Category: TheHackerNews

British Cyber Agency
27
Jan
2023

British Cyber Agency Warns of Russian and Iranian Hackers Targeting Key Industries

Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananNation-State-Sponsored Attacks The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Thursday warned of spear-phishing attacks mounted by…

Golden Chickens Malware Service
27
Jan
2023

Experts Uncover the Identity of Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware Service

Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Response / Cyber Crime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the real-world identity of the threat actor behind…

Analyzing Orcus RAT
27
Jan
2023

3 Lifehacks While Analyzing Orcus RAT in a Malware Sandbox

Jan 27, 2023The Hacker NewsMalware Analyzing Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan with some distinctive characteristics. The RAT allows attackers…

PlugX Malware
27
Jan
2023

Researchers Discover New PlugX Malware Variant Spreading via Removable USB Devices

Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a PlugX sample that employs sneaky methods to infect…

Hacktivist Group
26
Jan
2023

Researchers Uncover Connection b/w Moses Staff and Emerging Abraham’s Ax Hacktivists Group

Jan 26, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan New research has linked the operations of a politically motivated hacktivist group known as Moses Staff…

Windows CryptoAPI Spoofing Vulnerability
26
Jan
2023

Researchers Release PoC Exploit for Windows CryptoAPI Bug Discovered by NSA

Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Windows Security Proof-of-concept (Poc) code has been released for a now-patched high-severity security flaw in…

Hive Ransomware
26
Jan
2023

Hive Ransomware Infrastructure Seized in Joint International Law Enforcement Effort

Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Ransomware The infrastructure associated with the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been seized as part…

Google Takes Down 50,000 Instances of Pro-Chinese DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Operation
26
Jan
2023

Google Takes Down 50,000 Instances of Pro-Chinese DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Operation

Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Analysis Google on Thursday disclosed it took steps to dismantle over 50,000 instances of activity orchestrated…

Pen Testing
26
Jan
2023

Is Once-Yearly Pen Testing Enough for Your Organization?

Any organization that handles sensitive data must be diligent in its security efforts, which include regular pen testing. Even a…

Python Malware Websockets
26
Jan
2023

New Python-based RAT Uses WebSocket for C2 and Data Exfiltration

Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Endpoint Security Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new Python-based attack campaign that leverages a…

Hackers using RMM Software
26
Jan
2023

U.S. Federal Agencies Fall Victim to Cyber Attack Utilizing Legitimate RMM Software

Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Phishing At least two federal agencies in the U.S. fell victim to a “widespread…

WordPress Hacking
25
Jan
2023

Over 4,500 WordPress Sites Hacked to Redirect Visitors to Sketchy Ad Pages

Jan 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / WordPress A massive campaign has infected over 4,500 WordPress websites as part of a…