Google Play Store Introduces ‘Independent Security Review’ Badge for Apps
Nov 04, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Android Google is rolling out an “Independent security review” badge in the Play Store’s Data safety section for Android apps…
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Okta’s Recent Customer Support Data Breach Impacted 134 Customers
Nov 04, 2023NewsroomData Breach / Cyber Attack Identity and authentication management provider Okta on Friday disclosed that the recent support case management system breach affected…
Mysterious Kill Switch Disrupts Mozi IoT Botnet Operations
Nov 02, 2023NewsroomMalware / Botnet The unexpected drop in malicious activity connected with the Mozi botnet in August 2023 was due to a kill switch…
48 Malicious npm Packages Found Deploying Reverse Shells on Developer Systems
Nov 03, 2023NewsroomSoftware Security / Malware A new set of 48 malicious npm packages have been discovered in the npm repository with capabilities to deploy…
CanesSpy Spyware Discovered in Modified WhatsApp Versions
Nov 03, 2023NewsroomSpyware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a number of WhatsApp mods for Android that come fitted with a spyware module dubbed…
Outcomes Demonstrate All AI is Not Created Equally
Nov 03, 2023The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Threat Here is what matters most when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity: Outcomes. As…
NodeStealer Malware Hijacking Facebook Business Accounts for Malicious Ads
Nov 03, 2023NewsroomOnline Security / Malware Compromised Facebook business accounts are being used to run bogus ads that employ “revealing photos of young women” as…
Kinsing Actors Exploiting Recent Linux Flaw to Breach Cloud Environments
Nov 03, 2023NewsroomCloud Security / Linux The threat actors linked to Kinsing have been observed attempting to exploit the recently disclosed Linux privilege escalation flaw…
HelloKitty Ransomware Group Exploiting Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability
Nov 02, 2023NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers are warning of suspected exploitation of a recently disclosed critical security flaw in the Apache ActiveMQ open-source…
FIRST Announces CVSS 4.0 – New Vulnerability Scoring System
Nov 02, 2023NewsroomVulnerability Assessment The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) has officially announced CVSS v4.0, the next generation of the Common Vulnerability…
Researchers Find 34 Windows Drivers Vulnerable to Full Device Takeover
Nov 02, 2023NewsroomEndpoint Security / Malware As many as 34 unique vulnerable Windows Driver Model (WDM) and Windows Driver Frameworks (WDF) drivers could be exploited…
Iran’s MuddyWater Targets Israel in New Spear-Phishing Cyber Campaign
Nov 02, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign targeting two Israeli entities…