31 Aug

Check your IP cameras: There’s a new Mirai botnet on the rise

in brief A series of IP cameras still used all over the world, despite being well past their end of life, have been exploited to

Author rabih
30 Aug

RansomHub hits 210 victims in just 6 months

As RansomHub continues to scoop up top talent from the fallen LockBit and ALPHV operations while accruing a smorgasbord of victims, security and law enforcement

Author rabih
30 Aug

Green Berets storm building after hacking its Wi-Fi

US Army Special Forces, aka the Green Berets, have been demonstrating their hacking chops in the recent Swift Response 24 military exercises in May, the

Author rabih
30 Aug

Tired of airport security queues? SQL inject yourself into the cockpit, claim researchers

Cybersecurity researchers say they’ve found a vulnerability that allowed them to skip US airport security checks and even fly in the cockpit on some scheduled

Author rabih
30 Aug

Iran hunts down double agents with fake recruiting sites, Mandiant reckons

Government-backed Iranian actors allegedly set up dozens of fake recruiting websites and social media accounts to hunt down double agents and dissidents suspected of collaborating

Author rabih
29 Aug

US indicts duo over alleged Swatting spree that targeted elected officials

The US government has indicted two men for allegedly reporting almost 120 fake emergencies or crimes in the hope of provoking action by armed law

Author rabih
29 Aug

What a coincidence. Spyware makers, Russia’s Cozy Bear seem to share same exploits

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has spotted an interesting pattern: A Kremlin-linked cyber-espionage crew and commercial spyware makers exploiting specific security vulnerabilities in pretty much

Author rabih
29 Aug

Oh, great. Attacks developed by spyware vendors are being re-used by Russia’s Cozy Bear cretins

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has spotted a disturbing similarity in attack tactics used by commercial spyware vendors and Russia-linked attack gangs. The TAG team

Author rabih
29 Aug

Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom

A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their employer’s systems, then threatened to shut down servers unless paid a ransom,

Author rabih
29 Aug

Sinister sysadmin allegedly locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom

A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their employer’s systems, then threatened to shut down servers unless paid a ransom,

Author rabih
29 Aug

Proof-of-concept code released for zero-click critical IPv6 Windows hole

Windows users who haven’t yet installed the latest fixes to their operating systems will need to get a move on, as code now exists to

Author rabih
29 Aug

Rock Chrome hard enough and get paid half a million

Google’s Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) is now significantly more rewarding – with a top payout that’s at least twice as substantial. Citing the challenge

Author rabih
29 Aug

Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak

Nearly four weeks after the cyberattack on dozens of French national museums during the Olympic Games, the Brain Cipher ransomware group claims responsibility for the

Author rabih
29 Aug

CrowdStrike’s meltdown didn’t dent its market dominance … yet

CrowdStrike’s major meltdown a month ago doesn’t look like affecting the cyber security vendor’s market dominance anytime soon, based on its earnings reported Wednesday. CrowdStrike’s

Author rabih
28 Aug

Microsoft hosts a security summit but no press, public allowed

op-ed Microsoft will host a security summit next month with CrowdStrike and other “key” endpoint security partners joining the fun — and during which the

Author rabih
28 Aug

Proof-of-concept code released for zero-click critical Windows vuln

Windows users who haven’t yet installed the latest fixes to their operating systems will need to get a move on, as code now exists to

Author rabih
28 Aug

Iran’s Pioneer Kitten hits US networks via buggy Check Point, Palo Alto gear

Iranian government-backed cybercriminals have been hacking into US and foreign networks as recently as this month to steal sensitive data and deploy ransomware, and they’re

Author rabih
28 Aug

Dick’s Sporting Goods discloses cyberattack

Dick’s Sporting Goods, America’s largest retail chain for outdoorsy types, has admitted that it suffered a cyberattack last week. In an SEC 8-K filing, the

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