Security Issues, Vulnerabilities, Exploits & Government Alerts
WASHINGTON – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Physical Security Checklist for Polling Locations, a new tool designed to bolster security preparedness for the frontline of U.S. elections. The checklist, part…
Over the past two years, a shocking 51% of organizations surveyed in a leading industry report have been compromised by a cyberattack. Yes, over half. And this, in a world where enterprises deploy an average…
Apr 22, 2024The Hacker NewsNetwork Security / Cybersecurity The MITRE Corporation revealed that it was the target of a nation-state cyber attack that exploited two zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure appliances starting in January…
Between crossovers – Do threat actors play dirty or desperate? In our dataset of over 11,000 victim organizations that have experienced a Cyber Extortion / Ransomware attack, we noticed that some victims re-occur. Consequently, the…
Apr 22, 2024NewsroomRootkit / Software Security New research has found that the DOS-to-NT path conversion process could be exploited by threat actors to achieve rootkit-like capabilities to conceal and impersonate files, directories, and processes. “When…
Apr 22, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Artificial Intelligence Microsoft has revealed that North Korea-linked state-sponsored cyber actors has begun to use artificial intelligence (AI) to make its operations more effective and efficient. “They are learning to use…
A new information stealer has been found leveraging Lua bytecode for added stealth and sophistication, findings from McAfee Labs reveal. The cybersecurity firm has assessed it to be a variant of a known malware called…
Apr 20, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Palo Alto Networks has shared more details of a critical security flaw impacting PAN-OS that has come under active exploitation in the wild by malicious actors. The company described…
Apr 20, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Endpoint Security Users of the CrushFTP enterprise file transfer software are being urged to update to the latest version following the discovery of a security flaw that has come under targeted…
Apr 19, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Firmware Security Technology, research, and government sectors in the Asia-Pacific region have been targeted by a threat actor called BlackTech as part of a recent cyber attack wave. The intrusions…