Category: TheHackerNews

Deepfake Zoom Scam
19
Jun
2025

BlueNoroff Deepfake Zoom Scam Hits Crypto Employee with MacOS Backdoor Malware

The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as BlueNoroff has been observed targeting an employee in the Web3 sector with deceptive…

Uncover LOTS Attacks Hiding in Trusted Tools — Learn How in This Free Expert Session
19
Jun
2025

Uncover LOTS Attacks Hiding in Trusted Tools — Learn How in This Free Expert Session

Jun 19, 2025The Hacker NewsCybersecurity / Threat Hunting Most cyberattacks today don’t start with loud alarms or broken firewalls. They…

Russian APT29 Exploits Gmail App Passwords to Bypass 2FA in Targeted Phishing Campaign
19
Jun
2025

Russian APT29 Exploits Gmail App Passwords to Bypass 2FA in Targeted Phishing Campaign

Jun 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Identity Protection Threat actors with suspected ties to Russia have been observed taking advantage…

Meta Adds Passkey Login Support to Facebook for Android and iOS Users
19
Jun
2025

Meta Adds Passkey Login Support to Facebook for Android and iOS Users

Jun 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Passwordless Meta Platforms on Wednesday announced that it’s adding support for passkeys, the next-generation…

New Linux Flaws Enable Full Root Access via PAM and Udisks Across Major Distributions
19
Jun
2025

New Linux Flaws Enable Full Root Access via PAM and Udisks Across Major Distributions

Jun 19, 2025Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two local privilege escalation (LPE) flaws that could be exploited…

New Malware Campaign Uses Cloudflare Tunnels to Deliver RATs via Phishing Chains
18
Jun
2025

New Malware Campaign Uses Cloudflare Tunnels to Deliver RATs via Phishing Chains

A new campaign is making use of Cloudflare Tunnel subdomains to host malicious payloads and deliver them via malicious attachments…

Minecraft Players
18
Jun
2025

1,500+ Minecraft Players Infected by Java Malware Masquerading as Game Mods on GitHub

A new multi-stage malware campaign is targeting Minecraft users with a Java-based malware that employs a distribution-as-service (DaaS) offering called…

Multi-Stage Malware Campaign
18
Jun
2025

Water Curse Employs 76 GitHub Accounts to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a previously unknown threat actor known as Water Curse that relies on weaponized GitHub repositories to…

FedRAMP at Startup Speed: Lessons Learned
18
Jun
2025

FedRAMP at Startup Speed: Lessons Learned

Jun 18, 2025The Hacker NewsDevSecOps / Security Architecture For organizations eyeing the federal market, FedRAMP can feel like a gated…

Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
18
Jun
2025

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Jun 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday placed a security flaw…

Top Secret National Defense Documents
18
Jun
2025

Ex-CIA Analyst Sentenced to 37 Months for Leaking Top Secret National Defense Documents

Jun 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananEspionage / National Security A former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) analyst has been sentenced to little…

Iran Restricts Internet Access
18
Jun
2025

Iran Slows Internet to Prevent Cyber Attacks Amid Escalating Regional Conflict

Jun 18, 2025Ravie LakshmananHacktivism / Cyber Warfare Iran has throttled internet access in the country in a purported attempt to…