Category: TheHackerNews

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…

Manufacturing Attack Surface
18
May
2023

How to Reduce Exposure on the Manufacturing Attack Surface

Digitalization initiatives are connecting once-isolated Operational Technology (OT) environments with their Information Technology (IT) counterparts. This digital transformation of the…

18
May
2023

Escalating China-Taiwan Tensions Fuel Alarming Surge in Cyber Attacks

May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Threat Intel The rising geopolitical tensions between China and Taiwan in recent months have…

Apple App Store
18
May
2023

Apple Thwarts $2 Billion in App Store Fraud, Rejects 1.7 Million App Submissions

May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / App Sec Apple has announced that it prevented over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent…

Darknet Carding Kingpin
18
May
2023

Sold Financial Info of Tens of Thousands

May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Payment Security A U.S. national has pleaded guilty in a Missouri court to operating…

Cisco Small Business Switches
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May
2023

Critical Flaws in Cisco Small Business Switches Could Allow Remote Attacks

May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Cisco has released updates to address a set of nine security flaws in…

Arabian Android Users
17
May
2023

Emerging Houthi-linked Cyber Threat Targets Arabian Android Users

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Mobile Security A hacking group dubbed OilAlpha with suspected ties to Yemen’s Houthi movement…

Azure
17
May
2023

Threat Group UNC3944 Abusing Azure Serial Console for Total VM Takeover

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSIM Swapping / Server Security A financially motivated cyber actor has been observed abusing Microsoft Azure Serial…

Patch Management Solution
17
May
2023

Identifying a Patch Management Solution: Overview of Key Criteria

Software is rarely a one-and-done proposition. In fact, any application available today will likely need to be updated – or…

Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs
17
May
2023

Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananInternet of Things / Vulnerability The second generation version of Belkin’s Wemo Mini Smart Plug has been…

Sidewinder Hacker
17
May
2023

State-Sponsored Sidewinder Hacker Group’s Covert Attack Infrastructure Uncovered

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Threat Intel Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed previously undocumented attack infrastructure used by the prolific…

Russian Ransomware Operator
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May
2023

U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty for Capture of Notorious Russian Ransomware Operator

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware A Russian national has been charged and indicted by the U.S. Department of…