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Python-Based Bots Exploiting PHP Servers Fuel Gambling Platform Proliferation

Python-Based Bots Exploiting PHP Servers Fuel Gambling Platform Proliferation

Jan 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananWeb Security / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new campaign that targets web servers running PHP-based applications to promote gambling platforms in Indonesia. “Over the past two months, a significant volume… 

How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal?

How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal?

Recent data breaches have highlighted the critical need to improve guest Wi-Fi infrastructure security in modern business environments. Organizations face increasing pressure to protect their networks while providing convenient access to visitors, contractors, temporary staff,… 

New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass

New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass

Jan 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing kit that’s capable of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes since… 

U.S. Sanctions North Korean IT Worker Network Supporting WMD Programs

U.S. Sanctions North Korean IT Worker Network Supporting WMD Programs

Jan 17, 2025Ravie LakshmananInsider Threat / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and four entities for their alleged involvement in illicit revenue generation schemes for the Democratic… 

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations in the European Union by unlawfully transferring users’ data… 

Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting

Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting

Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananSpear Phishing / Threat Intelligence The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims’ WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure from its longstanding… 

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Jan 16, 2025The Hacker NewsCertificate Management / Compliance The digital world is exploding. IoT devices are multiplying like rabbits, certificates are piling up faster than you can count, and compliance requirements are tightening by the… 

New UEFI Secure Boot Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Load Malicious Bootkits

New UEFI Secure Boot Vulnerability Could Allow Attackers to Load Malicious Bootkits

Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cybersecurity Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability that could allow a bypass of the Secure Boot mechanism in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) systems. The vulnerability, assigned the… 

Researchers Find Exploit Allowing NTLMv1 Despite Active Directory Restrictions

Researchers Find Exploit Allowing NTLMv1 Despite Active Directory Restrictions

Jan 16, 2025Ravie LakshmananActive Directory / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have found that the Microsoft Active Directory Group Policy that’s designed to disable NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v1 can be trivially bypassed by a misconfiguration. “A…