Category: TheHackerNews

GoldenJackal Threat Group
23
May
2023

New Threat Group Targeting Middle Eastern and South Asian Governments

May 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / APT Government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia are the…

North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Strike Again with Advanced Reconnaissance Malware
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May
2023

North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Strike Again with Advanced Reconnaissance Malware

May 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware The North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Kimsuky has been…

WinTapix.sys Malware
23
May
2023

New WinTapix.sys Malware Engages in Multi-Stage Attack Across Middle East

May 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security/ Malware An unknown threat actor has been observed leveraging a malicious Windows kernel driver in…

Cybersecurity Incidents
23
May
2023

The Rising Threat of Secrets Sprawl and the Need for Action

May 23, 2023The Hacker NewsApplication Security The most precious asset in today’s information age is the secret safeguarded under lock…

China bans Micron
23
May
2023

China Bans U.S. Chip Giant Micron, Citing “Serious Cybersecurity Problems”

May 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Hardware China has banned U.S. chip maker Micron from selling its products to Chinese…

Data Transfer Violations
22
May
2023

EU Regulators Hit Meta with Record $1.3 Billion Fine for Data Transfer Violations

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Privacy Facebook’s parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European…

Crypto Mining
22
May
2023

Indonesian Cybercriminals Exploit AWS for Profitable Crypto Mining Operations

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cloud Security A financially motivated threat actor of Indonesian origin has been observed leveraging Amazon…

Cyber Espionage
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May
2023

Bad Magic’s Extended Reign in Cyber Espionage Goes Back Over a Decade

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware New findings about a hacker group linked to cyber attacks targeting companies in…

API Security
22
May
2023

Are Your APIs Leaking Sensitive Data?

It’s no secret that data leaks have become a major concern for both citizens and institutions across the globe. They…

Cyber Crimes
22
May
2023

U.K. Fraudster Behind iSpoof Scam Receives 13-Year Jail Term for Cyber Crimes

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking A U.K. national responsible for his role as the administrator of the now-defunct…

KeePass password hacker
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May
2023

KeePass Exploit Allows Attackers to Recover Master Passwords from Memory

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Exploit A proof-of-concept (PoC) has been made available for a security flaw impacting the…

PyPI Repository
21
May
2023

User Sign-Ups and Package Uploads Temporarily Halted

May 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for…