The United States Treasury Department on Friday announced sanctions against three state-sponsored North Korean hacking groups for conducting several destructive cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure.Besides this, the hacking groups have also been accused of stealing possibly hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions around the world to ultimately fund the … [Read more...] about US Sanctions 3 North Korean Hacking Groups Accused for Global Cyber Attacks
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New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS
Cybersecurity researchers today revealed the existence of a new and previously undetected critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS.Dubbed "SimJacker," the vulnerability resides in a particular piece of software, called the [email protected] Browser (a dynamic SIM toolkit), embedded on … [Read more...] about New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS
CISO Kit — Breach Protection in the Palm of Your Hand
CISOs and CIOs need to know better than anyone the security pulse of their organizations. On the other hand, they cannot be flooded with every changing detail.Finding the right balance that enables them to clearly grasp the big picture required in making sound decisions is a task many security executives find challenging. Threat actors do not acknowledge off-hours or weekends, … [Read more...] about CISO Kit — Breach Protection in the Palm of Your Hand
Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Private Network’ VPN Service as a Browser Extension
Mozilla has officially launched a new privacy-focused VPN service, called Firefox Private Network, as a browser extension that aims to encrypt your online activity and limit what websites and advertisers know about you.Firefox Private Network service is currently in beta and available only to desktop users in the United States as part of Mozilla's recently expunged "Firefox … [Read more...] about Mozilla Launches ‘Firefox Private Network’ VPN Service as a Browser Extension
New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new computer virus associated with the Stealth Falcon state-sponsored cyber espionage group that abuses a built-in component of the Microsoft Windows operating system to stealthily exfiltrate stolen data to attacker-controlled server.Active since 2012, Stealth Falcon is a sophisticated hacking group known for targeting journalists, … [Read more...] about New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data
Facebook Patches “Memory Disclosure Using JPEG Images” Flaws in HHVM Servers
Facebook has patched two high-severity vulnerabilities in its server application that could have allowed remote attackers to unauthorisedly obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service just by uploading a maliciously constructed JPEG image file.The vulnerabilities reside in HHVM (HipHop Virtual Machine)—a high-performance, open source virtual machine developed by … [Read more...] about Facebook Patches “Memory Disclosure Using JPEG Images” Flaws in HHVM Servers
A Summer of Discontent: The Hottest Malware Hits
It's been a summer of ransomware hold-ups, supply chain attacks and fileless attacks flying under the radar of old-school security. With malware running amok while we were lying on the beach, here's a recap of the most burning strains and trends seen in the wild during the months of July and August 2019.Malware Evolution Trends The heat must have had an effect as this summer … [Read more...] about A Summer of Discontent: The Hottest Malware Hits
Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote ‘Root’ Code Execution Attacks
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the popular open-source Exim email server software, leaving at least over half a million email servers vulnerable to remote hackers.Exim maintainers today released Exim version 4.92.2 after publishing an early warning two days ago, giving system administrators a heads-up on its upcoming security patches that … [Read more...] about Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote ‘Root’ Code Execution Attacks
Flaws in Over Half a Million GPS Trackers Expose Children Location Data
What if the tech intended to ensure that your kids, senior citizens, and pets are safe even when they're out of sight inadvertently expose them to stalkers?An estimated 600,000 GPS tracking devices for sale on Amazon and other large online merchants for $25–$50 have been found vulnerable to a handful of dangerous vulnerabilities that may have exposed user's real-time locations, … [Read more...] about Flaws in Over Half a Million GPS Trackers Expose Children Location Data
Twitter temporarily disables ‘Tweeting via SMS’ after CEO gets hacked
Twitter today finally decided to temporarily disable a feature, called 'Tweeting via SMS,' after it was abused by a hacking group to compromise Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey last week and sent a series of racist and offensive tweets to Dorsey's followers.Dorsey's Twitter account was compromised last week when a hacker group calling itself "Chuckling Squad" replicated a mobile phone … [Read more...] about Twitter temporarily disables ‘Tweeting via SMS’ after CEO gets hacked
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