How to Apply NIST Principles to SaaS in 2023
Mar 13, 2023The Hacker NewsNIST / SaaS Security The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is one of the standard-bearers in global cybersecurity. The…
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Fake ChatGPT Chrome Extension Hijacking Facebook Accounts for Malicious Advertising
Mar 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Artificial Intelligence A fake ChatGPT-branded Chrome browser extension has been found to come with capabilities to hijack Facebook accounts…
KamiKakaBot Malware Used in Latest Dark Pink APT Attacks on Southeast Asian Targets
Mar 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The Dark Pink advanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a fresh set of attacks targeting…
Researchers Uncover Over a Dozen Security Flaws in Akuvox E11 Smart Intercom
Mar 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Privacy More than a dozen security flaws have been disclosed in E11, a smart intercom product made by Chinese…
BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads
Mar 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence The malware downloader known as BATLOADER has been observed abusing Google Ads to deliver secondary payloads like Vidar Stealer…
The MFA Blind Spots No One Talks About
Mar 10, 2023The Hacker NewsMulti-factor Authentication Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) has long ago become a standard security practice. With a wide consensus on its ability to…
International Law Enforcement Takes Down Infamous NetWire Cross-Platform RAT
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Cyber Threat A coordinated international law enforcement exercise has taken down the online infrastructure associated with a cross-platform remote…
China-linked Hackers Targeting Unpatched SonicWall SMA Devices with Malware
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Threat A suspecting China-linked hacking campaign has been observed targeting unpatched SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 appliances…
New Version of Prometei Botnet Infects Over 10,000 Systems Worldwide
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Hacking An updated version of a botnet malware called Prometei has infected more than 10,000 systems worldwide since November…
Xenomorph Android Banking Trojan Returns with a New and More Powerful Variant
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Android A new variant of the Android banking trojan named Xenomorph has surfaced in the wild, the latest findings…
North Korean UNC2970 Hackers Expands Operations with New Malware Families
Mar 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware A North Korean espionage group tracked as UNC2970 has been observed employing previously undocumented malware families as part…
Iranian Hackers Target Women Involved in Human Rights and Middle East Politics
Mar 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage Iranian state-sponsored actors are continuing to engage in social engineering campaigns targeting researchers by impersonating a U.S. think tank. “Notably…