Expired certificate caused a Pulse Secure VPN global scale outage
Pulse Secure VPN users were not able to login due to the expiration of a code signing certificate used to...
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Two former NSA Officials appointed by Joe Biden for prominent cyber roles
President Joe Biden has appointed two former senior NSA officials for two prominent cyber roles in his administration. President Joe...
How ransomware gangs are connected, sharing resources and tactics
Many of us who read the news daily encounter a regular drum beat of ransomware stories that are both worrying...
How bitcoin payments unmasked a man who hired a Dark Web contract killer
An Italian citizen’s apparent attempt to hire a hitman on the Dark Web has been undone by clever analysis of...
Google Tricked Millions of Chrome Users in the Name of ‘Privacy’
Google revealed last month that it is rolling out the Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) program, an important part of...
Iran Natanz Nuclear Facility Struck by a Blackout Labelled as an Act of “Nuclear Terrorism”
On Sunday 11th of April, just hours after newly developed centrifuges, which could enrich uranium faster were launched in Iran,...
Microsoft is open sourcing CyberBattleSim Enterprise Environment Simulator
Microsoft released as open-source the ‘CyberBattleSim Python-based toolkit which is an Enterprise Environment Simulator. Microsoft has recently announced the open-source...
LinkedIn confirmed that it was not a victim of a data breach
LinkedIn has formally denied that the recently disclosed data leak was caused by a security breach, data were obtained via...
Fitch Ratings: Cyberattacks could pose a material risk to water and sewer utilities
Fitch Ratings is warning that cyberattacks could pose a risk to water and sewer utilities potentially impacting their ability to...
Beating security fatigue with Troy Hunt, Chloé Messdaghi, and Tanya Janca: Lock and Code S02E06
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we...
Yanbian Gang Malware Continues With Large-Scale Distribution and C2
Fake banking apps laced with malware remain a crucial factor in the success of threat actors. For the Yanbian gang,...
Belden Says Health-Related Information Leaked in Cyberattack
Belden has uncovered that extra information was accessed and copied during their November 2020 cyberattack related to employees' medical care...
Cybercriminals Used Facebook Ads to Lure Users into Installing the Fake Clubhouse App
Audio-only app Clubhouse gained huge success over the last few months and now attackers are misusing the reputation and fame...
Bitcoin Touches the Peak at $60,000 – Everything you Need to Know!
On Saturday 13 March, Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency, had gone up again, touching an all-time milestone. As per Coin...
New REvil Ransomware Version Automatically Logs Windows into Safe Mode
The REvil Ransomware is unstoppable when it comes to ingenious hacking tactics and techniques. The well-known ransomware has escalated its...
Is the recent accident at Iran Natanz nuclear plant a cyber attack?
On Sunday, an “accident” occurred in the electricity distribution network at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, experts speculate it was caused...
Personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users leaked online
An SQL database containing the personal data of 1.3 million Clubhouse users was leaked online for free, a few days...
Security Affairs newsletter Round 309
A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for...
Joker malware infected 538,000 Huawei Android devices
More than 500,000 Huawei users have been infected with the Joker malware after downloading apps from the company’s official Android...
Hackers compromised APKPure client to distribute infected Apps
APKPure, one of the largest alternative app stores, was the victim of a supply chain attack, threat actors compromised client...
Slack and Discord are Being Hijacked by Hackers to Distribute Malware
A few famous online collaboration tools, including the likes of Slack and Discord, are being hijacked by hackers to disperse...
Cybersecurity experts warned of a possible attack on Russian accounts in May
DeviceLock, a company engaged in the fight against data leaks, warned of the preparation of an attack on the accounts...
Zoom Security Flaw: Now Hackers Can Take Control Of Your PC, Wait For Patch
Zoom security issues were lately troubling users worldwide, very often so. The Zoom video conferencing app was not in the...
Chrome Blocks Port 10080 to Prevent Slipstreaming Hacks
Google Chrome has blocked HTTPS, FTP, and HTTP access to TCP (transmission control protocol) port 10080 to protect ports getting...
