Category: TheHackerNews

KamiKakaBot Malware
13
Mar
2023

KamiKakaBot Malware Used in Latest Dark Pink APT Attacks on Southeast Asian Targets

Mar 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The Dark Pink advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a…

Akuvox E11 Smart Intercom
13
Mar
2023

Researchers Uncover Over a Dozen Security Flaws in Akuvox E11 Smart Intercom

Mar 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Privacy More than a dozen security flaws have been disclosed in E11, a smart…

BATLOADER Malware
11
Mar
2023

BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads

Mar 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence The malware downloader known as BATLOADER has been observed abusing Google Ads to deliver…

Multi-factor Authentication
10
Mar
2023

The MFA Blind Spots No One Talks About

Mar 10, 2023The Hacker NewsMulti-factor Authentication Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) has long ago become a standard security practice. With a wide…

NetWire Cross-Platform RAT
10
Mar
2023

International Law Enforcement Takes Down Infamous NetWire Cross-Platform RAT

Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Cyber Threat A coordinated international law enforcement exercise has taken down the online infrastructure…

SonicWall SMA Devices with Malware
10
Mar
2023

China-linked Hackers Targeting Unpatched SonicWall SMA Devices with Malware

Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Threat A suspecting China-linked hacking campaign has been observed targeting unpatched SonicWall Secure…

Prometei Botnet
10
Mar
2023

New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide

Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Hacking An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than…

Xenomorph Android Banking Trojan
10
Mar
2023

Xenomorph Android Banking Trojan Returns with a New and More Powerful Variant

Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Android A new variant of the Android banking trojan named Xenomorph has surfaced in…

North Korean Hackers
10
Mar
2023

North Korean UNC2970 Hackers Expands Operations with New Malware Families

Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware A North Korean espionage group tracked as UNC2970 has been observed employing previously…

Human Rights and Middle East Politics
09
Mar
2023

Iranian Hackers Target Women Involved in Human Rights and Middle East Politics

Mar 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage Iranian state-sponsored actors are continuing to engage in social engineering campaigns targeting researchers by impersonating…

IceFire Ransomware
09
Mar
2023

IceFire Ransomware Exploits IBM Aspera Faspex to Attack Linux-Powered Enterprise Networks

Mar 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Endpoint Security A previously known Windows-based ransomware strain known as IceFire has expanded its focus…

Remote Desktop Software
09
Mar
2023

Hackers Exploiting Remote Desktop Software Flaws to Deploy PlugX Malware

Mar 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware Security vulnerabilities in remote desktop programs such as Sunlogin and AweSun are being…