80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs
A new report from XM Cyber has found – among other insights – a dramatic gap between where most organizations focus their security efforts, and…
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Kimsuky APT Deploying Linux Backdoor Gomir in South Korean Cyber Attacks
May 17, 2024NewsroomLinux / Malware The Kimsuky (aka Springtail) advanced persistent threat (APT) group, which is linked to North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), has…
CISA Warns of Actively Exploited D-Link Router Vulnerabilities
May 17, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting D-Link routers to its…
New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks
May 16, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Researchers have discovered a new security vulnerability stemming from a design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that…
North Korean Hackers Exploit Facebook Messenger in Targeted Malware Campaign
May 16, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The North Korea-linked Kimsuky hacking group has been attributed to a new social engineering attack that employs fictitious Facebook…
Researchers Uncover 11 Security Flaws in GE HealthCare Ultrasound Machines
Security researchers have disclosed almost a dozen security flaws impacting the GE HealthCare Vivid Ultrasound product family that could be exploited by malicious actors to…
Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability
May 16, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Vulnerability Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a…
Cybercriminals Exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist Feature in Ransomware Attacks
May 16, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Incident Response The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said it has observed a threat it tracks under the name Storm-1811 abusing the…
Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices
May 15, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Data Protection Google has announced a slew of privacy and security features in Android, including a suite of advanced protection features…
FBI Seizes BreachForums Again, Urges Users to Report Criminal Activity
May 15, 2024NewsroomData Breach / Cyber Crime Law enforcement agencies have officially seized control of the notorious BreachForums platform, an online bazaar known for peddling…
Android 15 Rolls Out Advanced Features to Protect Users from Scams and Malicious Apps
May 15, 2024NewsroomAndroid Security / Malware Google is unveiling a set of new features in Android 15 to prevent malicious apps installed on the device…
Migrating from VMware vSphere to Microsoft Azure
May 15, 2024The Hacker NewsEnterprise Security / Cloud Computing While cloud adoption has been top of mind for many IT professionals for nearly a decade,…