Category: TheHackerNews

China bans Micron
23
May
2023

China Bans U.S. Chip Giant Micron, Citing “Serious Cybersecurity Problems”

May 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Hardware China has banned U.S. chip maker Micron from selling its products to Chinese…

Data Transfer Violations
22
May
2023

EU Regulators Hit Meta with Record $1.3 Billion Fine for Data Transfer Violations

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Privacy Facebook’s parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European…

Crypto Mining
22
May
2023

Indonesian Cybercriminals Exploit AWS for Profitable Crypto Mining Operations

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cloud Security A financially motivated threat actor of Indonesian origin has been observed leveraging Amazon…

Cyber Espionage
22
May
2023

Bad Magic’s Extended Reign in Cyber Espionage Goes Back Over a Decade

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware New findings about a hacker group linked to cyber attacks targeting companies in…

API Security
22
May
2023

Are Your APIs Leaking Sensitive Data?

It’s no secret that data leaks have become a major concern for both citizens and institutions across the globe. They…

Cyber Crimes
22
May
2023

U.K. Fraudster Behind iSpoof Scam Receives 13-Year Jail Term for Cyber Crimes

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking A U.K. national responsible for his role as the administrator of the now-defunct…

KeePass password hacker
22
May
2023

KeePass Exploit Allows Attackers to Recover Master Passwords from Memory

May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Exploit A proof-of-concept (PoC) has been made available for a security flaw impacting the…

PyPI Repository
21
May
2023

User Sign-Ups and Package Uploads Temporarily Halted

May 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for…

Meet 'Jack' from Romania! Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware
20
May
2023

Meet ‘Jack’ from Romania! Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware

The identity of the second threat actor behind the Golden Chickens malware has been uncovered courtesy of a fatal operational…

Cl0p Ransomware
20
May
2023

Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks

May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has been observed deploying Cl0p (aka…

Samsung
20
May
2023

Samsung Devices Under Active Exploitation! CISA Warns of Critical Flaw

May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of active exploitation…

Privacy Sandbox
19
May
2023

Google to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies Starting 2024

May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Privacy / Tech News Google has announced plans to officially flip the switch on its twice-delayed…