Category: TheHackerNews

VMware Tools and CrushFTP
28
Mar
2025

New Security Flaws Found in VMware Tools and CrushFTP — High Risk, No Workaround

Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security Broadcom has issued security patches to address a high-severity security flaw in VMware…

Credential Stuffing on 140+ Platforms
28
Mar
2025

Hackers Using E-Crime Tool Atlantis AIO for Credential Stuffing on 140+ Platforms

Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Cybercrime Threat actors are leveraging an e-crime tool called Atlantis AIO Multi-Checker to automate…

AM Mitigates Insider Threats
28
Mar
2025

Preventing Data Breaches, Privilege Misuse, and More

When people think of cybersecurity threats, they often picture external hackers breaking into networks. However, some of the most damaging…

Google Releases Chrome Patch for Exploit Used in Russian Espionage Attacks
27
Mar
2025

Google Releases Chrome Patch for Exploit Used in Russian Espionage Attacks

Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Vulnerability Google has released out-of-band fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its…

Using Automated Pentesting to Build Resilience
27
Mar
2025

Using Automated Pentesting to Build Resilience

“A boxer derives the greatest advantage from his sparring partner…”— Epictetus, 50–135 AD Hands up. Chin tucked. Knees bent. The…

Malicious npm Package
27
Mar
2025

Malicious npm Package Modifies Local ‘ethers’ Library to Launch Reverse Shell Attacks

Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the npm registry that…

RedCurl Shifts from Espionage to Ransomware with First-Ever QWCrypt Deployment
27
Mar
2025

RedCurl Shifts from Espionage to Ransomware with First-Ever QWCrypt Deployment

Mar 26, 2025The Hacker NewsRansomware / Endpoint Security The Russian-speaking hacking group called RedCurl has been linked to a ransomware…

Morphing Meerkat Phishing
27
Mar
2025

New Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kit Mimics 114 Brands Using Victims’ DNS Email Records

Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that leverages…

Windows Zero-Day
27
Mar
2025

EncryptHub Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Deploy Rhadamanthys and StealC Malware

Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananWindows Security / Vulnerability The threat actor known as EncryptHub exploited a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft…

SparrowDoor Backdoor
27
Mar
2025

New SparrowDoor Backdoor Variants Found in Attacks on U.S. and Mexican Organizations

Mar 26, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Vulnerability The Chinese threat actor known as FamousSparrow has been linked to a cyber attack…

RansomHub's EDRKillShifter
27
Mar
2025

Hackers Repurpose RansomHub’s EDRKillShifter in Medusa, BianLian, and Play Attacks

Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware A new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware…

NetApp SnapCenter
27
Mar
2025

NetApp SnapCenter Flaw Could Let Users Gain Remote Admin Access on Plug-In Systems

Mar 27, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Enterprise Security A critical security flaw has been disclosed in NetApp SnapCenter that, if successfully…