American Bar Association data breach hits 1.4 million members
The American Bar Association (ABA) has suffered a data breach after hackers compromised its network and gained access to older credentials for 1,466,000 members. The…
Category: Bleeping Computer
University websites using MediaWiki, TWiki hacked to serve Fortnite spam
Websites of multiple U.S. universities are serving Fortnite and ‘gift card’ spam. Researchers observed Wiki and documentation pages being hosted by universities including Stanford, MIT, Berkeley, UMass Amherst, Northeastern, Caltech, among…
Attackers use abandoned WordPress plugin to backdoor websites
Attackers are using Eval PHP, an outdated legitimate WordPress plugin, to compromise websites by injecting stealthy backdoors. Eval PHP is an old WordPress plugin that allows…
Ukraine targeted by 60% of Russian phishing attacks in 2023
Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has been monitoring and disrupting Russian state-backed cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in 2023. Google reports that from January to…
VMware fixes vRealize bug that let attackers run code as root
VMware addressed a critical vRealize Log Insight security vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain remote execution on vulnerable appliances. Now known as VMware Aria Operations…
Lazarus hackers now push Linux malware via fake job offers
A new Lazarus campaign considered part of “Operation DreamJob” has been discovered targeting Linux users with malware for the first time. This new targeting was…
Microsoft 365 outage blocks access to web apps and services
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking customers worldwide from accessing and using web apps and online services. The list of affected services includes Microsoft…
Capita confirms hackers stole data in recent cyberattack
London-based professional outsourcing giant Capita has published an update on the cyber-incident that impacted it at the start of the month, now admitting that hackers…
3CX hack caused by trading software supply chain attack
An investigation into last month’s 3CX supply chain attack discovered that it was caused by another supply chain compromise where suspected North Korean attackers breached…
Microsoft Defender update causes Windows Hardware Stack Protection mess
In a confusing mess, a recent Microsoft Defender update rolled out a new security feature called ‘Kernel-mode Hardware-enforced Stack Protection,’ while removing the LSA protection…
Fortra shares findings on GoAnywhere MFT zero-day attacks
Fortra has completed its investigation into the exploitation of CVE-2023-0669, a zero-day flaw in the GoAnywhere MFT solution that the Clop ransomware gang exploited to…
Microsoft SQL servers hacked to deploy Trigona ransomware
Attackers are hacking into poorly secured and Interned-exposed Microsoft SQL (MS-SQL) servers to deploy Trigona ransomware payloads and encrypt all files. The MS-SQL servers are…