Category: TheHackerNews

PAM solution
21
Nov
2024

10 Most Impactful PAM Use Cases for Enhancing Organizational Security

Privileged access management (PAM) plays a pivotal role in building a strong security strategy. PAM empowers you to significantly reduce…

Cyber Story Time
21
Nov
2024

The Boy Who Cried “Secure!”

As a relatively new security category, many security operators and executives I’ve met have asked us “What are these Automated…

Missile Programs
21
Nov
2024

North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs

Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Fraud Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are…

Industrial Control Systems
21
Nov
2024

Over 145,000 Industrial Control Systems Across 175 Countries Found Exposed Online

New research has uncovered more than 145,000 internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS) across 175 countries, with the U.S. alone accounting…

Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Scheme
21
Nov
2024

5 Scattered Spider Gang Members Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Scheme

Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Identity Theft Five alleged members of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime crew have been indicted…

Open-Source Projects
21
Nov
2024

Google’s AI-Powered OSS-Fuzz Tool Finds 26 Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Projects

Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Software Security Google has revealed that its AI-powered fuzzing tool, OSS-Fuzz, has been used…

Facebook Ad Accounts
21
Nov
2024

NodeStealer Malware Targets Facebook Ad Accounts, Harvesting Credit Card Data

Threat hunters are warning about an updated version of the Python-based NodeStealer that’s now equipped to extract more information from…

Mobile Payments
20
Nov
2024

Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments

Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananPayment Security / Cybercrime Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication…

Windows Resiliency Initiative
20
Nov
2024

Microsoft Launches Windows Resiliency Initiative to Boost Security and System Integrity

Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / AI Research Microsoft has announced a new Windows Resiliency Initiative as a way to…

Future of Cybersecurity
20
Nov
2024

NHIs Are the Future of Cybersecurity: Meet NHIDR

Nov 20, 2024The Hacker NewsIdentity Security / Cyber Defense The frequency and sophistication of modern cyberattacks are surging, making it…

Ubuntu Vulnerabilities
20
Nov
2024

Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu’s Needrestart Package

Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default…

Hacking Telecom Networks
20
Nov
2024

China-Backed Hackers Leverage SIGTRAN, GSM Protocols to Infiltrate Telecom Networks

Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Telecom Security A new China-linked cyber espionage group has been attributed as behind a…