The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity
Jul 26, 2024The Hacker NewsDigital Warfare / Cybersecurity Training “Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime. Yet it is often in the furnace of war that the sharpest tools of peace are…
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U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to…
Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining
Jul 26, 2024Newsroom Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that’s leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Cloud security Wiz is tracking the activity under the name SeleniumGreed. The…
CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers
Jul 26, 2024Mohit KumarEnterprise Security / Network Security CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers targeting German customers as part of…
Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk
Jul 26, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Vulnerability Progress Software is urging users to update their Telerik Report Server instances following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability,…
North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks
Jul 25, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state…
6 Types of Applications Security Testing You Must Know About
Application security testing is a critical component of modern software development, ensuring that applications are robust and resilient against malicious attacks. As cyber threats continue to evolve in complexity and frequency, the need to integrate…
Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams
Jul 25, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Online Safety Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial sextortion scams. “These included a…
What Enterprises MUST Know about Enterprise Browser Security
Jul 25, 2024The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Enterprise Security The browser is the nerve center of the modern workspace. Ironically, however, the browser is also one of the least protected threat surfaces of the modern…
Researchers Reveal ConfusedFunction Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform
Jul 25, 2024NewsroomCloud Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Google Cloud Platform’s Cloud Functions service that an attacker could exploit to access other services and sensitive data in an…