Category: TheHackerNews

Cryptocurrency Users
11
Feb
2023

The New Threats to Cryptocurrency Users

Suspected Russian threat actors have been targeting Eastern European users in the crypto industry with fake job opportunities as bait…

CISA KEV
11
Feb
2023

CISA Warns of Active Attacks Exploiting Fortra MFT, TerraMaster NAS, and Intel Driver Flaws

Feb 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Response / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added three flaws…

PyPI Python Packages
10
Feb
2023

Researchers Uncover Obfuscated Malicious Code in PyPI Python Packages

Feb 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security Four different rogue packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) have been…

Cybersecurity Breaches
10
Feb
2023

3 Overlooked Cybersecurity Breaches

Here are three of the worst breaches, attacker tactics and techniques of 2022, and the security controls that can provide…

Healthcare Ransomware Attack
10
Feb
2023

North Korean Hackers Targeting Healthcare with Ransomware to Fund its Operations

Feb 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware State-backed hackers from North Korea are conducting ransomware attacks against healthcare and critical…

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…