Apr 02, 2025The Hacker NewsWeb Security / Attack Surface When assessing an organization’s external attack surface, encryption-related issues (especially SSL misconfigurations) receive special attention. Why? Their widespread use, configuration complexity, and visibility to attackers as…
Apr 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Email Security The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been linked to a Python-based backdoor called Anubis (not to be confused with an Android banking trojan of the…
Apr 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an updated version of a malware loader called Hijack Loader that implements new features to evade detection and establish persistence on compromised systems. “Hijack…
Apr 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananCryptojacking / Cloud Security Exposed PostgreSQL instances are the target of an ongoing campaign designed to gain unauthorized access and deploy cryptocurrency miners. Cloud security firm Wiz said the activity is a…
Apr 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Email Security On the 21st birthday of Gmail, Google has announced a major update that allows enterprise users to send end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) to any user in any email inbox…
A new sophisticated phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called Lucid has targeted 169 entities in 88 countries using smishing messages propagated via Apple iMessage and Rich Communication Services (RCS) for Android. Lucid’s unique selling point lies in…
Apr 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Vulnerability Apple on Monday backported fixes for three vulnerabilities that have come under active exploitation in the wild to older models and previous versions of the operating systems. The…
Apr 01, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a spike in suspicious login scanning activity targeting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect gateways, with nearly 24,000 unique IP addresses attempting to access…
Apr 01, 2025The Hacker NewsWeb Security / GDPR Compliance Are your security tokens truly secure? Explore how Reflectiz helped a giant retailer to expose a Facebook pixel that was covertly tracking sensitive CSRF tokens due…
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing, telecommunications, IT services, and retail in the Asia-Pacific (APAC)…