Over a Dozen PHP Packages with 500 Million Compromised
May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananProgramming / Software Security PHP software package repository Packagist revealed that an “attacker” gained access to four inactive accounts on the platform…
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Fleckpe Android Malware Sneaks onto Google Play Store with Over 620,000 Downloads
May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Android A new Android subscription malware named Fleckpe has been unearthed on the Google Play Store, amassing more than…
Cisco Warns of Vulnerability in Popular Phone Adapter, Urges Migration to Newer Model
May 05, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Cisco has warned of a critical security flaw in SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters that it said could be…
Researchers Uncover New Exploit for PaperCut Vulnerability That Can Bypass Detection
May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have found a way to exploit a recently disclosed critical flaw in PaperCut servers in a…
Researchers Discover 3 Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure API Management Service
May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananAPI Management / Vulnerability Three new security flaws have been disclosed in Microsoft Azure API Management service that could be abused by…
Meta Uncovers Massive Social Media Cyber Espionage Operations Across South Asia
Three different threat actors leveraged hundreds of elaborate fictitious personas on Facebook and Instagram to target individuals located in South Asia as part of disparate…
Why the Things You Don’t Know about the Dark Web May Be Your Biggest Cybersecurity Threat
IT and cybersecurity teams are so inundated with security notifications and alerts within their own systems, it’s difficult to monitor external malicious environments – which…
Meta Takes Down Malware Campaign That Used ChatGPT as a Lure to Steal Accounts
May 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Security / ChatGPT Meta said it took steps to take down more than 1,000 malicious URLs from being shared across its…
Chinese Hacker Group Earth Longzhi Resurfaces with Advanced Malware Tactics
May 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A Chinese state-sponsored hacking outfit has resurfaced with a new campaign targeting government, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing entities…
Google Introduces Passwordless Secure Sign-In with Passkeys for Google Accounts
May 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Authentication Almost five months after Google added support for passkeys to its Chrome browser, the tech giant has begun…
$53.4 Million Seized, 288 Vendors Arrested in Dark Web Drug Bust
May 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananDark Web / Cyber Crime An international law enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of 288 vendors who are believed to…
What Does it Take to be a Full-Fledged Virtual CISO?
May 03, 2023The Hacker NewsCISO / Cybersecurity Almost half of MSP clients fell victim to a cyberattack within the last 12 months. In the SMB…