A Guide to Robust Security
With the growing reliance on web applications and digital platforms, the use of application programming interfaces (APIs) has become increasingly popular. If you aren’t familiar…
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Google Chrome Rolls Out Support for ‘Privacy Sandbox’ to Bid Farewell to Tracking Cookies
Sep 11, 2023THNPrivacy / Online Security Google has officially begun its rollout of Privacy Sandbox in the Chrome web browser to a majority of its…
Cybercriminals Using PowerShell to Steal NTLMv2 Hashes from Compromised Windows
Sep 11, 2023THNEndpoint Security / Malware A new cyber attack campaign is leveraging the PowerShell script associated with a legitimate red teaming tool to plunder…
New HijackLoader Modular Malware Loader Making Waves in the Cybercrime World
Sep 11, 2023THNCyber Crime / Malware A new malware loader called HijackLoader is gaining traction among the cybercriminal community to deliver various payloads such as…
Millions Infected by Spyware Hidden in Fake Telegram Apps on Google Play
Sep 09, 2023THNMobile Security / Spyware Spyware masquerading as modified versions of Telegram have been spotted in the Google Play Store that’s designed to harvest…
Cybercriminals Weaponizing Legitimate Advanced Installer Tool in Crypto-Mining Attacks
Sep 09, 2023THNMalware / Hacking A legitimate Windows tool used for creating software packages called Advanced Installer is being abused by threat actors to drop…
U.K. and U.S. Sanction 11 Russia-based Trickbot Cybercrime Gang Members
Sep 08, 2023THNCybercrime / Malware The U.K. and U.S. governments on Thursday sanctioned 11 individuals who are alleged to be part of the notorious Russia-based…
Cisco Issues Urgent Fix for Authentication Bypass Bug Affecting BroadWorks Platform
Cisco has released security fixes to address multiple security flaws, including a critical bug, that could be exploited by a threat actor to take control…
Protecting Your Microsoft IIS Servers Against Malware Attacks
Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) is a web server software package designed for Windows Server. Organizations commonly use Microsoft IIS servers to host websites, files,…
North Korean Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Bug to Target Cybersecurity Researchers
Sep 08, 2023THNZero Day / Cyber Attack Threat actors associated with North Korea are continuing to target the cybersecurity community using a zero-day bug in…
Nation-State Hackers Exploit Fortinet and Zoho Vulnerabilities
Sep 08, 2023THNEndpoint Security / Exploit The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday warned that multiple nation-state actors are exploiting security flaws…
Apple Rushes to Patch Zero-Day Flaws Exploited for Pegasus Spyware on iPhones
Sep 08, 2023THNSpyware / Vulnerability Apple on Thursday released emergency security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS to address two zero-day flaws that have…