Global Police Operation Shuts Down 600 Cybercrime Servers Linked to Cobalt Strike
A coordinated law enforcement operation codenamed MORPHEUS has felled close to 600 servers that were used by cybercriminal groups and were part of an attack…
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Twilio’s Authy App Breach Exposes Millions of Phone Numbers
Jul 04, 2024NewsroomData Breach / Mobile Security Cloud communications provider Twilio has revealed that unidentified threat actors took advantage of an unauthenticated endpoint in Authy…
The Emerging Role of AI in Open-Source Intelligence
Jul 03, 2024The Hacker NewsOSINT / Artificial Intelligence Recently the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) unveiled a new strategy for open-source intelligence…
Microsoft MSHTML Flaw Exploited to Deliver MerkSpy Spyware Tool
Jul 03, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Vulnerability Unknown threat actors have been observed exploiting a now-patched security flaw in Microsoft MSHTML to deliver a surveillance tool called…
FakeBat Loader Malware Spreads Widely Through Drive-by Download Attacks
Jul 03, 2024NewsroomMalware / SEO Poisoning The loader-as-a-service (LaaS) known as FakeBat has become one of the most widespread loader malware families distributed using the…
South Korean ERP Vendor’s Server Hacked to Spread Xctdoor Malware
Jul 03, 2024NewsroomMalware / Threat Intelligence An unnamed South Korean enterprise resource planning (ERP) vendor’s product update server has been found to be compromised to…
Israeli Entities Targeted by Cyberattack Using Donut and Sliver Frameworks
Jul 03, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an attack campaign that targets various Israeli entities with publicly-available frameworks like Donut and Sliver.…
New Intel CPU Vulnerability ‘Indirector’ Exposes Sensitive Data
Jul 02, 2024NewsroomHardware Security / Vulnerability Modern CPUs from Intel, including Raptor Lake and Alder Lake, have been found vulnerable to a new side-channel attack…
How MFA Failures are Fueling a 500% Surge in Ransomware Losses
The cybersecurity threat landscape has witnessed a dramatic and alarming rise in the average ransomware payment, an increase exceeding 500%. Sophos, a global leader in…
Chinese Hackers Exploiting Cisco Switches Zero-Day to Deliver Malware
Jul 02, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Vulnerability A China-nexus cyber espionage group named Velvet Ant has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Cisco NX-OS Software…
Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Approach Faces E.U. Competition Rules Scrutiny
Jul 02, 2024NewsroomDigital Regulation / Tech News Meta’s decision to offer an ad-free subscription in the European Union (E.U.) has faced a new setback after…
Australian Man Charged for Fake Wi-Fi Scam on Domestic Flights
Jul 02, 2024NewsroomData Theft / Wi-Fi Security An Australian man has been charged with running a fake Wi-Fi access point during a domestic flight with…