Category: TheHackerNews

ASMCrypt Malware Loader
29
Sep
2023

Cybercriminals Using New ASMCrypt Malware Loader Flying Under the Radar

Threat actors are selling a new crypter and loader called ASMCrypt, which has been described as an “evolved version” of…

Spanish Aerospace Firm
29
Sep
2023

Lazarus Group Impersonates Recruiter from Meta to Target Spanish Aerospace Firm

Sep 29, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Malware The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been linked to a cyber espionage attack targeting…

Finally Real in Consumer Apps?
29
Sep
2023

Finally Real in Consumer Apps?

Sep 29, 2023The Hacker NewsQuantum Computing / Network Security Most people are barely thinking about basic cybersecurity, let alone post-quantum…

Malware-Distributing Sites
29
Sep
2023

Microsoft’s AI-Powered Bing Chat Ads May Lead Users to Malware-Distributing Sites

Sep 29, 2023THNArtificial Intelligence / Malware Malicious ads served inside Microsoft Bing’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot are being used to…

Progress Software
29
Sep
2023

Progress Software Releases Urgent Hotfixes for Multiple Security Flaws in WS_FTP Server

Sep 29, 2023THNServer Security / Vulnerability Progress Software has released hotfixes for a critical security vulnerability, alongside seven other flaws,…

Vulnerability in IOS and IOS XE Software
29
Sep
2023

Cisco Warns of Vulnerability in IOS and IOS XE Software After Exploitation Attempts

Sep 29, 2023THNVulnerability / Network Security Cisco is warning of attempted exploitation of a security flaw in its IOS Software…

Password-Stealing Commits
28
Sep
2023

GitHub Repositories Hit by Password-Stealing Commits Disguised as Dependabot Contributions

Sep 28, 2023THNSupply Chain / Malware A new malicious campaign has been observed hijacking GitHub accounts and committing malicious code…

BlackTech Hacking Group
28
Sep
2023

China’s BlackTech Hacking Group Exploited Routers to Target U.S. and Japanese Companies

Cybersecurity agencies from Japan and the U.S. have warned of attacks mounted by a state-backed hacking group from China to…

Browser Isolation
28
Sep
2023

The Dark Side of Browser Isolation – and the Next Generation Browser Security Technologies

Sep 28, 2023The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Cybersecurity The landscape of browser security has undergone significant changes over the past…

Budworm Hackers
28
Sep
2023

China-Linked Budworm Targeting Middle Eastern Telco and Asian Government Agencies

Sep 28, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Threat Government and telecom entities have been subjected to a new wave of attacks by…

Zero-Day Vulnerability
28
Sep
2023

Google Releases Patch for Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Sep 28, 2023THNZero Day / Vulnerability Google on Wednesday rolled out fixes to address a new actively exploited zero-day in…

Red Cross-Themed Phishing Attacks Distributing DangerAds and AtlasAgent Backdoors
27
Sep
2023

Red Cross-Themed Phishing Attacks Distributing DangerAds and AtlasAgent Backdoors

Sep 27, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Attack A new threat actor known as AtlasCross has been observed leveraging Red Cross-themed phishing…