User Sign-Ups and Package Uploads Temporarily Halted
May 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for the Python programming language, have…
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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 security blunder, cybersecurity firm eSentire…
Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks
May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has been observed deploying Cl0p (aka Clop) ransomware, marking the threat…
Samsung Devices Under Active Exploitation! CISA Warns of Critical Flaw
May 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Cyber Attack The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of active exploitation of a medium-severity flaw affecting…
Google to Phase Out Third-Party Cookies Starting 2024
May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Privacy / Tech News Google has announced plans to officially flip the switch on its twice-delayed Privacy Sandbox initiatives as it…
NPM Packages for Node.js Hiding Dangerous TurkoRat Malware
Two malicious packages discovered in the npm package repository have been found to conceal an open source information stealer malware called TurkoRat. The packages –…
Dr. Active Directory vs. Mr. Exposed Attack Surface: Who’ll Win This Fight?
May 19, 2023The Hacker NewsThreat Protection / Attack Surface Active Directory (AD) is among the oldest pieces of software still used in the production environment…
Searching for AI Tools? Watch Out for Rogue Sites Distributing RedLine Malware
May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Threat Malicious Google Search ads for generative AI services like OpenAI ChatGPT and Midjourney are being used to…
Apple Issues Emergency Patches for 3 New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Endpoint Security Apple on Thursday rolled out security updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and the Safari web browser…
This Cybercrime Syndicate Pre-Infected Over 8.9 Million Android Phones Worldwide
A cybercrime enterprise known as Lemon Group is leveraging millions of pre-infected Android smartphones worldwide to carry out their malicious operations, posing significant supply chain…
Learn How to Outsmart Attackers!
May 18, 2023The Hacker NewsCybersecurity Webinar Cybersecurity is constantly evolving, but complexity can give hostile actors an advantage. To stay ahead of current and future…
8220 Gang Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Flaw to Hijack Servers and Mine Cryptocurrency
May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Server Security The notorious cryptojacking group tracked as 8220 Gang has been spotted weaponizing a six-year-old security flaw in Oracle…