Google paid $12 million in bug bounties to security researchers
Google last year paid its highest bug bounty ever through the Vulnerability Reward Program for a critical exploit chain report...
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Hackers now exploit critical Fortinet bug to backdoor servers
Threat actors are targeting Internet-exposed Fortinet appliances with exploits targeting CVE-2022-39952, an unauthenticated file path manipulation vulnerability in the FortiNAC...
Hackers use fake ChatGPT apps to push Windows, Android malware
Threat actors are exploiting the popularity of OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot to distribute malware for Windows and Android, or direct unsuspecting...
Russian malware dev behind NLBrute hacking tool extradited to US
A Russian malware developer accused of creating and selling the NLBrute password-cracking tool was extradited to the United States after...
Clasiopa hackers use new Atharvan malware in targeted attacks
Security researchers have observed a hacking group targeting companies in the materials research sector with a unique toolset that includes a...
Pirated Final Cut Pro infects your Mac with cryptomining malware
Security researchers discovered a cryptomining operation targeting macOS with a malicious version of Final Cut Pro that remains largely undetected by...
Fruit giant Dole suffers ransomware attack impacting operations
Dole Food Company, one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of fresh fruit and vegetables, has announced that it is...
Microsoft urges Exchange admins to remove some antivirus exclusions
Microsoft says admins should remove some previously recommended antivirus exclusions for Exchange servers to boost the servers' security. As the company explained,...
Forsage DeFi platform founders indicted for $340 million scam
A Federal grand jury in the District of Oregon has indicted four Russian nationals founders of Forsage decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency...
Ukraine says Russian hackers backdoored govt websites in 2021
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) says Russian state hackers have breached multiple government websites this week using...
FTC: Americans lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 after 30% surge
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) revealed today that Americans lost almost $8.8 billion to various types of scams in...
Valve “honeypot” used to ban 40,000 Dota 2 players using cheat
Game developer Valve has announced that it permanently banned more than 40,000 accounts for using cheating software to gain an unfair...
Brave browser to block “open in app” prompts, pool-party attacks
The next major version of the privacy-focused Brave browser will start blocking annoyances like "open in app" prompts and will feature better...
Stanford University discloses data breach affecting PhD applicants
Stanford University disclosed a data breach after files containing Economics Ph.D. program admission information were downloaded from its website between...
News Corp says state hackers were on its network for two years
Mass media and publishing giant News Corporation (News Corp) says that attackers behind a breach disclosed in 2022 first gained access...
Dutch Police arrest three ransomware actors extorting €2.5 million
The Amsterdam cybercrime police team has arrested three men for ransomware activity that generated €2.5 million from extorting small and...
TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data
Canada's second-largest telecom, TELUS is investigating a potential data breach after a threat actor shared samples online of what appears to...
How to Use AI in Cybersecurity and Avoid Being Trapped
The use of AI in cybersecurity is growing rapidly and is having a significant impact on threat detection, incident response,...
Google Teams Up with Ecosystem Partners to Enhance Security of SoC Processors
Google said it's working with ecosystem partners to harden the security of firmware that interacts with Android. While the Android...
CISA Sounds Alarm on Cybersecurity Threats Amid Russia’s Invasion Anniversary
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging organizations and individuals to increase their cyber vigilance, as Russia's...
How to Tackle the Top SaaS Challenges of 2023
Are you prepared to tackle the top SaaS challenges of 2023? With high-profile data breaches affecting major companies like Nissan...
Even Top-Ranked Android Apps in Google Play Store Provide Misleading Data Safety Labels
An investigation into data safety labels for Android apps available on the Google Play Store has uncovered "serious loopholes" that...
US-CERT Bulletin (SB23-052):Vulnerability Summary for the Week of February 13, 2023
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
New S1deload Malware Hijacking Users’ Social Media Accounts and Mining Cryptocurrency
An active malware campaign has set its sights on Facebook and YouTube users by leveraging a new information stealer to...
