Category: TheHackerNews

Over 1,000 WordPress Sites Infected with JavaScript Backdoors Enabling Persistent Attacker Access
06
Mar
2025

Over 1,000 WordPress Sites Infected with JavaScript Backdoors Enabling Persistent Attacker Access

Mar 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Website Security Over 1,000 websites powered by WordPress have been infected with a third-party…

U.S. Charges 12 Chinese Nationals in State-Backed Hacking Operations
06
Mar
2025

U.S. Charges 12 Chinese Nationals in State-Backed Hacking Operations

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against 12 Chinese nationals for their alleged participation in a wide-ranging…

Google Rolls Out AI Scam Detection for Android to Combat Conversational Fraud
05
Mar
2025

Google Rolls Out AI Scam Detection for Android to Combat Conversational Fraud

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Artificial Intelligence Google has announced the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered scam detection features…

Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains
05
Mar
2025

China-Linked Silk Typhoon Expands Cyber Attacks to IT Supply Chains for Initial Access

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Data Breach The China-lined threat actor behind the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in…

Dark Caracal Uses Poco RAT to Target Spanish-Speaking Enterprises in Latin America
05
Mar
2025

Dark Caracal Uses Poco RAT to Target Spanish-Speaking Enterprises in Latin America

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The threat actor known as Dark Caracal has been attributed to a campaign…

Defending against USB drive attacks with Wazuh
05
Mar
2025

Defending against USB drive attacks with Wazuh

USB drive attacks constitute a significant cybersecurity risk, taking advantage of the everyday use of USB devices to deliver malware…

Identity: The New Cybersecurity Battleground
05
Mar
2025

Identity: The New Cybersecurity Battleground

The rapid adoption of cloud services, SaaS applications, and the shift to remote work have fundamentally reshaped how enterprises operate….

Chinese APT Lotus Panda
05
Mar
2025

Chinese APT Lotus Panda Targets Governments With New Sagerunex Backdoor Variants

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Network Security The threat actor known as Lotus Panda has been observed targeting government,…

Malware on Linux and macOS Systems
05
Mar
2025

Seven Malicious Go Packages Found Deploying Malware on Linux and macOS Systems

Mar 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananOpen Source / Malware Cybersecurity researchers are alerting of an ongoing malicious campaign targeting the Go ecosystem…

CACTUS Ransomware
04
Mar
2025

Researchers Link CACTUS Ransomware Tactics to Former Black Basta Affiliates

Mar 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Threat Intelligence Threat actors deploying the Black Basta and CACTUS ransomware families have been found…

VMware Security Flaws
04
Mar
2025

VMware Security Flaws Exploited in the Wild—Broadcom Releases Urgent Patches

Mar 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security Broadcom has released security updates to address three actively exploited security flaws in…

How New AI Agents Will Transform Credential Stuffing Attacks
04
Mar
2025

How New AI Agents Will Transform Credential Stuffing Attacks

Credential stuffing attacks had a huge impact in 2024, fueled by a vicious circle of infostealer infections and data breaches….