Category: TheHackerNews

End-to-End Encryption
23
Sep
2024

Discord Introduces DAVE Protocol for End-to-End Encryption in Audio and Video Calls

Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Data Protection Popular social messaging platform Discord has announced that it’s rolling out a new…

IoT Devices
23
Sep
2024

Critical Flaw in Microchip ASF Exposes IoT Devices to Remote Code Execution Risk

Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Vulnerability A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework…

Python Packages Targets Software Developers
23
Sep
2024

New PondRAT Malware Hidden in Python Packages Targets Software Developers

Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed using poisoned…

Chinese Hackers
23
Sep
2024

Chinese Hackers Exploit GeoServer Flaw to Target APAC Nations with EAGLEDOOR Malware

Sep 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) originating from China targeted a government organization…

Destructive Cyber Attacks
21
Sep
2024

Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks

A hacktivist group known as Twelve has been observed using an arsenal of publicly available tools to conduct destructive cyber…

Ukraine Bans Telegram
21
Sep
2024

Ukraine Bans Telegram Use for Government and Military Personnel

Sep 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Cyber Attack Ukraine has restricted the use of the Telegram messaging app by government…

Privacy Concerns
21
Sep
2024

LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in UK Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO

Sep 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Artificial Intelligence The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that professional social networking platform…

Phishing Scheme
20
Sep
2024

Europol Shuts Down Major Phishing Scheme Targeting Mobile Phone Credentials

Law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen…

The Future of (Privileged) Access Management
20
Sep
2024

The Future of (Privileged) Access Management

In IT environments, some secrets are managed well and some fly under the radar. Here’s a quick checklist of what…

Iranian APT UNC1860
20
Sep
2024

Iranian APT UNC1860 Linked to MOIS Facilitates Cyber Intrusions in Middle East

An Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) threat actor likely affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) is now…

Google PIN Feature
20
Sep
2024

Chrome Users Can Now Sync Passkeys Across Devices with New Google PIN Feature

Sep 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Digital Security Google on Thursday unveiled a Password Manager PIN to let Chrome web users…

Active Cyberattacks
20
Sep
2024

Critical Ivanti Cloud Appliance Vulnerability Exploited in Active Cyberattacks

Sep 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Network Security Ivanti has revealed that a critical security flaw impacting Cloud Service Appliance…