Hackers Flood NPM with Bogus Packages Causing a DoS Attack
Apr 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / JavaScript Threat actors are flooding the npm open source package repository with bogus packages that briefly even resulted in…
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Estonian National Charged in U.S. for Acquiring Electronics and Metasploit Pro for Russian Military
Apr 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananHacking Tool / Cyber Threat An Estonian national has been charged in the U.S. for purchasing U.S.-made electronics on behalf of the…
From Zero Trust to Cyber Insurance
As technology advances, cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated. With the increasing use of technology in our daily lives, cybercrime is on the rise, as evidenced…
Over 1 Million WordPress Sites Infected by Balada Injector Malware Campaign
Apr 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Malware Over one million WordPress websites are estimated to have been infected by an ongoing campaign to deploy malware…
The open source security platform
Today, businesses face a variety of security challenges like cyber attacks, compliance requirements, and endpoint security administration. The threat landscape constantly evolves, and it can…
CISA Warns of 5 Actively Exploited Security Flaws: Urgent Action Required
Apr 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Cyber Threat The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added five security flaws to its Known…
Taiwanese PC Company MSI Falls Victim to Ransomware Attack
Apr 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack Taiwanese PC company MSI (short for Micro-Star International) officially confirmed it was the victim of a cyber attack…
Iran-Based Hackers Caught Carrying Out Destructive Attacks Under Ransomware Guise
Apr 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Threat The Iranian nation-state group known as MuddyWater has been observed carrying out destructive attacks on hybrid environments…
Researchers Discover Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw in vm2 Sandbox Library
Apr 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software The maintainers of the vm2 JavaScript sandbox module have shipped a patch to address a critical flaw that could…
Apple Releases Updates to Address Zero-Day Flaws in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari
Apr 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Endpoint Security Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a pair…
Researchers Uncover Thriving Phishing Kit Market on Telegram Channels
Apr 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Online Security In yet another sign that Telegram is increasingly becoming a thriving hub for cybercrime, researchers have found…
Are Source Code Leaks the New Threat Software vendors Should Care About?
Less than a month ago, Twitter indirectly acknowledged that some of its source code had been leaked on the code-sharing platform GitHub by sending a…