Category: TheHackerNews

Royal Ransomware
03
Mar
2023

U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Raises Alarm Over Royal Ransomware’s Deadly Capabilities

Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new advisory…

Python Package on PyPI
02
Mar
2023

Experts Identify Fully-Featured Info Stealer and Trojan in Python Package on PyPI

Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / CodingSec A malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been…

Browser Security
02
Mar
2023

2023 Browser Security Report Uncovers Major Browsing Risks and Blind Spots

Mar 02, 2023The Hacker NewsBrowser Security As a primary working interface, the browser plays a significant role in today’s corporate…

Containerized Security
02
Mar
2023

Hackers Exploit Containerized Environments to Steals Proprietary Data and Software

Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananContainer Security / Cyber Threat A sophisticated attack campaign dubbed SCARLETEEL is targeting containerized environments to perpetrate…

Cryptojacking
02
Mar
2023

New Cryptojacking Campaign Leverages Misconfigured Redis Database Servers

Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Security / Cryptojacking Misconfigured Redis database servers are the target of a novel cryptojacking campaign that…

SysUpdate Malware
02
Mar
2023

SysUpdate Malware Strikes Again with Linux Version and New Evasion Tactics

Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Cyber Threat The threat actor known as Lucky Mouse has developed a Linux version of…

Cisco IP Phone
02
Mar
2023

Critical Flaw in Cisco IP Phone Series Exposes Users to Command Injection Attack

Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Network Security Cisco on Wednesday rolled out security updates to address a critical flaw…

GootLoader and FakeUpdates Malware
01
Mar
2023

Cybercriminals Targeting Law Firms with GootLoader and FakeUpdates Malware

Mar 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware Six different law firms were targeted in January and February 2023 as part…

CISO
01
Mar
2023

CISOs Are Stressed Out and It’s Putting Companies at Risk

Employee well-being has become a primary focus for many businesses. Even before the pandemic, the C-suite was acutely aware of…

UEFI Bootkit Malware
01
Mar
2023

BlackLotus Becomes First UEFI Bootkit Malware to Bypass Secure Boot on Windows 11

Mar 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A stealthy Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit called BlackLotus has become…

Gmail and Google Calendar Now Support Client-Side Encryption (CSE) to Boost Data Privacy
01
Mar
2023

Gmail and Google Calendar Now Support Client-Side Encryption (CSE) to Boost Data Privacy

Mar 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Email Security Google has announced the general availability of client-side encryption (CSE) for Gmail and…

Parallax RAT Targeting Cryptocurrency Firms with Sophisticated Injection Techniques
01
Mar
2023

Parallax RAT Targeting Cryptocurrency Firms with Sophisticated Injection Techniques

Mar 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cyber Attack Cryptocurrency companies are being targeted as part of a new campaign that delivers…