Category: TheHackerNews

11
Sep
2023

Vietnamese Hackers Deploy Python-Based Stealer via Facebook Messenger

Sep 11, 2023THNMalware / Social Media A new phishing attack is leveraging Facebook Messenger to propagate messages with malicious attachments…

Backdoor Malware
11
Sep
2023

Charming Kiten’s New Backdoor ‘Sponsor’ Targets Brazil, Israel, and U.A.E.

Sep 11, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Malware The Iranian threat actor known as Charming Kiten has been linked to a new…

A Guide to Robust Security
11
Sep
2023

A Guide to Robust Security

With the growing reliance on web applications and digital platforms, the use of application programming interfaces (APIs) has become increasingly…

Privacy Sandbox
11
Sep
2023

Google Chrome Rolls Out Support for ‘Privacy Sandbox’ to Bid Farewell to Tracking Cookies

Sep 11, 2023THNPrivacy / Online Security Google has officially begun its rollout of Privacy Sandbox in the Chrome web browser…

11
Sep
2023

Cybercriminals Using PowerShell to Steal NTLMv2 Hashes from Compromised Windows

Sep 11, 2023THNEndpoint Security / Malware A new cyber attack campaign is leveraging the PowerShell script associated with a legitimate…

HijackLoader Modular Malware Loader
11
Sep
2023

New HijackLoader Modular Malware Loader Making Waves in the Cybercrime World

Sep 11, 2023THNCyber Crime / Malware A new malware loader called HijackLoader is gaining traction among the cybercriminal community to…

Fake Telegram Apps
09
Sep
2023

Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play

Sep 09, 2023THNMobile Security / Spyware Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play…

Crypto-Mining Attacks
09
Sep
2023

Cybercriminals Weaponizing Legitimate Advanced Installer Tool in Crypto-Mining Attacks

Sep 09, 2023THNMalware / Hacking A legitimate Windows tool used for creating software packages called Advanced Installer is being abused…

Trickbot Cybercrime Gang
08
Sep
2023

U.K. and U.S. Sanction 11 Russia-based Trickbot Cybercrime Gang Members

Sep 08, 2023THNCybercrime / Malware The U.K. and U.S. governments on Thursday sanctioned 11 individuals who are alleged to be…

Cisco Issues Urgent Fix for Authentication Bypass Bug Affecting BroadWorks Platform
08
Sep
2023

Cisco Issues Urgent Fix for Authentication Bypass Bug Affecting BroadWorks Platform

Cisco has released security fixes to address multiple security flaws, including a critical bug, that could be exploited by a…

Malware Attacks
08
Sep
2023

Protecting Your Microsoft IIS Servers Against Malware Attacks

Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server software package designed for Windows Server. Organizations commonly use Microsoft IIS…

Zero-Day Bug
08
Sep
2023

North Korean Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Bug to Target Cybersecurity Researchers

Sep 08, 2023THNZero Day / Cyber Attack Threat actors associated with North Korea are continuing to target the cybersecurity community…