Category: TheHackerNews

Cerber Linux Ransomware
17
Apr
2024

Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware

Apr 17, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Vulnerability Threat actors are exploiting unpatched Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka…

Brute-Force Attacks
17
Apr
2024

Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services

Apr 17, 2024NewsroomIoT Security / Network Security Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices,…

Credentials in Build Logs
16
Apr
2024

AWS, Google, and Azure CLI Tools Could Leak Credentials in Build Logs

Apr 16, 2024NewsroomCloud Security / DevSecOps New cybersecurity research has found that command-line interface (CLI) tools from Amazon Web Services…

JavaScript Project
16
Apr
2024

OpenJS Foundation Targeted in Potential JavaScript Project Takeover Attempt

Apr 16, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain / Software Security Security researchers have uncovered a “credible” takeover attempt targeting the OpenJS Foundation in…

Malware Attacks
16
Apr
2024

TA558 Hackers Weaponize Images for Wide-Scale Malware Attacks

Apr 16, 2024NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Endpoint Security The threat actor tracked as TA558 has been observed leveraging steganography as an…

PuTTY SSH Client
16
Apr
2024

Widely-Used PuTTY SSH Client Found Vulnerable to Key Recovery Attack

Apr 16, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Network Security The maintainers of the PuTTY Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet client are alerting users…

Major Privacy Violations
16
Apr
2024

FTC Fines Mental Health Startup Cerebral $7 Million for Major Privacy Violations

Apr 16, 2024NewsroomPrivacy Breach / Regulatory Compliance The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has ordered the mental telehealth company Cerebral…

Hackers Arrested
16
Apr
2024

Hive RAT Creators and $3.5M Cryptojacking Mastermind Arrested in Global Crackdown

Two individuals have been arrested in Australia and the U.S. in connection with an alleged scheme to develop and distribute…

Intel and Lenovo BMCs
15
Apr
2024

Intel and Lenovo BMCs Contain Unpatched Lighttpd Server Flaw

Apr 15, 2024NewsroomFirmware Security / Vulnerability A security flaw impacting the Lighttpd web server used in baseboard management controllers (BMCs)…

SaaS and Cloud Attacks
15
Apr
2024

Muddled Libra Shifts Focus to SaaS and Cloud for Extortion and Data Theft Attacks

Apr 15, 2024NewsroomCloud Security /SaaS Security The threat actor known as Muddled Libra has been observed actively targeting software-as-a-service (SaaS)…

AI Copilot
15
Apr
2024

Launching Innovation Rockets, But Beware of the Darkness Ahead

Imagine a world where the software that powers your favorite apps, secures your online transactions, and keeps your digital life…

Just-in-Time Privileged Access
15
Apr
2024

The Role of Just-in-Time Privileged Access in Security Evolution

Apr 15, 2024The Hacker NewsActive Directory / Attack Surface To minimize the risk of privilege misuse, a trend in the…