Category: TheHackerNews

PyPI Repository
21
May
2023

User Sign-Ups and Package Uploads Temporarily Halted

May 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for…

Meet 'Jack' from Romania! Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware
20
May
2023

Meet ‘Jack’ from Romania! Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware

The identity of the second threat actor behind the Golden Chickens malware has been uncovered courtesy of a fatal operational…

Cl0p Ransomware
20
May
2023

Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks

May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has been observed deploying Cl0p (aka…

Samsung
20
May
2023

Samsung Devices Under Active Exploitation! CISA Warns of Critical Flaw

May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of active exploitation…

Privacy Sandbox
19
May
2023

Google to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies Starting 2024

May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Privacy / Tech News Google has announced plans to officially flip the switch on its twice-delayed…

TurkoRat Malware
19
May
2023

NPM Packages for Node.js Hiding Dangerous TurkoRat Malware

Two malicious packages discovered in the npm package repository have been found to conceal an open source information stealer malware…

Dr. Active Directory vs. Mr. Exposed Attack Surface: Who'll Win This Fight?
19
May
2023

Dr. Active Directory vs. Mr. Exposed Attack Surface: Who’ll Win This Fight?

May 19, 2023The Hacker NewsThreat Protection / Attack Surface Active Directory (AD) is among the oldest pieces of software still…

AI Tools
19
May
2023

Searching for AI Tools? Watch Out for Rogue Sites Distributing RedLine Malware

May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Threat Malicious Google Search ads for generative AI services like OpenAI ChatGPT and…

Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
19
May
2023

Apple Issues Emergency Patches for 3 New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Endpoint Security Apple on Thursday rolled out security updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS,…

Android Phone Hacking
18
May
2023

This Cybercrime Syndicate Pre-Infected Over 8.9 Million Android Phones Worldwide

A cybercrime enterprise known as Lemon Group is leveraging millions of pre-infected Android smartphones worldwide to carry out their malicious…

Cybersecurity Webinar
18
May
2023

Learn How to Outsmart Attackers!

May 18, 2023The Hacker NewsCybersecurity Webinar Cybersecurity is constantly evolving, but complexity can give hostile actors an advantage. To stay…

Mine Cryptocurrency
18
May
2023

8220 Gang Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Flaw to Hijack Servers and Mine Cryptocurrency

May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Server Security The notorious cryptojacking group tracked as 8220 Gang has been spotted weaponizing a…