The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned…
The Iranian state-backed hacking outfit called APT42 is making use of enhanced social engineering schemes to infiltrate target networks and cloud environments. Targets of the attack include Western and Middle Eastern NGOs, media organizations, academia,…
May 07, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security The MITRE Corporation has offered more details into the recently disclosed cyber attack, stating that the first evidence of the intrusion now dates back to December 31, 2023. The…
May 07, 2024The Hacker NewsRegulatory Compliance / Cyber Threat How safe is your comments section? Discover how a seemingly innocent ‘thank you’ comment on a product page concealed a malicious vulnerability, underscoring the necessity of…
May 07, 2024NewsroomOnline Security / Data Breach Google on Monday announced that it’s simplifying the process of enabling two-factor authentication (2FA) for users with personal and Workspace accounts. Also called, 2-Step Verification (2SV), it aims…
May 07, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017. Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in January 2017 and taken…
May 06, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Server Security More than 50% of the 90,310 hosts have been found exposing a Tinyproxy service on the internet that’s vulnerable to a critical unpatched security flaw in the HTTP/HTTPS proxy…
May 06, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Malware The recently uncovered cyber espionage campaign targeting perimeter network devices from several vendors, including Cisco, may have been the work of China-linked actors, according to new findings from attack…
Cybercriminals are vipers. They’re like snakes in the grass, hiding behind their keyboards, waiting to strike. And if you’re a small- and medium-sized business (SMB), your organization is the ideal lair for these serpents to…
May 06, 2024NewsroomAndroid / Data Security Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in various applications and system components within Xiaomi devices running Android. “The vulnerabilities in Xiaomi led to access to arbitrary activities, receivers and…