Category: TheHackerNews

Linux Kernel Vulnerability
13
Jul
2023

Fake PoC for Linux Kernel Vulnerability on GitHub Exposes Researchers to Malware

Jul 13, 2023THNLinux / Vulnerability In a sign that cybersecurity researchers continue to be under the radar of malicious actors,…

Rockwell Automation ControlLogix
13
Jul
2023

Rockwell Automation ControlLogix Bugs Expose Industrial Systems to Remote Attacks

Jul 13, 2023THNOT/ICS, SCADA Cybersecurity The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has alerted of two security flaws impacting…

China-Backed Cyber Attack
13
Jul
2023

U.S. Government Agencies’ Emails Compromised in China-Backed Cyber Attack

Jul 13, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Email Security An unnamed Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agency in the U.S. detected anomalous…

SonicWall and Fortinet Network Security
13
Jul
2023

New Vulnerabilities Disclosed in SonicWall and Fortinet Network Security Products

Jul 13, 2023THNNetwork Security / Vulnerability SonicWall on Wednesday urged customers of Global Management System (GMS) firewall management and Analytics…

Ransomware
12
Jul
2023

Ransomware Extortion Skyrockets in 2023, Reaching $449.1 Million and Counting

Jul 12, 2023THNRansomware / Cyber Threat Ransomware has emerged as the only cryptocurrency-based crime to grow in 2023, with cybercriminals…

Chinese Cyber Attack
12
Jul
2023

Microsoft Thwarts Chinese Cyber Attack Targeting Western European Governments

Jul 12, 2023THNThreat Intel / Cyber Espionage Microsoft on Tuesday revealed that it repelled a cyber attack staged by a…

Security risks
12
Jul
2023

The Risks and Preventions of AI in Business: Safeguarding Against Potential Pitfalls

Jul 12, 2023The Hacker NewsDNS Filtering / Network Security Artificial intelligence (AI) holds immense potential for optimizing internal processes within…

12
Jul
2023

Chinese Hackers Deploy Microsoft-Signed Rootkit to Target Gaming Sector

Jul 12, 2023THNCyber Threat / Gaming Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a novel rootkit signed by Microsoft that’s engineered to communicate…

Cryptocurrency Mining
12
Jul
2023

Python-Based PyLoose Fileless Attack Targets Cloud Workloads for Cryptocurrency Mining

Jul 12, 2023The Hacker NewsCloud Security / Cryptocurrency A new fileless attack dubbed PyLoose has been observed striking cloud workloads…

Microsoft
12
Jul
2023

Microsoft Releases Patches for 130 Vulnerabilities, Including 6 Under Active Attack

Jul 12, 2023The Hacker NewsVulnerability / Software Security Microsoft on Tuesday released updates to address a total of 130 new…

Kernel-Mode Driver Signatures
11
Jul
2023

Hackers Exploit Windows Policy Loophole to Forge Kernel-Mode Driver Signatures

A Microsoft Windows policy loophole has been observed being exploited primarily by native Chinese-speaking threat actors to forge signatures on…

MITRE ATT&CK
11
Jul
2023

How to Apply MITRE ATT&CK to Your Organization

Discover all the ways MITRE ATT&CK can help you defend your organization. Build your security strategy and policies by making…