HackerOne announced that it has awarded over $300 million bug hunters as part of its bug bounty programs since the launch of its platform. HackerOne announced that it has surpassed $300 million in total all-time rewards on the HackerOne platform.…
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StripedFly, a complex malware that infected one million devices without being noticed
A sophisticated malware tracked as StripedFly remained undetected for five years and infected approximately one million devices. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a sophisticated malware, dubbed StripedFly, that remained under the radar for five years masquerading as a cryptocurrency miner. In…
IT Army of Ukraine disrupted internet providers in territories occupied by Russia
IT Army of Ukraine hacktivists have temporarily disrupted internet services in some of the territories that have been occupied by Russia. Ukrainian hacktivists belonging to the IT Army of Ukraine group have temporarily disabled internet services in some of the territories…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 443 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Bug…
Bug hunters earned $1,038,250 for 58 unique 0-days at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023
The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking competition is over, bug hunters earned $1,038,500 for 58 zero-day exploits. The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking competition is over, the organizers awarded $1,038,250 for 58 unique 0-days. The Team Viettel (@vcslab) won the Master of…
Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Boeing
The Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have hacked the aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor Boeing and threatened to leak the stolen data. The Boeing Company, commonly known as Boeing, is one of the world’s largest aerospace manufacturers and defense contractors.…
France agency ANSSI warns of Russia-linked APT28 attacks on French entities
France National Agency for the Security of Information Systems warns that the Russia-linked APT28 group has breached several critical networks. The French National Agency for the Security of Information Systems ANSSI (Agence Nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information) warns that…
How to Collect Market Intelligence with Residential Proxies?
How residential proxies using real IPs from diverse locations enable businesses to gather comprehensive and accurate data from the web Since the adoption of the first digital tools and connection to the internet, the competitive business environment has revolutionized and…
F5 urges to address a critical flaw in BIG-IP
F5 warns customers of a critical vulnerability impacting BIG-IP that could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution. F5 is warning customers about a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-46747 (CVSS 9.8), that impacts BIG-IP and could result in unauthenticated remote…
iLeakage attack exploits Safari to steal data from Apple devices
Boffins devised a new iLeakage side-channel speculative execution attack exploits Safari to steal sensitive data from Macs, iPhones, and iPads. A team of researchers from the University of Michigan, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Ruhr University Bochum has devised a…
Hello Alfred app exposes user data
Hello Alfred, an in-home hospitality app, left a database accessible without password protection, exposing almost 170,000 records containing private user data. Hello Alfred is a one-stop application allowing real estate developers and property managers to provide in-home services and maintenance to…
Seiko confirmed a data breach after BlackCat attack
Japanese watchmaker Seiko revealed that the attack that suffered earlier this year was carried out by the Black Cat ransomware gang. On August 10, 2023, the Japanese maker of watches Seiko disclosed a data breach following a cyber attack. “Seiko…
Smishing Triad Stretches Its Tentacles into the United Arab Emirates
Resecurity research found that the ‘Smishing Triad’ cybercrime group has expanded its phishing campaign into the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Resecurity research recently found that ‘Smishing Triad,’ a group specializing in phishing scams conducted via SMS (smishing attacks), has expanded…
Xenomorph malware is back after months of hiatus and expands the list of targets
A new campaign is spreading Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Canada, and Belgium. Researchers from ThreatFabric uncovered a new campaign spreading Xenomorph malware to Android users in the United States and all over the world.…
BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients
The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN), the Ontario birth registry disclosed a data breach affecting some 3.4 million people. The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal…
The Rhysida ransomware group hit the Kuwait Ministry of Finance
This week the Rhysida ransomware group claimed the hack of the Kuwait Ministry of Finance and added it to its Tor leak site. Last week a ransomware attack hit the Government of Kuwait, the attack took place on September 18…
Canadian Flair Airlines left user data leaking for months
Researchers discovered that Canadian Flair Airlines left credentials to sensitive databases and email addresses open for at least seven months Canadian Flair Airlines left credentials to sensitive databases and email addresses open for at least seven months, the Cybernews research…
Crooks stole $200 million worth of assets from Mixin Network
Crooks stole $200 million from Mixin Network, a free, lightning fast and decentralized network for transferring digital assets. Mixin Network, the Hong Kong-based crypto firm behind a free, lightning fast and decentralized network for transferring digital assets announced it has…
A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities with drone manual lures
A phishing campaign targets Ukrainian military entities using drone manuals as lures to deliver the post-exploitation toolkit Merlin. Securonix researchers recently uncovered a phishing campaign using a Pilot-in-Command (PIC) Drone manual document as a lure to deliver a toolkit dubbed…
Alert! Patch your TeamCity instance to avoid server hack
Experts warn of a critical vulnerability in the TeamCity CI/CD server that can be exploited to take over a vulnerable server. JetBrains TeamCity is a popular and highly extensible Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) server developed by JetBrains,…