VirusTotal AI code analysis expands Windows, Linux script support
Google has added support for more scripting languages to VirusTotal Code Insight, a recently introduced artificial intelligence-based code analysis feature....
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Hackers target WordPress plugin flaw after PoC exploit released
Hackers are actively exploiting a recently fixed vulnerability in the WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin roughly 24 hours after a...
Brave unveils new “Forgetful Browsing” anti-tracking feature
The privacy-focused Brave Browser is introducing a new "Forgetful Browsing" feature that prevents sites from re-identifying you on subsequent visits....
Capita warns customers they should assume data was stolen
Business process outsourcing firm Capita is warning customers to assume that their data was stolen in a cyberattack that affected...
The Week in Ransomware – May 12th 2023 – New Gangs Emerge
This week we have multiple reports of new ransomware families targeting the enterprise, named Cactus and Akira, both increasingly active...
Discord discloses data breach after support agent got hacked
Discord is notifying users of a data breach that occurred after the account of a third-party support agent was compromised....
Toyota: Car location data of 2 million customers exposed for ten years
Toyota Motor Corporation disclosed a data breach on its cloud environment that exposed the car-location information of 2,150,000 customers for...
FBI: Bl00dy Ransomware targets education orgs in PaperCut attacks
The FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory to warn that the Bl00dy Ransomware gang is now also actively exploiting...
CISA warns of critical Ruckus bug used to infect Wi-Fi access points
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the...
Twitter rolls out encrypted DMs, but only for paying accounts
Twitter has launched its 'Encrypted Direct Messages' feature allowing paid Twitter Blue subscribers to send end-to-end encrypted messages to other...
Former Ubiquiti dev who extorted the firm gets six years in prison
Nickolas Sharp, a former senior developer of Ubiquiti, was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing company data, attempting...
WordPress Elementor plugin bug let attackers hijack accounts on 1M sites
One of WordPress's most popular Elementor plugins, "Essential Addons for Elementor," was found to be vulnerable to an unauthenticated privilege...
Brightly warns of SchoolDude data breach exposing credentials
U.S. tech company and Siemens subsidiary Brightly Software is notifying customers that their personal information and credentials were stolen by...
Babuk code used by 9 ransomware gangs to encrypt VMWare ESXi servers
An increasing number of ransomware operations are adopting the leaked Babuk ransomware source code to create Linux encryptors targeting VMware...
Multinational tech firm ABB hit by Black Basta ransomware attack
Swiss multinational company ABB, a leading electrification and automation technology provider, has suffered a Black Basta ransomware attack, reportedly impacting...
Stealthier version of Linux BPFDoor malware spotted in the wild
A new, stealthier variant of the Linux malware 'BPFDoor' has been discovered, featuring more robust encryption and reverse shell communications....
Top 5 Password Cracking Techniques Used by Hackers
One of the biggest security threats is password cracking. Are you an IT system administrator concerned about the security of...
New ‘Greatness’ service simplifies Microsoft 365 phishing attacks
The Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform named 'Greatness' has seen a spike in activity as it targets organizations using Microsoft 365 in...
Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach
Joseph James O'Connor, aka 'PlugwalkJoke,' has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and...
Fake in-browser Windows updates push Aurora info-stealer malware
A recently spotted malvertising campaign tricked users with an in-browser Windows update simulation to deliver the Aurora information stealing malware....
Cybersecurity firm Dragos discloses cybersecurity incident, extortion attempt
Industrial cybersecurity company Dragos today disclosed what it describes as a "cybersecurity event" after a known cybercrime gang attempted to...
North Korean hackers breached major hospital in Seoul to steal data
The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warned that North Korean hackers had breached the network of one of the country's...
New ransomware decryptor recovers data from partially encrypted files
A new 'White Phoenix' ransomware decryptor allows victims to partially recover files encrypted by ransomware strains that use intermittent encryption....
RapperBot DDoS malware adds cryptojacking as new revenue stream
New samples of the RapperBot botnet malware have added cryptojacking capabilites to mine for cryptocurrency on compromised Intel x64 machines....
