Category: TheHackerNews

Murdoc_Botnet
21
Jan
2025

Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Exploits AVTECH IP Cameras and Huawei Routers

Jan 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananBotnet / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new large-scale campaign that exploits security flaws in…

MikroTik Routers Hijacked
21
Jan
2025

13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks

Jan 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Botnet A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as…

Ex-CIA Analyst Pleads Guilty
21
Jan
2025

Ex-CIA Analyst Pleads Guilty to Sharing Top-Secret Data with Unauthorized Parties

A former analyst working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pleaded guilty to transmitting top secret National Defense Information…

Setting New Standards for Visibility and Control in Penetration Testing Projects
21
Jan
2025

Setting New Standards for Visibility and Control in Penetration Testing Projects

Imagine receiving a penetration test report that leaves you with more questions than answers. Questions like, “Were all functionalities of…

PNGPlug Loader Delivers ValleyRAT Malware Through Fake Software Installers
21
Jan
2025

PNGPlug Loader Delivers ValleyRAT Malware Through Fake Software Installers

Jan 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Windows Security Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks that…

Fake AnyDesk
21
Jan
2025

CERT-UA Warns of Cyber Scams Using Fake AnyDesk Requests for Fraudulent Security Audits

Jan 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Threat The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of ongoing attempts…

Android Malware
20
Jan
2025

DoNot Team Linked to New Tanzeem Android Malware Targeting Intelligence Collection

Jan 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananAndroid / Malware The Threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to a new Android…

Tunneling Protocols
20
Jan
2025

Unsecured Tunneling Protocols Expose 4.2 Million Hosts, Including VPNs and Routers

Jan 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability New research has uncovered security vulnerabilities in multiple tunneling protocols that could allow…

Malicious npm Packages
20
Jan
2025

Hackers Deploy Malicious npm Packages to Steal Solana Wallet Keys via Gmail SMTP

Jan 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain Attack / Solana Cybersecurity researchers have identified three sets of malicious packages across the npm…

TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025
19
Jan
2025

TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025

Jan 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananSocial Media / Data Privacy Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially gone dark in the United…

Chinese Cybersecurity Firm
18
Jan
2025

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a…

Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation
17
Jan
2025

Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation

Jan 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananFirmware Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three security flaws in Planet Technology’s WGS-804HPT industrial switches…