerable to attacks
Kiddowares ‘Parental Control – Kids Place’ app for Android is impacted by multiple vulnerabilities that could enable attackers to upload arbitrary files on protected devices,…
Open-source Cobalt Strike port ‘Geacon’ used in macOS attacks
Geacon, a Go-based implementation of the beacon from the widely abused penetration testing suite Cobalt Strike, is being used more and more to target macOS devices. Both…
The new info-stealing malware operations to watch out for
The information-stealing malware market is constantly evolving, with multiple malware operations competing for cybercriminal customers by promoting better evasion and increased ability to steal data…
Philadelphia Inquirer operations disrupted after cyberattack
The Philadelphia Inquirer daily newspaper is working on restoring systems impacted by what was described as a cyberattack that hit its network over the weekend.…
VirusTotal AI code analysis expands Windows, Linux script support
Google has added support for more scripting languages to VirusTotal Code Insight, a recently introduced artificial intelligence-based code analysis feature. While launched only with support…
Ransomware gang steals data of 5.8 million PharMerica patients
Pharmacy services provider PharMerica has disclosed a massive data breach impacting over 5.8 million patients, exposing their medical data to hackers. PharMerica is a pharmacy…