Operation PowerOFF identifies and warns 75K users of DDoS-for-hire services, nets 4 arrests, and seizes 53 domains in a Europol-led crackdown. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI and More Read the original article:…
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It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack the EU’s New Age-Verification App
Plus: Major data breaches at a gym chain and hotel giant, a disruptive DDoS attack against Bluesky, dubious ICE hires, and more. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: It Takes 2 Minutes to Hack…
Nexcorium Mirai variant exploits TBK DVR flaw to launch DDoS attacks
A Mirai variant called Nexcorium exploits a flaw in TBK DVRs to infect devices and use them in DDoS attacks, along with outdated TP-Link routers. Fortinet researchers found that threat actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in TBK DVRs and end-of-life TP-Link…
Nexcorium-Associated Mirai Variant Uses TBK DVR Exploit to Scale Botnet Operations
A new iteration of the notorious Mirai botnet, dubbed Nexcorium, has emerged in the wild, aggressively targeting internet-connected video recording devices. According to recent threat research published by Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, threat actors are exploiting a known command injection vulnerability…
Fiverr Allegedly Leaks User Information to Google Indexing, Researchers Say
Freelance service platform Fiverr is facing a significant privacy incident after researchers discovered that sensitive customer files are publicly accessible and indexed by Google search. According to a recent disclosure on Hacker News, an insecure file-hosting configuration has exposed personal…
Tycoon 2FA Loses Phishing Kit Crown Amid Surge in Attacks
Threat actors are reusing Tycoon 2FA tools across other phishing kits following the platform’s disruption. The post Tycoon 2FA Loses Phishing Kit Crown Amid Surge in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…
Ignoring DPDP Compliance? Here’s the Risk to Your Organization
In boardroom discussions, data breaches are typically evaluated through the lens of financial impact, regulatory exposure, and operational disruption. While these factors are critical, they often overshadow a more fundamental concern: the consumer. Every piece of personal data collected by…
$13.74M Hack Shuts Down Sanctioned Grinex Exchange After Intelligence Claims
Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-incorporated cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.K. and the U.S. last year, said it’s suspending operations after it blamed Western intelligence agencies for a $13.74 million hack. The exchange said it fell victim to what it described as…
[Webinar] Eliminate Ghost Identities Before They Expose Your Enterprise Data
In 2024, compromised service accounts and forgotten API keys were behind 68% of cloud breaches. Not phishing. Not weak passwords. Unmanaged non-human identities that nobody was watching. For every employee in your org, there are 40 to 50 automated credentials: service accounts, API…
Nexcorium Mirai Variant Weaponises TBK DVR Vulnerability in Fresh IoT Botnet Push
A newly discovered Mirai malware variant named Nexcorium is actively targeting unpatched Internet of Things (IoT) devices. According to recent threat research from FortiGuard Labs, attackers are exploiting a severe vulnerability in TBK DVR systems to build a massive botnet…
Microsoft Defender under attack as three zero-days, two of them still unpatched, enable elevated access
Attackers exploit three Microsoft Defender zero-days, code-named BlueHammer, RedSun, and UnDefend, to gain elevated access. Attackers are exploiting three recently disclosed zero-day flaws in Microsoft Defender to gain higher privileges on compromised systems. The vulnerabilities, called BlueHammer, RedSun, and UnDefend,…
Mirai Variant Nexcorium Exploits CVE-2024-3721 to Hijack TBK DVRs for DDoS Botnet
Threat actors are exploiting security flaws in TBK DVR and end‑of‑life (EoL) TP-Link Wi-Fi routers to deploy Mirai-botnet variants on compromised devices, according to findings from Fortinet FortiGuard Labs and Palo Alto Networks Unit 42. The attack targeting TBK DVR…
That data breach alert might be a trap
Ignoring a real breach notification invites risk, but falling for a bogus one could be even worse. Stop reacting on autopilot. This article has been indexed from WeLiveSecurity Read the original article: That data breach alert might be a trap
Cybersecurity Today Month in Review of March/April 2026
Cybersecurity Today Month-in-Review: RSAC AI Hype, Agentic Risks, Mythos Claims, and Real-World Resilience Jim Love hosts a delayed March month-in-review with panelists David Shipley and Laura Payne, starting with RSAC takeaways: agentic AI everywhere, heightened marketing spectacle, and industry tension…
PoC Exploit Released for FortiSandbox Vulnerability that Allows Attacker to Execute Commands
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been publicly released for a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiSandbox product, tracked as CVE-2026-39808. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary operating system commands as root, the highest privilege level, without requiring any login…
Nearly 6 Million Internet-Facing FTP Servers Still Exposed in 2026, Censys Warns
According to a recent April 2026 report by security researcher Himaja Motheram at Censys, just under 6 million internet-facing hosts are still running the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). While this marks a significant 40% decline from the 10.1 million servers…
Belgium’s NIS2 Audit Window Opens April 18, 2026. The Rest of the EU Is Right Behind.
Belgium’s NIS2 conformity assessment deadline hits April 18, 2026, and other EU member states are ramping enforcement close behind. See what auditors will demand from your SOC: incident reporting timelines, Article 20 management liability, and automatic documentation. The post Belgium’s…
Threat Brief: Escalation of Cyber Risk Related to Iran (Updated April 17)
Unit 42 details recent Iranian cyberattack activity, sharing direct observations of phishing, hacktivist activity and cybercrime. We include recommendations for defenders. The post Threat Brief: Escalation of Cyber Risk Related to Iran (Updated April 17) appeared first on Unit 42.…
The Department of Know: Mythos Mayhem, critical infrastructure targeted, NVD changes
Link to episode page This week’s Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino, with guests Andrew Storms, security engineering, Kilo Code, and Eduardo Ortiz-Romeu, VP, global head of cybersecurity, Techtronic Industries. Missed the live show? Check it out on YouTube.…
At RSAC 2026, AI optimism and anxiety — and an MIA U.S. government
<p>According to its most ardent proponents, AI is well on its way to creating a new, nirvana-like SOC, in which exposure and threat detection windows are measured in seconds, and human operators are liberated from endless alert triage and chronic…