Category: TheHackerNews

Commercial Spyware Misuse
23
Apr
2024

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on 13 Linked to Commercial Spyware Misuse

Apr 23, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Cyber Espionage The U.S. Department of State on Monday said it’s taking steps to impose visa…

Windows Print Spooler Flaw
23
Apr
2024

Russia’s APT28 Exploited Windows Print Spooler Flaw to Deploy ‘GooseEgg’ Malware

Apr 23, 2024NewsroomNational Security Agency / Threat Intelligence The Russia-linked nation-state threat actor tracked as APT28 weaponized a security flaw…

Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat
22
Apr
2024

Russian Hacker Group ToddyCat Uses Advanced Tools for Industrial-Scale Data Theft

Apr 22, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Endpoint Security The threat actor known as ToddyCat has been observed using a wide range…

MITRE
22
Apr
2024

MITRE Corporation Breached by Nation-State Hackers Exploiting Ivanti Flaws

Apr 22, 2024The Hacker NewsNetwork Security / Cybersecurity The MITRE Corporation revealed that it was the target of a nation-state…

Continuous Validation
22
Apr
2024

Pentera’s 2024 Report Reveals Hundreds of Security Events per Week, Highlighting the Criticality of Continuous Validation

Over the past two years, a shocking 51% of organizations surveyed in a leading industry report have been compromised by…

Rootkit-Like Powers
22
Apr
2024

Researchers Uncover Windows Flaws Granting Hackers Rootkit-Like Powers

Apr 22, 2024NewsroomRootkit / Software Security New research has found that the DOS-to-NT path conversion process could be exploited by…

AI-Fueled Cyber Espionage
22
Apr
2024

North Korean Hackers Turn to AI-Fueled Cyber Espionage

Apr 22, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Artificial Intelligence Microsoft has revealed that North Korea-linked state-sponsored cyber actors has begun to use artificial…

RedLine Stealer Variant
21
Apr
2024

New RedLine Stealer Variant Disguised as Game Cheats Using Lua Bytecode for Stealth

A new information stealer has been found leveraging Lua bytecode for added stealth and sophistication, findings from McAfee Labs reveal….

CrushFTP Zero-Day Flaw
20
Apr
2024

CrushFTP Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Targeted Attacks

Apr 20, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Endpoint Security Users of the CrushFTP enterprise file transfer software are being urged to update to…

PAN-OS Flaw Under Attack
20
Apr
2024

Palo Alto Networks Discloses More Details on Critical PAN-OS Flaw Under Attack

Apr 20, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Palo Alto Networks has shared more details of a critical security flaw impacting PAN-OS…

Deuterbear malware
19
Apr
2024

BlackTech Targets Tech, Research, and Gov Sectors New ‘Deuterbear’ Tool

Apr 19, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Firmware Security Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by…

Akira Ransomware
19
Apr
2024

Akira Ransomware Gang Extorts $42 Million; Now Targets Linux Servers

Threat actors behind the Akira ransomware group have extorted approximately $42 million in illicit proceeds after breaching the networks of…