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REvil Ransomware
26
Oct
2024

Four REvil Ransomware Members Sentenced in Rare Russian Cybercrime Convictions

Oct 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Malware Four members of the now-defunct REvil ransomware operation have been sentenced to several years…

Cloud Attacks for Crypto Mining
26
Oct
2024

Notorious Hacker Group TeamTNT Launches New Cloud Attacks for Crypto Mining

Oct 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptocurrency The infamous cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT appears to be readying for a…

Malicious RDP Files
26
Oct
2024

CERT-UA Identifies Malicious RDP Files in Latest Attack on Ukrainian Entities

Oct 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Threat Intelligence The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has detailed a new…

Wi-Fi Alliance's Test Suite
25
Oct
2024

Researchers Discover Command Injection Flaw in Wi-Fi Alliance’s Test Suite

Oct 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Wi-Fi Security A security flaw impacting the Wi-Fi Test Suite could enable unauthenticated local attackers…

Cloud AI Security
25
Oct
2024

Apple Opens PCC Source Code for Researchers to Identify Bugs in Cloud AI Security

Oct 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Artificial Intelligence Apple has publicly made available its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) Virtual Research…

Identity Security
25
Oct
2024

Is Your Identity Security AI-Proof?

Oct 25, 2024The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Identity Security Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly evolved from a futuristic concept to…

SolarWinds Cyberattack
25
Oct
2024

SEC Charges 4 Companies Over Misleading SolarWinds Cyberattack Disclosures

Oct 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananRegulatory Compliance / Data Breach The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged four current and…

GDPR Violations
25
Oct
2024

Irish Watchdog Imposes Record €310 Million Fine on LinkedIn for GDPR Violations

Oct 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananDigital Advertising / Privacy The Irish data protection watchdog on Thursday fined LinkedIn €310 million ($335 million)…

Qilin.B Ransomware
24
Oct
2024

New Qilin.B Ransomware Variant Emerges with Improved Encryption and Evasion Tactics

Oct 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an advanced version of the Qilin ransomware sporting increased sophistication…

AWS Cloud Development Kit Vulnerability
24
Oct
2024

AWS Cloud Development Kit Vulnerability Exposes Users to Potential Account Takeover Risks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security flaw impacting Amazon Web Services (AWS) Cloud Development Kit (CDK) that could have resulted…

Cisco Issues Urgent Fix for ASA and FTD Software Vulnerability Under Active Attack
24
Oct
2024

Cisco Issues Urgent Fix for ASA and FTD Software Vulnerability Under Active Attack

Oct 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco on Wednesday said it has released updates to address an actively exploited…

Legacy MFA
24
Oct
2024

The Hidden Risks of Legacy MFA

Sometimes, it turns out that the answers we struggled so hard to find were sitting right in front of us…