Some Vulnerabilities Date Back to the Last Millennium
Vulnerability analysis results in Orange Cyberdefenses’ Security Navigator show that some vulnerabilities first discovered in 1999 are still found in networks today. This is concerning.…
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FBI Says North Korean Hackers Behind $100 Million Horizon Bridge Crypto Theft
Jan 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cyber Crime The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday confirmed that North Korean threat actors were responsible for…
Apple Issues Updates for Older Devices to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability
Jan 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / 0-Day Attack Apple has backported fixes for a recently disclosed critical security flaw affecting older devices, citing evidence of…
Facebook Introduces New Features for End-to-End Encrypted Messenger App
Jan 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Privacy Meta Platforms on Monday announced that it has started to expand global testing of end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messenger…
SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) as a Layer in Your Identity Fabric
Jan 23, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / SSPM Solution The move to SaaS and other cloud tools has put an emphasis on Identity & Access…
Samsung Galaxy Store App Found Vulnerable to Sneaky App Installs and Fraud
Jan 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Hacking / App Security Two security flaws have been disclosed in Samsung’s Galaxy Store app for Android that could be exploited…
Threat Actors Turn to Sliver as Open Source Alternative to Popular C2 Frameworks
Jan 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Infosec The legitimate command-and-control (C2) framework known as Sliver is gaining more traction from threat actors as it emerges…
Massive Ad Fraud Scheme Targeted Over 11 Million Devices with 1,700 Spoofed Apps
Jan 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Malvertising Researchers have shut down an “expansive” ad fraud scheme that spoofed more than 1,700 applications from 120 publishers…
Roaming Mantis Spreading Mobile Malware That Hijacks Wi-Fi Routers’ DNS Settings
Jan 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Mobile Hacking Threat actors associated with the Roaming Mantis attack campaign have been observed delivering an updated variant of…
Gamaredon Group Launches Cyberattacks Against Ukraine Using Telegram
Jan 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack The Russian state-sponsored cyber espionage group known as Gamaredon has continued its digital onslaught against Ukraine, with…
WhatsApp Hit with €5.5 Million Fine for Violating Data Protection Laws
Jan 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Privacy The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Thursday imposed fresh fines of €5.5 million against Meta’s WhatsApp for…
New Chinese Malware Spotted Exploiting Recent Fortinet Firewall Vulnerability
Jan 20, 2023Ravie LakshmananFirewall / Network Security A suspected China-nexus threat actor exploited a recently patched vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS SSL-VPN as a zero-day in…