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U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals

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

Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining

Jul 26, 2024Newsroom 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

CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers

Jul 26, 2024Mohit 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

Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk

Jul 26, 2024NewsroomSoftware 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

North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks

Jul 25, 2024NewsroomMalware / 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… 

Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams

Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams

Jul 25, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / 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… 

Researchers Reveal ConfusedFunction Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform

Researchers Reveal ConfusedFunction Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform

Jul 25, 2024NewsroomCloud 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… 

Critical Docker Engine Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Authorization Plugins

Critical Docker Engine Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Authorization Plugins

Jul 25, 2024NewsroomContainer Security / Vulnerability Docker is warning of a critical flaw impacting certain versions of Docker Engine that could allow an attacker to sidestep authorization plugins (AuthZ) under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2024-41110,…