Category: TheHackerNews

N. Korean Kimsuky Hackers
05
May
2023

N. Korean Kimsuky Hackers Using New Recon Tool ReconShark in Latest Cyberattacks

May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware The North Korean state-sponsored threat actor known as Kimsuky has been discovered using…

Packagist
05
May
2023

Over a Dozen PHP Packages with 500 Million Compromised

May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananProgramming / Software Security PHP software package repository Packagist revealed that an “attacker” gained access to four…

Fleckpe Android Malware
05
May
2023

Fleckpe Android Malware Sneaks onto Google Play Store with Over 620,000 Downloads

May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Android A new Android subscription malware named Fleckpe has been unearthed on the Google…

Vulnerability
05
May
2023

Cisco Warns of Vulnerability in Popular Phone Adapter, Urges Migration to Newer Model

May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco has warned of a critical security flaw in SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters…

PaperCut Vulnerability
04
May
2023

Researchers Uncover New Exploit for PaperCut Vulnerability That Can Bypass Detection

May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have found a way to exploit a recently disclosed critical flaw…

Microsoft Azure API Management Service
04
May
2023

Researchers Discover 3 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure API Management Service

May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananAPI Management / Vulnerability Three new security flaws have been disclosed in Microsoft Azure API Management service…

Social Media Cyber Espionage
04
May
2023

Meta Uncovers Massive Social Media Cyber Espionage Operations Across South Asia

Three different threat actors leveraged hundreds of elaborate fictitious personas on Facebook and Instagram to target individuals located in South…

Biggest Cybersecurity Threat
04
May
2023

Why the Things You Don’t Know about the Dark Web May Be Your Biggest Cybersecurity Threat

IT and cybersecurity teams are so inundated with security notifications and alerts within their own systems, it’s difficult to monitor…

Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts
04
May
2023

Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts

May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / ChatGPT Meta said it took steps to take down more than 1,000 malicious URLs…

Chinese Hacker Group
03
May
2023

Chinese Hacker Group Earth Longzhi Resurfaces with Advanced Malware Tactics

May 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A Chinese state-sponsored hacking outfit has resurfaced with a new campaign targeting government,…

Passwordless Secure Sign-In with Passkeys
03
May
2023

Google Introduces Passwordless Secure Sign-In with Passkeys for Google Accounts

May 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Authentication Almost five months after Google added support for passkeys to its Chrome browser,…

Operation SpecTor
03
May
2023

$53.4 Million Seized, 288 Vendors Arrested in Dark Web Drug Bust

May 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananDark Web / Cyber Crime An international law enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of 288…