New WinRAR Vulnerability Could Allow Hackers to Take Control of Your PC
Aug 21, 2023THNVulnerability / Cyber Threat A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the WinRAR utility that could be potentially exploited by a threat…
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How to Investigate an OAuth Grant for Suspicious Activity or Overly Permissive Scopes
From a user’s perspective, OAuth works like magic. In just a few keystrokes, you can whisk through the account creation process and gain immediate access…
This Malware Turned Thousands of Hacked Windows and macOS PCs into Proxy Servers
Aug 21, 2023THNMalware / Privacy Threat actors are leveraging access to malware-infected Windows and macOS machines to deliver a proxy server application and use them…
Taiwan Firms and U.S. Military Under Attack
Aug 21, 2023THNCyber Threat / Malware The threat actors behind the HiatusRAT malware have returned from their hiatus with a new wave of reconnaissance and…
WoofLocker Toolkit Hides Malicious Codes in Images to Run Tech Support Scams
Aug 19, 2023THNMalvertising / Website Security Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an updated version of an advanced fingerprinting and redirection toolkit called WoofLocker that’s engineered to…
New Juniper Junos OS Flaws Expose Devices to Remote Attacks
Aug 19, 2023THNNetwork Security / Vulnerability Networking hardware company Juniper Networks has released an “out-of-cycle” security update to address multiple flaws in the J-Web component…
Thousands of Android Malware Apps Using Stealthy APK Compression to Evade Detection
Aug 19, 2023THNMobile Security / Malware Threat actors are using Android Package (APK) files with unknown or unsupported compression methods to elude malware analysis. That’s…
New Wave of Attack Campaign Targeting Zimbra Email Users for Credential Theft
Aug 18, 2023THNEmail Seucrity / Cyber Attack A new “mass-spreading” social engineering campaign is targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server with an aim…
Lessons from the Storm 0558 Hack
While IT security managers in companies and public administrations rely on the concept of Zero Trust, APTS (Advanced Persistent Threats) are putting its practical effectiveness…
14 Suspected Cybercriminals Arrested Across Africa in Coordinated Crackdown
Aug 18, 2023THNCyber Crime / Hacking News A coordinated law enforcement operation across 25 African countries has led to the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals,…
New BlackCat Ransomware Variant Adopts Advanced Impacket and RemCom Tools
Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it found a new version of the BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV and Noberus) that embeds tools like Impacket and RemCom…
Google Chrome’s New Feature Alerts Users About Auto-Removal of Malicious Extensions
Aug 18, 2023THNBrowser Security / Malware Google has announced plans to add a new feature in the upcoming version of its Chrome web browser to…