Twitter rolls out encrypted DMs, but only for paying accounts
Twitter has launched its 'Encrypted Direct Messages' feature allowing paid Twitter Blue subscribers to send end-to-end encrypted messages to other...
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Former Ubiquiti dev who extorted the firm gets six years in prison
Nickolas Sharp, a former senior developer of Ubiquiti, was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing company data, attempting...
Babuk code used by 9 ransomware gangs to encrypt VMWare ESXi servers
An increasing number of ransomware operations are adopting the leaked Babuk ransomware source code to create Linux encryptors targeting VMware...
Multinational tech firm ABB hit by Black Basta ransomware attack
Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, has suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack, reportedly impacting...
Stealthier version of Linux BPFDoor malware spotted in the wild
A new, stealthier variant of the Linux malware 'BPFDoor' has been discovered, featuring more robust encryption and reverse shell communications....
WordPress Elementor plugin bug let attackers hijack accounts on 1M sites
One of WordPress's most popular Elementor plugins, "Essential Addons for Elementor," was found to be vulnerable to an unauthenticated privilege...
Brightly warns of SchoolDude data breach exposing credentials
U.S. tech company and Siemens subsidiary Brightly Software is notifying customers that their personal information and credentials were stolen by...
Top 5 Password Cracking Techniques Used by Hackers
One of the biggest security threats is password cracking. Are you an IT system administrator concerned about the security of...
New ‘Greatness’ service simplifies Microsoft 365 phishing attacks
The Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform named 'Greatness' has seen a spike in activity as it targets organizations using Microsoft 365 in...
Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach
Joseph James O'Connor, aka 'PlugwalkJoke,' has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and...
Fake in-browser Windows updates push Aurora info-stealer malware
A recently spotted malvertising campaign tricked users with an in-browser Windows update simulation to deliver the Aurora information stealing malware....
Cybersecurity firm Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt
Industrial cybersecurity company Dragos today disclosed what it describes as a "cybersecurity event" after a known cybercrime gang attempted to...
North Korean hackers breached major hospital in Seoul to steal data
The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warned that North Korean hackers had breached the network of one of the country's...
New ransomware decryptor recovers data from partially encrypted files
A new 'White Phoenix' ransomware decryptor allows victims to partially recover files encrypted by ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption....
RapperBot DDoS malware adds cryptojacking as new revenue stream
New samples of the RapperBot botnet malware have added cryptojacking capabilites to mine for cryptocurrency on compromised Intel x64 machines....
Criminal IP FDS: A WordPress Plugin to Block Brute Force Attacks
As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, brute-force attacks have become a growing concern. To address this issue, AI Spera released...
FBI nukes Russian Snake data theft malware with self-destruct command
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from all Five Eyes member nations took down the infrastructure used by the Snake cyber-espionage malware...
New Linux kernel NetFilter flaw gives attackers root privileges
A new Linux NetFilter kernel flaw has been discovered, allowing unprivileged local users to escalate their privileges to root level,...
GitHub now auto-blocks token and API key leaks for all repos
GitHub is now automatically blocking the leak of sensitive information like API keys and access tokens for all public code...
Critical Ruckus RCE flaw exploited by new DDoS botnet malware
A new malware botnet named 'AndoryuBot' is targeting a critical-severity flaw in the Ruckus Wireless Admin panel to infect unpatched...
Food distribution giant Sysco warns of data breach after cyberattack
Sysco, a leading global food distribution company, has confirmed that its network was breached earlier this year by attackers who...
Spanish police dismantle phishing operation linked to crime ring
The National Police of Spain have arrested two hackers, 15 members of a criminal organization, and another 23 people involved...
QR codes used in fake parking tickets, surveys to steal your money
As QR codes continue to be heavily used by legitimate organizations—from Super Bowl advertisements to enforcing parking fees and fines,...
Detecting data theft with Wazuh, the open-source XDR
Data theft is the act of stealing data stored in business databases, endpoints, and servers. The stolen data can include...
