Category: Bleeping Computer

EDRSilencer red team tool used in attacks to bypass security
15
Oct
2024

EDRSilencer red team tool used in attacks to bypass security

A tool for red-team operations called EDRSilencer has been observed in malicious incidents attempting to identify security tools and mute…

New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms
15
Oct
2024

New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms

The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published a working draft of a new specification that aims to enable the…

Over 200 malicious apps on Google Play downloaded millions of times
15
Oct
2024

Over 200 malicious apps on Google Play downloaded millions of times

Google Play, the official store for Android, distributed over a period of one year more than 200 malicious applications, which…

Cisco
15
Oct
2024

Cisco investigates breach after stolen data for sale on hacking forum

Cisco has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is investigating recent claims that it suffered a breach after a threat actor began…

Linux
15
Oct
2024

New FASTCash malware Linux variant helps steal money from ATMs

North Korean hackers are using a new Linux variant of the FASTCash malware to infect the payment switch systems of…

Jetpack
14
Oct
2024

Jetpack fixes critical information disclosure flaw existing since 2016

WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged-in user to access…

Android
14
Oct
2024

TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen

Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and…

Nintendo
14
Oct
2024

Pokemon dev Game Freak confirms breach after stolen data leaks online

Japanese video game developer Game Freak has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack in August after source code and game designs…

Google Chrome logo with a red flare
14
Oct
2024

Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon

Google’s Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as…

Iran
13
Oct
2024

Iranian hackers now exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges

The Iranian state-sponsored hacking group APT34, aka OilRig, has recently escalated its activities with new campaigns targeting government and critical infrastructure…

Artificial Intelligence
12
Oct
2024

OpenAI confirms threat actors use ChatGPT to write malware

OpenAI has disrupted over 20 malicious cyber operations abusing its AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, for debugging and developing malware, spreading misinformation,…

Windows Server header
12
Oct
2024

Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server

Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows…