Category: TheHackerNews

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Dec
2022

Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code

Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Data Breach Okta, a company that provides identity and access management services, disclosed on…

26
Dec
2022

Zerobot Botnet Emerges as a Growing Threat with New Exploits and Capabilities

Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananInternet of Things / Patch Management The Zerobot DDoS botnet has received substantial updates that expand on…

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Dec
2022

Two New Security Flaws Reported in Ghost CMS Blogging Software

Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have detailed two security flaws in the JavaScript-based blogging platform known…

26
Dec
2022

Critical Security Flaw Reported in Passwordstate Enterprise Password Manager

Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananPassword Management Multiple high-severity vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Passwordstate password management solution that could be exploited…

26
Dec
2022

The Era of Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing

Dec 22, 2022The Hacker NewsThreat Intelligence / Cyber Risk We spent forty years defending ourselves as individuals. Trying to outsmart…

26
Dec
2022

FIN7 Cybercrime Syndicate Emerges as a Major Player in Ransomware Landscape

An exhaustive analysis of FIN7 has unmasked the cybercrime syndicate’s organizational hierarchy, alongside unraveling its role as an affiliate for…

25
Dec
2022

LastPass Admits to Severe Data Breach, Encrypted Password Vaults Stolen

Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPassword Management / Data Breach The August 2022 security breach of LastPass may have been more severe…

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Dec
2022

France Fines Microsoft €60 Million for Using Advertising Cookies Without User Consent

Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security France’s privacy watchdog has imposed a €60 million ($63.88 million) fine against Microsoft’s…

25
Dec
2022

Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Adopt Robust Encryption Methods

Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Endpoint Security The Vice Society ransomware actors have switched to yet another custom ransomware payload…