Twitter bug lets legacy verified accounts get the blue check back
Update 5/1/23: The bug was fixed by Twitter soon after posting this article. A silly Twitter bug allows previously-verified accounts to add their legacy ‘Blue…
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A Chaos-Based Encryption Algorithm for Database System
Abstract: This paper introduces a new Database Transposition, Substitution and XORing Algorithm (DTSXA) based on using chaotic maps. It is based primarily on two well-known…
New Decoy Dog Malware Toolkit Uncovered: Targeting Enterprise Networks
May 01, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan An analysis of over 70 billion DNS records has led to the discovery of a new sophisticated malware toolkit dubbed Decoy…
Hackers leak images to taunt Western Digital’s cyberattack response
The ALPHV ransomware operation, aka BlackCat, has published screenshots of internal emails and video conferences stolen from Western Digital, indicating they likely had continued access…
Real-Time Protection Against Lateral Movement
May 01, 2023The Hacker NewsCyber Threat / Authentication Just a few short years ago, lateral movement was a tactic confined to top APT cybercrime organizations…
Reddit’s Bug Bounty Program Kicks Off: Q&A with Reddit’s Allison Miller and Spencer Koch, and Top Program Hacker @RENEKROKA
After three years running a successful private bug bounty program on HackerOne, Reddit has announced that it’s taking their bug bounty program public. We sat down with Reddit’s…
APT41’s PowerShell Backdoor Download Files From Windows
Researchers from Threatmon uncovered a targetted PowerShell backdoor malware attack from APT41 that bypasses the detections and allows threat actors to execute commands, download and…
What information does Detectify provide for PCI Compliance Requirement 6?
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) program provides an information security compliance benchmark for companies that are handling, processing and storing cardholder…
The High-Stakes Scramble to Stop Classified Leaks
Lawmakers remain perplexed over how all these classified documents keep getting out, in part because, at the Capitol, sensitive documents are kept under lock, armed guard,…
China has 50 hackers against each FBI Cyber Warrior
The FBI Director disclosed to the Congressional Committee that China has assigned around 50 hackers against each bureau’s Cyber Warriors, thus opening-up about the threats…
How social engineering is related to Cybersecurity
Social engineering is a term used to describe the manipulation of people into revealing sensitive information or performing actions that they otherwise wouldn’t. It is…
Vietnamese Threat Actor Infects 500,000 Devices Using ‘Malverposting’ Tactics
May 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalverposting / Scam A Vietnamese threat actor has been attributed as behind a “malverposting” campaign on social media platforms to infect over…