Category: TheHackerNews

Cyber Espionage Campaign
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Aug
2023

Researchers Uncover Decade-Long Cyber Espionage on Foreign Embassies in Belarus

A hitherto undocumented threat actor operating for nearly a decade and codenamed MoustachedBouncer has been attributed to cyber espionage attacks…

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Aug
2023

Google Adds Quantum-Resistant Encryption in Chrome 116

Aug 11, 2023THNEncryption / Browser Security Google has announced plans to add support for quantum-resistant encryption algorithms in its Chrome…

Backdoors and Data Exfiltration Tactics
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Aug
2023

Researchers Shed Light on APT31’s Advanced Backdoors and Data Exfiltration Tactics

Aug 11, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Attack The Chinese threat actor known as APT31 (aka Bronze Vinewood, Judgement Panda, or Violet…

SystemBC Malware
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Aug
2023

New SystemBC Malware Variant Targets Southern African Power Company

Aug 11, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Threat An unknown threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack on a power…

CODESYS SDK Flaw
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Aug
2023

15 New CODESYS SDK Flaws Expose OT Environments to Remote Attacks

Aug 11, 2023THNOperational Technology / Vulnerability A set of 15 high-severity security flaws have been disclosed in the CODESYS V3…

Microsoft .NET Vulnerability
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Aug
2023

CISA Adds Microsoft .NET Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Due to Active Exploitation

Aug 11, 2023THNEndpoint Security / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched security…

XWorm Malware Attacks
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Aug
2023

Freeze[.]rs Injector Weaponized for XWorm Malware Attacks

Aug 10, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Threat Malicious actors are using a legitimate Rust-based injector called Freeze[.]rs to deploy a commodity…

Your Sensitive Data at Risk
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Aug
2023

Your Sensitive Data at Risk

Aug 10, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Threat A new information malware strain called Statc Stealer has been found infecting devices running…

Microsoft Cross-Tenant Synchronization
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Aug
2023

Emerging Attacker Exploit: Microsoft Cross-Tenant Synchronization

Aug 10, 2023The Hacker NewsThreat Detection / Attack Signal Attackers continue to target Microsoft identities to gain access to connected…

Chinese Language App
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Aug
2023

Encryption Flaws in Popular Chinese Language App Put Users’ Typed Data at Risk

Aug 10, 2023THNPrivacy / Encryption A widely used Chinese language input app for Windows and Android has been found vulnerable…

EvilProxy Phishing Kit
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Aug
2023

Cybercriminals Increasingly Using EvilProxy Phishing Kit to Target Executives

Threat actors are increasingly using a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) toolkit dubbed EvilProxy to pull off account takeover attacks aimed at high-ranking…

Phishing-as-a-Service Platform
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Aug
2023

Interpol Busts Phishing-as-a-Service Platform ’16Shop,’ Leading to 3 Arrests

Aug 10, 2023THNCyber Crime / Hacking Interpol has announced the takedown of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called 16Shop, in addition…