Great Britain named Russia as the main threat in cyberspace
Lindy Cameron, executive director of Britain's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC), said on Friday that the Russian Federation poses the...
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Hackers disrupted live broadcasts at Channel Nine. Is it a Russian retaliation?
A cyber attack has disrupted the Australian Channel Nine’s live broadcasts, the company was unable to transmit its Sunday morning news...
QNAP urges users to take action to protect devices against Brute-Force attacks
Taiwanese manufacturer QNAP published an alert urging its customers to secure their devices after a growing number of users reported...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 307
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for...
US Gov Executive Order would oblige to disclose security breach impacting gov users
According to a proposed executive order of the Biden administration, software vendors would have to disclose breaches to U.S. government...
Clop Ransomware gang now contacts victims’ customers to force victims into pay a ransom
Clop ransomware operators now email victim’s customers and ask them to demand a ransom payment to protect their privacy to...
Experts spotted a new advanced Android spyware posing as “System Update”
Researchers spotted a sophisticated Android spyware that implements exfiltration capabilities and surveillance features, including recording audio and phone calls. Experts...
Fleeceware apps earned over $400 million on Android and iOS
Researchers at Avast have found an aggregate of 204 fleece ware applications with over a billion downloads and more than...
Threat Actor Targets Guns.com, Spills Sensitive Information on Dark Web
As the domain name suggests, Guns.com is a major Minnesota, US-based platform to buy and sell guns online. It is...
Weintek’s HMI Found with Vulnerabilities which can Allow Attackers to Exploit Devices
Weintek's human-machine interface (HMI) products include three types of critical vulnerabilities, according to a cybersecurity researcher - who specializes in...
Hades Ransomware Attacks US Big Game
An obscure monetarily spurred threat group is utilizing the self-proclaimed Hades ransomware variant in cybercrime activities that have affected at...
Apple released out-of-band updates for a new Zero‑Day actively exploited
Apple has released new out-of-band updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS to address another zero‑day flaw, tracked CVE-2021-1879, actively...
German Parliament Bundestag targeted again by Russia-linked hackers
Several members of the German Parliament (Bundestag) and other members of the state parliament were hit by a targeted attack...
Hades ransomware gang targets big organizations in the US
Accenture security researchers published an analysis of the latest Hades campaign, which is ongoing since at least December 2020. Accenture’s Cyber Investigation &...
Don’t post it! Six social media safety sins to say goodbye to
If you or anyone you know is committing the below social media sins, it’s time to change that habit of...
Black code: Two critical vulnerabilities found in Intel processors
Two new vulnerabilities have been found in Intel processors. They are undocumented capabilities of the manufacturer that allow hijacking control...
Major Security Flaw Spotted in 5G Core Network Slicing Design
AdaptiveMobile security researchers have discovered a major flaw in the architecture of 5G network slicing and virtualized network functions. This...
Forex Broker Leaked Customer Records
White hat hackers have disclosed a significant leak of client information by online forex dealer FBS Markets. This incorporates a...
REvil Ransomware Gang Introduces New Malware Features which can Reboot Infected Devices
The ransomware gang REvil introduced a special malware feature that allows attackers to reboot infected devices after encryption. REvil emerged...
Solarwinds Orion Platform updates fix two remote code execution issues
Solarwinds released security updates that address multiple vulnerabilities, including two flaws that be exploited by attackers for remote code execution....
FBI published a flash alert on Mamba Ransomware attacks
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued an alert to warn that the Mamba ransomware is abusing the DiskCryptor open...
OpenSSL Project released 1.1.1k version to fix two High-severity flaws
The OpenSSL Project addresses two high-severity vulnerabilities, including one related to verifying a certificate chain and one that can trigger...
62,000 Microsoft Exchange Servers potentially left unpatched, weeks after software bugs were first uncovered
The CyberNews investigation team found 62,174 potentially vulnerable unpatched Microsoft Exchange Servers. A number of entities in the US and...
Facebook took action against China-linked APT targeting Uyghur activists
Facebook has closed accounts used by a China-linked APT to distribute malware to spy on Uyghurs activists, journalists, and dissidents living...
