How to Think Like a Hacker and Stay Ahead of Threats
Feb 08, 2023The Hacker NewsCyber Security / Cyber Threats To succeed as a cybersecurity analyst, you need to understand the traits, values, and thought processes…
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NIST Standardizes Ascon Cryptographic Algorithm for IoT and Other Lightweight Devices
Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / IoT Security The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that a family of authenticated encryption and…
Unpatched Security Flaws Disclosed in Multiple Document Management Systems
Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability Management Multiple unpatched security flaws have been disclosed in open source and freemium Document Management System (DMS) offerings from four vendors…
Sydney Man Sentenced for Blackmailing Optus Customers After Data Breach
Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / SMS Fraud A Sydney man has been sentenced to an 18-month Community Correction Order (CCO) and 100 hours of…
Russian Hackers Using Graphiron Malware to Steal Data from Ukraine
Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Data Safety A Russia-linked threat actor has been observed deploying a new information-stealing malware in cyber attacks targeting Ukraine.…
Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Linked to Ryuk Ransomware
Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Endpoint Security A Russian national on February 7, 2023, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges and for…
CERT-UA Alerts Ukrainian State Authorities of Remcos Software-Fueled Cyber Attacks
Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber War The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has issued an alert warning of cyber attacks against…
VMware Finds No Evidence of 0-Day in Ongoing ESXiArgs Ransomware Spree
Feb 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Zero-Day VMware on Monday said it found no evidence that threat actors are leveraging an unknown security flaw, i.e.,…
Encrypted Messaging App Exclu Used by Criminal Groups Cracked by Joint Law Enforcement
Feb 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Privacy A joint law enforcement operation conducted by Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland has cracked yet another encrypted messaging application…
Tackling the New Cyber Insurance Requirements: Can Your Organization Comply?
Feb 07, 2023The Hacker NewsIdentity Protection / Cyber Insurance With cyberattacks around the world escalating rapidly, insurance companies are ramping up the requirements to qualify…
Hackers Exploit Vulnerabilities in Sunlogin to Deploy Sliver C2 Framework
Feb 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware Threat actors are leveraging known flaws in Sunlogin software to deploy the Sliver command-and-control (C2) framework for carrying…
Linux Variant of Clop Ransomware Spotted, But Uses Faulty Encryption Algorithm
Feb 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Linux The first-ever Linux variant of the Clop ransomware has been detected in the wild, but with a faulty encryption…