Category: TheHackerNews

Cisco Small Business Switches
18
May
2023

Critical Flaws in Cisco Small Business Switches Could Allow Remote Attacks

May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Cisco has released updates to address a set of nine security flaws in…

Arabian Android Users
17
May
2023

Emerging Houthi-linked Cyber Threat Targets Arabian Android Users

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Mobile Security A hacking group dubbed OilAlpha with suspected ties to Yemen’s Houthi movement…

Azure
17
May
2023

Threat Group UNC3944 Abusing Azure Serial Console for Total VM Takeover

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSIM Swapping / Server Security A financially motivated cyber actor has been observed abusing Microsoft Azure Serial…

Patch Management Solution
17
May
2023

Identifying a Patch Management Solution: Overview of Key Criteria

Software is rarely a one-and-done proposition. In fact, any application available today will likely need to be updated – or…

Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs
17
May
2023

Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananInternet of Things / Vulnerability The second generation version of Belkin’s Wemo Mini Smart Plug has been…

Sidewinder Hacker
17
May
2023

State-Sponsored Sidewinder Hacker Group’s Covert Attack Infrastructure Uncovered

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Threat Intel Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed previously undocumented attack infrastructure used by the prolific…

Russian Ransomware Operator
17
May
2023

U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty for Capture of Notorious Russian Ransomware Operator

May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware A Russian national has been charged and indicted by the U.S. Department of…

Exploit TP-Link Routers
16
May
2023

China’s Mustang Panda Hackers Exploit TP-Link Routers for Persistent Attacks

May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Threat Intel The Chinese nation-state actor known as Mustang Panda has been linked to…

Qilin Ransomware
16
May
2023

Affiliates Take Home 85% of Ransom Payouts

May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware Ransomware affiliates associated with the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme earn anywhere between 80%…

CopperStealer Malware
16
May
2023

CopperStealer Malware Crew Resurfaces with New Rootkit and Phishing Kit Modules

May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / Malware The threat actors behind the CopperStealer malware resurfaced with two new campaigns in…

16
May
2023

Secure Remote Access to All Environments

Operational technology (OT) cybersecurity is a challenging but critical aspect of protecting organizations’ essential systems and resources. Cybercriminals no longer…

Cobalt Strike
16
May
2023

Hackers Using Golang Variant of Cobalt Strike to Target Apple macOS Systems

May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A Golang implementation of Cobalt Strike called Geacon is likely to garner…