ASUS has shipped software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting its routers that could be exploited by malicious actors to bypass authentication. Tracked as CVE-2024-3080, the vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of…
Tag: The Hacker News
China-Linked Hackers Infiltrate East Asian Firm for 3 Years Using F5 Devices
A suspected China-nexus cyber espionage actor has been attributed as behind a prolonged attack against an unnamed organization located in East Asia for a period of about three years, with the adversary establishing persistence using legacy F5 BIG-IP appliances and…
What is DevSecOps and Why is it Essential for Secure Software Delivery?
Traditional application security practices are not effective in the modern DevOps world. When security scans are run only at the end of the software delivery lifecycle (either right before or after a service is deployed), the ensuing process of compiling…
Hackers Exploit Legitimate Websites to Deliver BadSpace Windows Backdoor
Legitimate-but-compromised websites are being used as a conduit to deliver a Windows backdoor dubbed BadSpace under the guise of fake browser updates. “The threat actor employs a multi-stage attack chain involving an infected website, a command-and-control (C2) server, in some…
NiceRAT Malware Targets South Korean Users via Cracked Software
Threat actors have been observed deploying a malware called NiceRAT to co-opt infected devices into a botnet. The attacks, which target South Korean users, are designed to propagate the malware under the guise of cracked software, such as Microsoft Windows,…
U.K. Hacker Linked to Notorious Scattered Spider Group Arrested in Spain
Law enforcement authorities have allegedly arrested a key member of the notorious cybercrime group called Scattered Spider. The individual, a 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom, was arrested this week in the Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca as he…
Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Hits Brazil as Smishing Scams Surge in Pakistan
Pakistan has become the latest target of a threat actor called the Smishing Triad, marking the first expansion of its footprint beyond the E.U., Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., and the U.S. “The group’s latest tactic involves sending malicious messages on…
Meta Pauses AI Training on EU User Data Amid Privacy Concerns
Meta on Friday said it’s delaying its efforts to train the company’s large language models (LLMs) using public content shared by adult users on Facebook and Instagram in the European Union following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission…
Pakistani Hackers Use DISGOMOJI Malware in Indian Government Cyber Attacks
A suspected Pakistan-based threat actor has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign targeting Indian government entities in 2024. Cybersecurity company Volexity is tracking the activity under the moniker UTA0137, noting the adversary’s exclusive use of a malware called DISGOMOJI…
Meta Halts AI Training on EU User Data Amid Privacy Concerns
Meta on Friday said it’s delaying its efforts to train the company’s large language models (LLMs) using public content shared by adult users on Facebook and Instagram in the European Union following a request from the Irish Data Protection Commission…
Google’s Privacy Sandbox Accused of User Tracking by Austrian Non-Profit
Google’s plans to deprecate third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser with Privacy Sandbox has run into fresh trouble after Austrian privacy non-profit noyb (none of your business) said the feature can still be used to track users. “While…
Learn to Secure Petabyte-Scale Data in a Webinar with Industry Titans
Data is growing faster than ever. Remember when petabytes (that’s 1,000,000 gigabytes!) were only for tech giants? Well, that’s so last decade! Today, businesses of all sizes are swimming in petabytes. But this isn’t just about storage anymore. This data…
Why Regulated Industries are Turning to Military-Grade Cyber Defenses
As cyber threats loom large and data breaches continue to pose increasingly significant risks. Organizations and industries that handle sensitive information and valuable assets make prime targets for cybercriminals seeking financial gain or strategic advantage. Which is why many highly…
ZKTeco Biometric System Found Vulnerable to 24 Critical Security Flaws
An analysis of a hybrid biometric access system from Chinese manufacturer ZKTeco has uncovered two dozen security flaws that could be used by attackers to defeat authentication, steal biometric data, and even deploy malicious backdoors. “By adding random user data…
North Korean Hackers Target Brazilian Fintech with Sophisticated Phishing Tactics
Threat actors linked to North Korea have accounted for one-third of all the phishing activity targeting Brazil since 2020, as the country’s emergence as an influential power has drawn the attention of cyber espionage groups. “North Korean government-backed actors have…
Microsoft Delays AI-Powered Recall Feature for Copilot+ PCs Amid Security Concerns
Microsoft on Thursday revealed that it’s delaying the rollout of the controversial artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Recall feature for Copilot+ PCs. To that end, the company said it intends to shift from general availability preview available first in the Windows Insider…
Arid Viper Launches Mobile Espionage Campaign with AridSpy Malware
The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been attributed to a mobile espionage campaign that leverages trojanized Android apps to deliver a spyware strain dubbed AridSpy. “The malware is distributed through dedicated websites impersonating various messaging apps, a job…
New Attack Technique ‘Sleepy Pickle’ Targets Machine Learning Models
The security risks posed by the Pickle format have once again come to the fore with the discovery of a new “hybrid machine learning (ML) model exploitation technique” dubbed Sleepy Pickle. The attack method, per Trail of Bits, weaponizes the…
Why SaaS Security is Suddenly Hot: Racing to Defend and Comply
Recent supply chain cyber-attacks are prompting cyber security regulations in the financial sector to tighten compliance requirements, and other industries are expected to follow. Many companies still don’t have efficient methods to manage related time-sensitive SaaS security and compliance tasks.…
Cybercriminals Employ PhantomLoader to Distribute SSLoad Malware
The nascent malware known as SSLoad is being delivered by means of a previously undocumented loader called PhantomLoader, according to findings from cybersecurity firm Intezer. “The loader is added to a legitimate DLL, usually EDR or AV products, by binary…