Hackers Abuse QR Codes on Tea Shops to Deploy Malware
QR codes, widely used by legitimate organizations for various purposes, such as advertisements and enforcing parking fees, are also being exploited by scammers for their…
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Western Digital Hack – Attacker’s Stole Personal Information
Reports from Western Digital stated that they had a network security incident on March 26, 2023, in which an unauthorized group gained access to their…
DarkWatchMan RAT Hides in Windows Registry
A phishing website impersonating the popular Russian site CryptoPro CSP has been detected by the Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) in a recent discovery.…
What is Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)?
A firewall serves as a barrier to unapproved network traffic. Additional organizational security policies are enforced to achieve this, including active traffic monitoring of incoming…
Best Practices to Reduce the Threats of Cyberattacks
Today’s online environment is a virtual minefield where explosions might happen at any time. Cyberattacks are always lurking in the dark of the internet, ready…
Hackers Weaponized PyPI Packages to Steal Sensitive Information
Python developers worldwide share and download code through PyPI (Python Package Index), a popular repository for software packages for the Python programming language. PyPI is…
What is Digital Forensics? Tools, Types, Phases & History
A subfield of forensic science called digital forensics focuses on finding, obtaining, processing, analyzing, and documenting electronically stored data. Digital forensics support is essential for…
Ex-Uber CSO Avoids Prison Time for Concealing Data Breach
On Wednesday, an ex-Uber CSO was found guilty of federal charges related to payments he secretly approved to hackers who broke into the ride-hailing company…
Over 2 Million WordPress Websites Exposed to XSS Attacks
Patchstack security researchers recently warned that ‘Advanced Custom Fields’ and ‘Advanced Custom Fields Pro’ WordPress plugins are at risk of cross-site scripting attacks (XSS). These…
Android Malware on Google Play Installed Over 620,000 Times
A recently discovered Android subscription malware called ‘Fleckpe’ has surfaced on Google Play Store. This insidious malware disguises itself as an authentic application and has…
Facebook Take Down ChatGP-themed Malware Attacks
NodeStealer, a newly discovered malware on Meta, was identified by Facebook as stealing browser cookies. Due to this vulnerability, threat actors can obtain illicit entry…
Crowdsourced YARA Hub – A VirusTotal Tool To Filter Yara Rules
VirusTotal has introduced a Crowdsourced YARA Hub to overcome this hurdle, letting users find and filter existing rules, track a new rule, and export rules…