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the-hacker-news · 3 months ago
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Chinese Hackers Exploit Visual Studio Code in Southeast Asian Cyberattacks
The Hacker News : The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Mustang Panda has been observed weaponizing Visual Studio Code software as part of espionage operations targeting government entities in Southeast Asia. "This threat actor used Visual Studio Code's embedded reverse shell feature to gain a foothold in target networks," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researcher Tom Fakterman said in a http://dlvr.it/TD1g3L Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 3 months ago
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Webinar: How to Protect Your Company from GenAI Data Leakage Without Losing It’s Productivity Benefits
The Hacker News : GenAI has become a table stakes tool for employees, due to the productivity gains and innovative capabilities it offers. Developers use it to write code, finance teams use it to analyze reports, and sales teams create customer emails and assets. Yet, these capabilities are exactly the ones that introduce serious security risks. Register to our upcoming webinar to learn how to prevent GenAI data http://dlvr.it/TD1HlC Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 3 months ago
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Wing Security SaaS Pulse: Continuous Security & Actionable Insights — For Free
The Hacker News : Designed to be more than a one-time assessment— Wing Security’s SaaS Pulse provides organizations with actionable insights and continuous oversight into their SaaS security posture—and it’s free! Introducing SaaS Pulse: Free Continuous SaaS Risk Management  Just like waiting for a medical issue to become critical before seeing a doctor, organizations can’t afford to overlook the constantly http://dlvr.it/TD1HjD Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 3 months ago
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Progress Software Issues Patch for Vulnerability in LoadMaster and MT Hypervisor
The Hacker News : Progress Software has released security updates for a maximum-severity flaw in LoadMaster and Multi-Tenant (MT) hypervisor that could result in the execution of arbitrary operating system commands. Tracked as CVE-2024-7591 (CVSS score: 10.0), the vulnerability has been described as an improper input validation bug that results in OS command injection. "It is possible for unauthenticated, remote http://dlvr.it/TD1HfJ Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 3 months ago
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New Android SpyAgent Malware Uses OCR to Steal Crypto Wallet Recovery Keys
The Hacker News : Android device users in South Korea have emerged as a target of a new mobile malware campaign that delivers a new type of threat dubbed SpyAgent. The malware "targets mnemonic keys by scanning for images on your device that might contain them," McAfee Labs researcher SangRyol Ryu said in an analysis, adding the targeting footprint has broadened in scope to include the U.K. The campaign makes use http://dlvr.it/TD0wNS Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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TIDRONE Espionage Group Targets Taiwan Drone Makers in Cyber Campaign
The Hacker News : A previously undocumented threat actor with likely ties to Chinese-speaking groups has predominantly singled out drone manufacturers in Taiwan as part of a cyber attack campaign that commenced in 2024. Trend Micro is tracking the adversary under the moniker TIDRONE, stating the activity is espionage-driven given the focus on military-related industry chains. The exact initial access vector used http://dlvr.it/TD0cWR Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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U.S. Offers $10 Million for Info on Russian Cadet Blizzard Hackers Behind Major Attacks
The Hacker News : The U.S. government and a coalition of international partners have officially attributed a Russian hacking group tracked as Cadet Blizzard to the General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 161st Specialist Training Center (Unit 29155). "These cyber actors are responsible for computer network operations against global targets for the purposes of espionage, sabotage, and reputational harm http://dlvr.it/TD0cSX Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams
The Hacker News : Threat actors affiliated with North Korea have been observed leveraging LinkedIn as a way to target developers as part of a fake job recruiting operation. These attacks employ coding tests as a common initial infection vector, Google-owned Mandiant said in a new report about threats faced by the Web3 sector. "After an initial chat conversation, the attacker sent a ZIP file that contained http://dlvr.it/TCxJGf Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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FBI Cracks Down on Dark Web Marketplace Managed by Russian and Kazakh Nationals
The Hacker News : Two men have been indicted in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in managing a dark web marketplace called WWH Club that specializes in the sale of sensitive personal and financial information. Alex Khodyrev, a 35-year-old Kazakhstan national, and Pavel Kublitskii, a 37-year-old Russian national, have been charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud and conspiracy to commit wire http://dlvr.it/TCxJFh Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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SonicWall Urges Users to Patch Critical Firewall Flaw Amid Possible Exploitation
The Hacker News : SonicWall has revealed that a recently patched critical security flaw impacting SonicOS may have come under active exploitation, making it essential that users apply the patches as soon as possible. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40766, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of a maximum of 10. "An improper access control vulnerability has been identified in the SonicWall SonicOS management http://dlvr.it/TCwVWf Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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GeoServer Vulnerability Targeted by Hackers to Deliver Backdoors and Botnet Malware
The Hacker News : A recently disclosed security flaw in OSGeo GeoServer GeoTools has been exploited as part of multiple campaigns to deliver cryptocurrency miners, botnet malware such as Condi and JenX, and a known backdoor called SideWalk. The security vulnerability is a critical remote code execution bug (CVE-2024-36401, CVSS score: 9.8) that could allow malicious actors to take over susceptible instances. In http://dlvr.it/TCw9by Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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GitHub Actions Vulnerable to Typosquatting, Exposing Developers to Hidden Malicious Code
The Hacker News : Threat actors have long leveraged typosquatting as a means to trick unsuspecting users into visiting malicious websites or downloading booby-trapped software and packages. These attacks typically involve registering domains or packages with names slightly altered from their legitimate counterparts (e.g., goog1e.com vs. google.com). Adversaries targeting open-source repositories across http://dlvr.it/TCw9YT Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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The State of the Virtual CISO Report: MSP/MSSP Security Strategies for 2025
The Hacker News : The 2024 State of the vCISO Report continues Cynomi’s tradition of examining the growing popularity of virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services. According to the independent survey, the demand for these services is increasing, with both providers and clients reaping the rewards. The upward trend is set to continue, with even faster growth expected in the future. However, http://dlvr.it/TCvPLw Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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Apache OFBiz Update Fixes High-Severity Flaw Leading to Remote Code Execution
The Hacker News : A new security flaw has been addressed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that, if successfully exploited, could lead to unauthenticated remote code execution on Linux and Windows. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45195 (CVSS score: 7.5), affects all versions of the software before 18.12.16. "An attacker with no valid http://dlvr.it/TCv3F9 Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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Critical Security Flaw Found in LiteSpeed Cache Plugin for WordPress
The Hacker News : Cybersecurity researchers have discovered yet another critical security flaw in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could allow unauthenticated users to take control of arbitrary accounts. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44000 (CVSS score: 7.5), impacts versions before and including 6.4.1. It has been addressed in version 6.5.0.1.  "The plugin suffers from an http://dlvr.it/TCv3FP Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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Pavel Durov Criticizes Outdated Laws After Arrest Over Telegram Criminal Activity
The Hacker News : Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has broken his silence nearly two weeks after his arrest in France, stating the charges are misguided. "If a country is unhappy with an internet service, the established practice is to start a legal action against the service itself," Durov said in a 600-word statement on his Telegram account. "Using laws from the pre-smartphone era to charge a CEO with crimes committed http://dlvr.it/TCv3Bj Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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the-hacker-news · 4 months ago
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Chinese-Speaking Hacker Group Targets Human Rights Studies in Middle East
The Hacker News : Unnamed government entities in the Middle East and Malaysia are the target of a persistent cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat actor known as Tropic Trooper since June 2023. "Sighting this group's [Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures] in critical governmental entities in the Middle East, particularly those related to human rights studies, marks a new strategic move for them," Kaspersky http://dlvr.it/TCslwh Posted by : Mohit Kumar ( Hacker )
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