The recent controversies surrounding the WhatsApp hacking haven't yet settled, and the world's most popular messaging platform is in choppy waters once again.The Hacker News has learned that WhatsApp has recently patched yet another critical vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to remotely compromise targeted devices and potentially steal secured chat messages and … [Read more...] about New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices
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New Group of Hackers Targeting Businesses with Financially Motivated Cyber Attacks
Security researchers have tracked down activities of a new group of financially-motivated hackers that are targeting several businesses and organizations in Germany, Italy, and the United States in an attempt to infect them with backdoor, banking Trojan, or ransomware malware.Though the new malware campaigns are not customized for each organization, the threat actors appear to … [Read more...] about New Group of Hackers Targeting Businesses with Financially Motivated Cyber Attacks
Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices
Hundreds of millions of devices, especially Android smartphones and tablets, using Qualcomm chipsets, are vulnerable to a new set of potentially serious vulnerabilities.According to a report cybersecurity firm CheckPoint shared with The Hacker News, the flaws could allow attackers to steal sensitive data stored in a secure area that is otherwise supposed to be the most … [Read more...] about Qualcomm Chip Flaws Let Hackers Steal Private Data From Android Devices
Hackers Breach ZoneAlarm’s Forum Site — Outdated vBulletin to Blame
ZoneAlarm, an internet security software company owned by Israeli cybersecurity firm Check Point Technologies, has suffered a data breach exposing data of its discussion forum users, the company confirmed The Hacker News.With nearly 100 million downloads, ZoneAlarm offers antivirus software, firewall, and additional virus protection solutions to home PC users, small businesses, … [Read more...] about Hackers Breach ZoneAlarm’s Forum Site — Outdated vBulletin to Blame
Chinese Hackers Compromise Telecom Servers to Spy on SMS Messages
A group of Chinese hackers carrying out political espionage for Beijing has been found targeting telecommunications companies with a new piece of malware designed to spy on text messages sent or received by highly targeted individuals.Dubbed "MessageTap," the backdoor malware is a 64-bit ELF data miner that has recently been discovered installed on a Linux-based Short Message … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Compromise Telecom Servers to Spy on SMS Messages
Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
Fair elections are the lifelines of democracy, but in recent years election hacking has become a hot topic worldwide.Whether it's American voting machines during the 2016 presidential election or India's EVMs during 2014 general elections, the integrity, transparency, and security of electronic voting machines remained questionable, leaving a wound in the minds of many that is … [Read more...] about Microsoft to Reward Hackers for Finding Bugs in Open Source Election Software
Facebook Now Pays Hackers for Reporting Security Bugs in 3rd-Party Apps
Following a series of security mishaps and data abuse through its social media platform, Facebook today expanding its bug bounty program in a very unique way to beef up the security of third-party apps and websites that integrate with its platform.Last year, Facebook launched "Data Abuse Bounty" program to reward anyone who reports valid events of 3rd-party apps collecting … [Read more...] about Facebook Now Pays Hackers for Reporting Security Bugs in 3rd-Party Apps
A Look Into Continuous Efforts By Chinese Hackers to Target Foreign Governments
Phishing is still one of the widely used strategies by cybercriminals and espionage groups to gain an initial foothold on the targeted systems.Though hacking someone with phishing attacks was easy a decade ago, the evolution of threat detection technologies and cyber awareness among people has slowed down the success of phishing and social engineering attacks over the … [Read more...] about A Look Into Continuous Efforts By Chinese Hackers to Target Foreign Governments
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
Hackers Planted Backdoor in Webmin, Popular Utility for Linux/Unix Servers
Following the public disclosure of a critical zero-day vulnerability in Webmin last week, the project's maintainers today revealed that the flaw was not actually the result of a coding mistake made by the programmers.Instead, it was secretly planted by an unknown hacker who successfully managed to inject a backdoor at some point in its build infrastructure—that surprisingly … [Read more...] about Hackers Planted Backdoor in Webmin, Popular Utility for Linux/Unix Servers
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