Category: TheHackerNews

NCA Busts Russian Crypto Networks Laundering Funds and Evading Sanctions
05
Dec
2024

NCA Busts Russian Crypto Networks Laundering Funds and Evading Sanctions

Dec 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Financial Crime The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Wednesday announced that it led an…

Turla Exploits Pakistani Hackers
04
Dec
2024

Russia-Linked Turla Exploits Pakistani Hackers’ Servers to Target Afghan and Indian Entities

The Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Turla has been linked to a previously undocumented campaign that involved…

PAM Best Practices
04
Dec
2024

7 PAM Best Practices to Secure Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Environments

Are you using the cloud or thinking about transitioning? Undoubtedly, multi-cloud and hybrid environments offer numerous benefits for organizations. However,…

Major Global Takedown
04
Dec
2024

Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown

Europol on Tuesday announced the takedown of an invite-only encrypted messaging service called MATRIX that’s created by criminals for criminal…

Password Policy
04
Dec
2024

How to Plan a New (and Improved!) Password Policy for Real-World Security Challenges

Many organizations struggle with password policies that look strong on paper but fail in practice because they’re too rigid to…

Web3.js npm Library
04
Dec
2024

Researchers Uncover Backdoor in Solana’s Popular Web3.js npm Library

Dec 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain Attack Cybersecurity researchers are alerting to a software supply chain attack targeting the popular @solana/web3.js…

Evade Antivirus and Email Defenses
04
Dec
2024

Hackers Use Corrupted ZIPs and Office Docs to Evade Antivirus and Email Defenses

Dec 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have called attention to a novel phishing campaign that leverages corrupted…

Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks
04
Dec
2024

Joint Advisory Warns of PRC-Backed Cyber Espionage Targeting Telecom Networks

Dec 04, 2024Ravie Lakshmanan A joint advisory issued by Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.S. has warned of a…

SailPoint IdentityIQ Vulnerability
04
Dec
2024

Critical SailPoint IdentityIQ Vulnerability Exposes Files to Unauthorized Access

Dec 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in SailPoint’s IdentityIQ identity and access…

Critical RCE Vulnerability
04
Dec
2024

Veeam Issues Patch for Critical RCE Vulnerability in Service Provider Console

Dec 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Ransomware Veeam has released security updates to address a critical flaw impacting Service Provider Console…

Cisco Warns of Exploitation of Decade-Old ASA WebVPN Vulnerability
03
Dec
2024

Cisco Warns of Exploitation of Decade-Old ASA WebVPN Vulnerability

Dec 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco on Monday updated an advisory to warn customers of active exploitation of…

Severe VPN Flaws
03
Dec
2024

NachoVPN Tool Exploits Flaws in Popular VPN Clients for System Compromise

Dec 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of flaws impacting Palo Alto Networks and…