Category: TheHackerNews

Malicious Python Package Uses Unicode Trickery to Evade Detection and Steal Data
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Mar
2023

Malicious Python Package Uses Unicode Trickery to Evade Detection and Steal Data

Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananDevSecOps / Software Security A malicious Python package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository has been…

GitHub
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Mar
2023

GitHub Swiftly Replaces Exposed RSA SSH Key to Protect Git Operations

Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Programming Cloud-based repository hosting service GitHub said it took the step of replacing its…

SaaS Apps
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Mar
2023

Inside the High Risk of 3rd-Party SaaS Apps

Mar 24, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Webinar Any app that can improve business operations is quickly added to the…

Chinese Nation State Hackers
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Mar
2023

Researchers Uncover Chinese Nation State Hackers’ Deceptive Attack Strategies

Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Hacking A recent campaign undertaken by Earth Preta indicates that nation-state groups aligned with…

Wordpress WooCommerce
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Mar
2023

Critical WooCommerce Payments Plugin Flaw Patched for 500,000+ WordPress Sites

Mar 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / WordPress Patches have been released for a critical security flaw impacting the WooCommerce Payments…

ChatGPT Chrome Browser Extension
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Mar
2023

Fake ChatGPT Chrome Browser Extension Caught Hijacking Facebook Accounts

Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Artificial Intelligence Google has stepped in to remove a bogus Chrome browser extension from…

Cybersecurity Maturity Report
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Mar
2023

2023 Cybersecurity Maturity Report Reveals Organizational Unpreparedness for Cyberattacks

Mar 23, 2023The Hacker News In 2022 alone, global cyberattacks increased by 38%, resulting in substantial business loss, including financial…

Android Banking Trojan
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Mar
2023

A New Rising Android Banking Trojan Targeting 450 Financial Apps

Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Banking An emerging Android banking trojan dubbed Nexus has already been adopted by several…

Middle East Telecom
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Mar
2023

Chinese Hackers Breach Middle East Telecom Providers

Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure Security Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that…

Cyber Attack Tactics
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Mar
2023

German and South Korean Agencies Warn of Kimsuky’s Expanding Cyber Attack Tactics

Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Browser Security German and South Korean government agencies have warned about cyber attacks mounted…

Malware Distribution Techniques
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2023

Researchers Reveal New Malware Distribution Techniques

Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence The North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) actor dubbed ScarCruft is using weaponized Microsoft…

Industrial Control Systems
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Mar
2023

CISA Alerts on Critical Security Vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems

Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananICS/SCADA Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released eight Industrial Control Systems (ICS)…