Twitter Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for $120,000 Crypto Scam
Jun 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Cryptocurrency A U.K. citizen who took part in the massive July 2020 hack of Twitter has been sentenced to…
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U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Adds 6 Flaws to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Jun 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intel / Zero Day The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has added a batch of six flaws to its Known…
Cybercrime Group ‘Muddled Libra’ Targets BPO Sector with Advanced Social Engineering
Jun 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananSocial Engineering / Phishing A threat actor known as Muddled Libra is targeting the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry with persistent attacks…
Personalized UX, Fraud Detection, and Secure Logins
The case for browser fingerprinting: personalizing user experience, improving fraud detection, and optimizing login security Have you ever heard of browser fingerprinting? You should! It’s…
Powerful JavaScript Dropper PindOS Distributes Bumblebee and IcedID Malware
Jun 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Threat A new strain of JavaScript dropper has been observed delivering next-stage payloads like Bumblebee and IcedID. Cybersecurity firm…
NSA Releases Guide to Combat Powerful BlackLotus Bootkit Targeting Windows Systems
Jun 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intel / Endpoint Security The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) on Thursday released guidance to help organizations detect and prevent infections…
New Cryptocurrency Mining Campaign Targets Linux Systems and IoT Devices
Jun 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / IoT Internet-facing Linux systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices are being targeted as part of a new campaign designed…
MULTI#STORM Campaign Targets India and U.S. with Remote Access Trojans
Jun 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Phishing A new phishing campaign codenamed MULTI#STORM has set its sights on India and the U.S. by leveraging JavaScript…
Camaro Dragon Hackers Strike with USB-Driven Self-Propagating Malware
Jun 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware The Chinese cyber espionage actor known as Camaro Dragon has been observed leveraging a new strain of self-propagating…
Million of GitHub Repositories Likely Vulnerable to RepoJacking Attack
Jun 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security Millions of software repositories on GitHub are likely vulnerable to an attack called RepoJacking, a new study…
Potential risks and mitigation strategies
Jun 22, 2023The Hacker News Losing sleep over Generative-AI apps? You’re not alone or wrong. According to the Astrix Security Research Group, mid size organizations…
Identifying Data Exfiltration with Machine Learning
Jun 22, 2023The Hacker NewsNetwork Security / Machine Learning Why Data Exfiltration Detection is Paramount? The world is witnessing an exponential rise in ransomware and…