Microsoft AI Researchers Accidentally Expose 38 Terabytes of Confidential Data
Sep 19, 2023THNData Safety / Cybersecurity Microsoft on Monday said it took steps to correct a glaring security gaffe that led to the exposure of…
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New Android Banking Trojan That Expands on ERMAC’s Legacy
A new analysis of the Android banking trojan known as Hook has revealed that it’s based on its predecessor called ERMAC. “The ERMAC source code…
Think Your MFA and PAM Solutions Protect You? Think Again
Sep 18, 2023The Hacker NewsIdentity Threat / Attack Surface When you roll out a security product, you assume it will fulfill its purpose. Unfortunately, however,…
New AMBERSQUID Cryptojacking Operation Targets Uncommon AWS Services
Sep 18, 2023THNCloud Security / Cryptocurrecy A novel cloud-native cryptojacking operation has set its eyes on uncommon Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings such as AWS…
Retool Falls Victim to SMS-Based Phishing Attack Affecting 27 Cloud Clients
Sep 18, 2023THNCyber Attack / Data Breach Software development company Retool has disclosed that the accounts of 27 of its cloud customers were compromised following…
Financially Motivated UNC3944 Threat Actor Shifts Focus to Ransomware Attacks
Sep 18, 2023THNThreat Intelligence / Ransomware The financially motivated threat actor known as UNC3944 is pivoting to ransomware deployment as part of an expansion to…
North Korea’s Lazarus Group Suspected in $31 Million CoinEx Heist
Sep 17, 2023THNCryptocurrency / Cyber Attack The North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group has stolen nearly $240 million in cryptocurrency since June 2023, marking a significant escalation…
TikTok Faces Massive €345 Million Fine Over Child Data Violations in E.U.
Sep 16, 2023THNPrivacy / Technology The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) slapped TikTok with a €345 million (about $368 million) fine for violating the European…
IoT Sparks New DDoS Alert
The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming efficiency in various sectors like healthcare and logistics but has also introduced new security risks, particularly IoT-driven DDoS…
Google Agrees to $93 Million Settlement in California’s Location-Privacy Lawsuit
Sep 15, 2023THNPrivacy / Online Security Google has agreed to pay $93 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of California over…
The Interdependence between Automated Threat Intelligence Collection and Humans
The volume of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is rising, with close to 30% more vulnerabilities found in 2022 vs. 2018. Costs are also rising, with a data…
NodeStealer Malware Now Targets Facebook Business Accounts on Multiple Browsers
Sep 15, 2023THNOnline Security / Malware An ongoing campaign is targeting Facebook Business accounts with bogus messages to harvest victims’ credentials using a variant of…