Category: TheHackerNews

U.S. Charges Two Sudanese Brothers for Record 35,000 DDoS Attacks
17
Oct
2024

U.S. Charges Two Sudanese Brothers for Record 35,000 DDoS Attacks

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two Sudanese brothers with running a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet for hire that…

Kubernetes Vulnerability
17
Oct
2024

Critical Kubernetes Image Builder Vulnerability Exposes Nodes to Root Access Risk

Oct 17, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Kubernetes A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Kubernetes Image Builder that, if…

Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool
16
Oct
2024

Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool to Bypass Security and Hide Malicious Activity

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of…

Passkey Transfer
16
Oct
2024

FIDO Alliance Drafts New Protocol to Simplify Passkey Transfers Across Different Platforms

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Privacy / Passwordless The FIDO Alliance said it’s working to make passkeys and other credentials more…

Windows Zero-Day
16
Oct
2024

North Korean ScarCruft Exploits Windows Zero-Day to Spread RokRAT Malware

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Windows Security The North Korean threat actor known as ScarCruft has been linked to the…

AI Risks and Attacks
16
Oct
2024

From Misuse to Abuse: AI Risks and Attacks

Oct 16, 2024The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Cybercrime AI from the attacker’s perspective: See how cybercriminals are leveraging AI and…

Cyber Threat Intelligence
16
Oct
2024

5 Techniques for Collecting Cyber Threat Intelligence

To defend your organization against cyber threats, you need a clear picture of the current threat landscape. This means constantly…

Spear-Phishing Attack
16
Oct
2024

Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Banking Trojan A new spear-phishing campaign targeting Brazil has been found delivering a banking…

SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability
16
Oct
2024

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Protection The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical…

Enterprise Server
16
Oct
2024

GitHub Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Server Allowing Unauthorized Instance Access

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Vulnerability GitHub has released security updates for Enterprise Server (GHES) to address multiple issues,…

Android PINs and Unlock Patterns
15
Oct
2024

TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Financial Fraud New variants of an Android banking trojan called TrickMo have been found…

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists
15
Oct
2024

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananFinancial Fraud / Linux North Korean threat actors have been observed using a Linux variant of a…