Category: TheHackerNews

Espionage Attack
05
Dec
2023

New Threat Actor ‘AeroBlade’ Emerges in Espionage Attack on U.S. Aerospace

Dec 05, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Analysis A previously undocumented threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack targeting…

BLUFFS Bluetooth Attack
04
Dec
2023

New BLUFFS Bluetooth Attack Expose Devices to Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomEncryption / Technology New research has unearthed multiple novel attacks that break Bluetooth Classic’s forward secrecy and future…

P2PInfect Botnet
04
Dec
2023

New P2PInfect Botnet MIPS Variant Targeting Routers and IoT Devices

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomMalware / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an emerging botnet called P2PInfect that’s capable…

Reduce SaaS Risk
04
Dec
2023

Clean Out Your User Inventory to Reduce SaaS Risk

As work ebbs with the typical end-of-year slowdown, now is a good time to review user roles and privileges and…

CACTUS Ransomware
04
Dec
2023

Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Scheme Spreading CACTUS Ransomware

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Attack Microsoft has warned of a new wave of CACTUS ransomware attacks that leverage malvertising…

LogoFAIL UEFI Vulnerabilities
04
Dec
2023

UEFI Vulnerabilities Expose Devices to Stealth Malware Attacks

Dec 04, 2023NewsroomTechnology / Firmware Security The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has…

Agent Racoon
02
Dec
2023

Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.

Dec 02, 2023Newsroom Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. have been targeted by an unknown threat actor…

TrickBot Malware
02
Dec
2023

Russian Hacker Vladimir Dunaev Convicted for Creating TrickBot Malware

Dec 02, 2023NewsroomCybercrime / Malware A Russian national has been found guilty in connection with his role in developing and…

Android Malware
01
Dec
2023

New FjordPhantom Android Malware Targets Banking Apps in Southeast Asia

Dec 01, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Banking Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new sophisticated Android malware called FjordPhantom that has…

WhatsApp Secret Code
01
Dec
2023

WhatsApp’s New Secret Code Feature Lets Users Protect Private Chats with Password

Dec 01, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Data Protection Meta-owned WhatsApp has launched a new Secret Code feature to help users protect sensitive…

SugarGh0st RAT
01
Dec
2023

Chinese Hackers Using SugarGh0st RAT to Target South Korea and Uzbekistan

Dec 01, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage A suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor has been attributed to a malicious campaign that targets…

Qakbot
01
Dec
2023

Mitigations and Protecting Against Future Threats

Dec 01, 2023The Hacker NewsMalware / Cyber Threat The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI recently collaborated in…