Expensive Investigations Drive Surging Data Breach Costs
The dreaded data breach is an outcome feared by companies of all sizes in today’s threat landscape, largely due to...
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Fake WinRAR proof-of-concept exploit drops VenomRAT malware
A hacker is spreading a fake proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for a recently fixed WinRAR vulnerability on GitHub, attempting to infect...
Free Download Manager releases script to check for Linux malware
The developers of Free Download Manager (FDM) have published a script to check if a Linux device was infected through...
P2PInfect botnet activity surges 600x with stealthier malware variants
The P2PInfect botnet worm is going through a period of highly elevated activity volumes starting in late August and then...
T-Mobile app glitch let users see other people’s account info
Today, T-Mobile customers said they could see other peoples' account and billing information after logging into the company's official mobile...
TransUnion denies it was hacked, links leaked data to 3rd party
Credit reporting firm TransUnion has denied claims of a security breach after a threat actor known as USDoD leaked data...
#NITAM: Average Annual Cost of Insider Incidents Reaches $16.2m Per Organization
The average annual cost of insider risk incidents has risen to $16.2m per organization in 2023, up from $15.4m in...
BlackCat ransomware hits Azure Storage with Sphynx encryptor
Image: Midjourney The BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware gang now uses stolen Microsoft accounts and the recently spotted Sphynx encryptor to encrypt...
TikTok flooded by ‘Elon Musk’ cryptocurrency giveaway scams
TikTok is flooded by a surge of fake cryptocurrency giveaways posted to the video-sharing platform, with almost all of the...
New SprySOCKS Linux malware used in cyber espionage attacks
A Chinese espionage-focused hacker tracked as 'Earth Lusca' was observed targeting government agencies in multiple countries, using a new Linux...
Thousands of Juniper devices vulnerable to unauthenticated RCE flaw
An estimated 12,000 Juniper SRX firewalls and EX switches are vulnerable to a fileless remote code execution flaw that attackers...
Are your end-users’ passwords compromised? Here’s how to check.
Passwords have long been used as the primary gatekeepers of digital security, yet they can also be a weak link...
Bumblebee malware returns in new attacks abusing WebDAV folders
The malware loader 'Bumblebee' has broken its two-month vacation with a new campaign that employs new distribution techniques that abuse...
APT36 state hackers infect Android devices using YouTube app clones
The APT36 hacking group, aka 'Transparent Tribe,' has been observed using at least three Android apps that mimic YouTube to infect...
Trend Micro fixes endpoint protection zero-day used in attacks
Trend Micro fixed a remote code execution zero-day vulnerability in the Trend Micro's Apex One endpoint protection solution that was actively exploited...
Hackers backdoor telecom providers with new HTTPSnoop malware
New malware named HTTPSnoop and PipeSnoop are used in cyberattacks on telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, allowing threat...
Claimants in Celsius crypto bankruptcy targeted in phishing attack
Scammers are impersonating the bankruptcy claim agent for crypto lender Celsius in phishing attacks that attempt to steal funds from...
GitLab urges users to install security updates for critical pipeline flaw
GitLab has released security updates to address a critical severity vulnerability that allows attackers to run pipelines as other users...
Hackers breached International Criminal Court’s systems last week
The International Criminal Court (ICC) disclosed a cyberattack on Tuesday after discovering last week that its systems had been breached....
Chinese Group Exploiting Linux Backdoor to Target Governments
A Chinese-linked threat actor known as ‘Earth Lusca’ has been conducting cyber espionage campaigns against governments around the world via...
The Week in Ransomware – September 15th 2023 – Russian Roulette
This week’s big news is the extortion attacks on the Caesars and MGM Las Vegas casino chains, with one having...
ORBCOMM ransomware attack causes trucking fleet management outage
9/15/23 update added below. Trucking and fleet management solutions provider ORBCOMM has confirmed that a ransomware attack is behind recent service...
Retool blames breach on Google Authenticator MFA cloud sync feature
Software company Retool says the accounts of 27 cloud customers were compromised following a targeted and multi-stage social engineering attack....
Google extends security update support for Chromebooks to 10 years
Google has announced the Auto Update Expiration (AUE) date will be extended from 5 years to 10 for all Chromebooks, guaranteeing...
