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,…
Category: Bleeping Computer
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…
WhatsApp now lets you lock chats with a password or fingerprint
Meta is now rolling out ‘Chat Lock,’ a new WhatsApp privacy feature allowing users to block others from accessing their most personal conversations. Chat Lock…
Stealthy MerDoor malware uncovered after five years of attacks
A new APT hacking group dubbed Lancefly uses a custom ‘Merdoor’ backdoor malware to target government, aviation, and telecommunication organizations in South and Southeast Asia.…
Airline exposes passenger info to others due to a ‘technical error’
airBaltic, Latvia’s flag carrier has acknowledged that a ‘technical error’ exposed reservation details of some of its passengers to other airBaltic passengers. Passengers also reported receiving…
New RA Group ransomware targets U.S. orgs in double-extortion attacks
A new ransomware group named ‘RA Group’ is targeting pharmaceutical, insurance, wealth management, and manufacturing firms in the United States and South Korea. The new…
Capita warns customers they should assume data was stolen
Business process outsourcing firm Capita is warning customers to assume that their data was stolen in a cyberattack that affected its systems in early April.…
Brave unveils new “Forgetful Browsing” anti-tracking feature
The privacy-focused Brave Browser is introducing a new “Forgetful Browsing” feature that prevents sites from re-identifying you on subsequent visits. This new feature will clear…