Bad Magic’s Extended Reign in Cyber Espionage Goes Back Over a Decade
May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware New findings about a hacker group linked to cyber attacks targeting companies in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict area reveal…
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Are Your APIs Leaking Sensitive Data?
It’s no secret that data leaks have become a major concern for both citizens and institutions across the globe. They can cause serious damage to…
U.K. Fraudster Behind iSpoof Scam Receives 13-Year Jail Term for Cyber Crimes
May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking A U.K. national responsible for his role as the administrator of the now-defunct iSpoof online phone number spoofing…
KeePass Exploit Allows Attackers to Recover Master Passwords from Memory
May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Exploit A proof-of-concept (PoC) has been made available for a security flaw impacting the KeePass password manager that could…
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…
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…