Category: TheHackerNews

U.K. and U.S. Sanction 7 Russians for TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti Ransomware Attacks
10
Feb
2023

U.K. and U.S. Sanction 7 Russians for TrickBot, Ryuk, and Conti Ransomware Attacks

In a first-of-its-kind coordinated action, the U.K. and U.S. governments on Thursday levied sanctions against seven Russian nationals for their…

Reddit
10
Feb
2023

Reddit Suffers Security Breach Exposing Internal Documents and Source Code

Feb 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Source Code Popular social news aggregation platform Reddit has disclosed that it was the…

OpenSSL
09
Feb
2023

OpenSSL Fixes Multiple New Security Flaws with Latest Update

Feb 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Vulnerability The OpenSSL Project has released fixes to address several security flaws, including a high-severity…

Gootkit Malware
09
Feb
2023

Gootkit Malware Adopts New Tactics to Attack Healthcare and Finance Firms

Feb 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The Gootkit malware is prominently going after healthcare and finance organizations in the…

Wireless IIoT Devices
09
Feb
2023

Critical Infrastructure at Risk from New Vulnerabilities Found in Wireless IIoT Devices

Feb 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / IoT Security A set of 38 security vulnerabilities has been uncovered in wireless industrial…

Cyber Insurance Identity Security
09
Feb
2023

THN Webinar – Learn How to Comply with New Cyber Insurance Identity Security Requirements

Feb 09, 2023The Hacker NewsIdentity Protection / Cyber Insurance The Hacker News is thrilled to announce the launch of our…

NewsPenguin Threat Actor
09
Feb
2023

NewsPenguin Threat Actor Emerges with Malicious Campaign Targeting Pakistani Entities

Feb 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Cyber Threat A previously unknown threat actor dubbed NewsPenguin has been linked to a…

A Hackers Pot of Gold
09
Feb
2023

A Hackers Pot of Gold: Your MSP’s Data

Feb 09, 2023The Hacker NewsPassword Security A single ransomware attack on a New Zealand managed service provider (MSP) disrupted several…

Think Like a Hacker
08
Feb
2023

How to Think Like a Hacker and Stay Ahead of Threats

Feb 08, 2023The Hacker NewsCyber Security / Cyber Threats To succeed as a cybersecurity analyst, you need to understand the…

Ascon Cryptographic Algorithm for IoT
08
Feb
2023

NIST Standardizes Ascon Cryptographic Algorithm for IoT and Other Lightweight Devices

Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / IoT Security The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that a…

Document Management Systems
08
Feb
2023

Unpatched Security Flaws Disclosed in Multiple Document Management Systems

Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability Management Multiple unpatched security flaws have been disclosed in open source and freemium Document Management System…

Optus Data Breach
08
Feb
2023

Sydney Man Sentenced for Blackmailing Optus Customers After Data Breach

Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / SMS Fraud A Sydney man has been sentenced to an 18-month Community Correction Order…