Security Issues, Vulnerabilities, Exploits & Government Alerts
Like antivirus software, vulnerability scans rely on a database of known weaknesses. That’s why websites like VirusTotal exist, to give cyber practitioners a chance to see whether a malware sample is detected by multiple virus…
May 02, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Breach Cloud storage services provider Dropbox on Wednesday disclosed that Dropbox Sign (formerly HelloSign) was breached by unidentified threat actors, who accessed emails, usernames, and general account settings associated…
A never-before-seen botnet called Goldoon has been observed targeting D-Link routers with a nearly decade-old critical security flaw with the goal of using the compromised devices for further attacks. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2015-2051…
May 02, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Data Breach The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical flaw impacting GitLab to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, owing to active exploitation in the wild.…
May 02, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Network Security A new malware called Cuttlefish is targeting small office and home office (SOHO) routers with the goal of stealthily monitoring all traffic through the devices and gather authentication…
May 01, 2024NewsroomFinancial Crime / Forensic Analysis A forensic analysis of a graph dataset containing transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has revealed clusters associated with illicit activity and money laundering, including detecting criminal proceeds sent…
May 01, 2024NewsroomMalware / Android Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented malware targeting Android devices that uses compromised WordPress sites as relays for its actual command-and-control (C2) servers for detection evasion. The malware, codenamed…
May 01, 2024The Hacker NewsSecurity Awareness Training There’s a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security, you’ve got to remain prepared…
May 01, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat The authors behind the resurfaced ZLoader malware have added a feature that was originally present in the Zeus banking trojan that it’s based on, indicating that it’s being actively…
May 01, 2024NewsroomNational Security / Insider Threat A former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has been sentenced to nearly 22 years (262 months) in prison for attempting to transfer classified documents to…