Category: TheHackerNews

North Korean IT Scammers
20
Oct
2023

U.S. DoJ Cracks Down on North Korean IT Scammers Defrauding Global Businesses

Oct 20, 2023NewsroomOnline Seucrity / Cyber Threat The U.S. government has announced the seizure of 17 website domains used by…

MATA Framework
19
Oct
2023

Sophisticated MATA Framework Strikes Eastern European Oil and Gas Companies

An updated version of a sophisticated backdoor framework called MATA has been used in attacks aimed at over a dozen…

Google Play Protect
19
Oct
2023

Google Play Protect Introduces Real-Time Code-Level Scanning for Android Malware

Oct 19, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Technology Google has announced an update to its Play Protect with support for real-time scanning…

How Often Should I Scan?
19
Oct
2023

How Often Should I Scan?

The time between a vulnerability being discovered and hackers exploiting it is narrower than ever – just 12 days. So…

Iran-Linked OilRig
19
Oct
2023

Iran-Linked OilRig Targets Middle East Governments in 8-Month Cyber Campaign

Oct 19, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Cyber Espionage The Iran-linked OilRig threat actor targeted an unnamed Middle East government between February…

North Korean Attacks
19
Oct
2023

Microsoft Warns of North Korean Attacks Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity Flaw

Oct 19, 2023Newsroom North Korean threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in JetBrains TeamCity to opportunistically breach…

WinRAR Flaw
19
Oct
2023

Google TAG Detects State-Backed Threat Actors Exploiting WinRAR Flaw

Oct 19, 2023NewsroomCyber Threat / Vulnerability A number of state-back threat actors from Russia and China have been observed exploiting…

Trojanized VNC Apps
18
Oct
2023

Lazarus Group Targeting Defense Experts with Fake Interviews via Trojanized VNC Apps

Oct 18, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group (aka Hidden Cobra or TEMP.Hermit) has been observed using…

Critical Citrix NetScaler
18
Oct
2023

Critical Citrix NetScaler Flaw Exploited to Target from Government, Tech Firms

Oct 18, 2023NewsroomEnterprise Security / Vulnerability Citrix is warning of exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in NetScaler…

Exposure Management Platform
18
Oct
2023

Unraveling Real-Life Attack Paths – Key Lessons Learned

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, attackers are always searching for vulnerabilities and exploits within organizational environments. They don’t just…

Crypto Mining and Rootkit Campaign
18
Oct
2023

Qubitstrike Targets Jupyter Notebooks with Crypto Mining and Rootkit Campaign

Oct 18, 2023NewsroomRootkit / Cryptocurrency A threat actor, presumably from Tunisia, has been linked to a new campaign targeting exposed…

Cyber Espionage
18
Oct
2023

Cyber Espionage via Secure USBs Targets APAC Governments

Oct 18, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware Government entities in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region are the target of a long-running cyber…