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LockBit Developer
21
Dec
2024

LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Charged for Billions in Global Ransomware Damages

A dual Russian and Israeli national has been charged in the United States for allegedly being the developer of the…

CookiePlus Malware
20
Dec
2024

Lazarus Group Spotted Targeting Nuclear Engineers with CookiePlus Malware

The Lazarus Group, an infamous threat actor linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been observed leveraging…

Critical Firewall Flaws
20
Dec
2024

Sophos Issues Hotfixes for Critical Firewall Flaws: Update to Prevent Exploitation

Dec 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananFirewall Security / Vulnerability Sophos has released hotfixes to address three security flaws in Sophos Firewall products…

Crypto Mining Malware
20
Dec
2024

Rspack npm Packages Compromised with Crypto Mining Malware in Supply Chain Attack

Dec 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Supply Chain Attack The developers of Rspack have revealed that two of their npm packages,…

Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability
20
Dec
2024

Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools

Dec 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Attack A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by…

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
20
Dec
2024

CISA Adds Critical Flaw in BeyondTrust Software to Exploited Vulnerabilities List

Dec 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananCISA / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a critical security…

Malicious npm Libraries
19
Dec
2024

Thousands Download Malicious npm Libraries Impersonating Legitimate Tools

Dec 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security Threat actors have been observed uploading malicious typosquats of legitimate npm packages…

Mirai Botnet
19
Dec
2024

Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default Passwords

Dec 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Botnet Juniper Networks is warning that Session Smart Router (SSR) products with default passwords are…

Mirai Botnet
19
Dec
2024

Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting SSR Devices with Default Passwords

Dec 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Botnet Juniper Networks is warning that Session Smart Router (SSR) products with default passwords are…

Critical FortiWLM Flaw
19
Dec
2024

Fortinet Warns of Critical FortiWLM Flaw That Could Lead to Admin Access Exploits

Dec 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Fortinet has issued an advisory for a now-patched critical security flaw impacting Wireless…

Malware Disguised as Army+ App
19
Dec
2024

UAC-0125 Abuses Cloudflare Workers to Distribute Malware Disguised as Army+ App

Dec 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananDisinformation / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disclosed that a threat actor…

Dutch DPA Fines Netflix €4.75 Million for GDPR Violations Over Data Transparency
19
Dec
2024

Dutch DPA Fines Netflix €4.75 Million for GDPR Violations Over Data Transparency

Dec 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) on Wednesday fined video on-demand streaming service…