Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Vulnerability Nearly two dozen security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Advantech EKI industrial-grade wireless access point devices, some of which could be weaponized to bypass authentication and execute code…
Nov 28, 2024The Hacker NewsCloud Security / Threat Detection Serverless environments, leveraging services such as AWS Lambda, offer incredible benefits in terms of scalability, efficiency, and reduced operational overhead. However, securing these environments is extremely…
Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Data Breach Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a software supply chain attack that has remained active for over a year on the npm package registry by starting off as an…
Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananWindows Security / Cryptomining A popular open-source game engine called Godot Engine is being misused as part of a new GodLoader malware campaign, infecting over 17,000 systems since at least June 2024.…
Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Espionage U.S. telecom service provider T-Mobile said it recently detected attempts made by bad actors to infiltrate its systems in recent weeks but noted that no sensitive data…
Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Software Security A critical security flaw impacting the ProjectSend open-source file-sharing application has likely come under active exploitation in the wild, according to findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerability, originally patched…
Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananLinux / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems. Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who…
Multi-stage cyber attacks, characterized by their complex execution chains, are designed to avoid detection and trick victims into a false sense of security. Knowing how they operate is the first step to building a solid…
Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage The threat actor known as APT-C-60 has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an unnamed organization in Japan that used a job application-themed lure to deliver the…
Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Financial Fraud An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks as part of a…