Category: TheHackerNews

New Vo1d Malware Infects 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Worldwide
12
Sep
2024

New Vo1d Malware Infects 1.3 Million Android TV Boxes Worldwide

Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / IoT Security Nearly 1.3 million Android-based TV boxes running outdated versions of the operating system…

Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking
12
Sep
2024

Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking

Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Network Security Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency…

Google's AI Data Practices in Europe
12
Sep
2024

Ireland’s Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google’s AI Data Practices in Europe

Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananRegulatory Compliance / Data Protection The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced…

Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack
12
Sep
2024

Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack

Iraqi government networks have emerged as the target of an “elaborate” cyber attack campaign orchestrated by an Iran state-sponsored threat…

Threat Report
12
Sep
2024

Top 3 Threat Report Insights for Q2 2024

Sep 12, 2024The Hacker NewsThreat Intelligence / Cybercrime Cato CTRL (Cyber Threats Research Lab) has released its Q2 2024 Cato…

WordPress Mandates Two-Factor Authentication for Plugin and Theme Developers
12
Sep
2024

WordPress Mandates Two-Factor Authentication for Plugin and Theme Developers

Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Content Management WordPress.org has announced a new account security measure that will require accounts…

Quad7 Botnet
11
Sep
2024

Quad7 Botnet Expands to Target SOHO Routers and VPN Appliances

Sep 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Hacking The operators of the mysterious Quad7 botnet are actively evolving by compromising several…

DragonRank Black Hat SEO Campaign
11
Sep
2024

DragonRank Black Hat SEO Campaign Targeting IIS Servers Across Asia and Europe

A “simplified Chinese-speaking actor” has been linked to a new campaign that has targeted multiple countries in Asia and Europe…

Global Syndicate
11
Sep
2024

Singapore Police Arrest Six Hackers Linked to Global Cybercrime Syndicate

Sep 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has announced the arrest of five Chinese nationals…

Passwordless
11
Sep
2024

Why Is It So Challenging to Go Passwordless?

Imagine a world where you never have to remember another password. Seems like a dream come true for both end…

Fake Coding Tests
11
Sep
2024

Lazarus Group Uses Fake Coding Tests to Spread Malware

Sep 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Software Development Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new set of malicious Python packages that target…

Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities
11
Sep
2024

Ivanti Releases Urgent Security Updates for Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities

Sep 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Vulnerability Ivanti has released software updates to address multiple security flaws impacting Endpoint Manager…