“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime. Yet it is often in the furnace of war that the sharpest tools of peace are forged.” – Victor Hugo. In 1971, an unsettling message started appearing on several computers…
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U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country and funneling the payments to orchestrate additional intrusions into defense,…
CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers
CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers targeting German customers as part of a highly targeted campaign. The cybersecurity company said it identified what it described…
Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that’s leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Cloud security Wiz is tracking the activity under the name SeleniumGreed. The campaign, which is targeting older versions of Selenium…
Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk
Progress Software is urging users to update their Telerik Report Server instances following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6327 (CVSS score: 9.9), impacts Report Server version 2024…
North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks
A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state hacking groups linked to the country. Google-owned Mandiant is tracking the…
Meta Removes 63,000 Instagram Accounts Linked to Nigerian Sextortion Scams
Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it took steps to remove around 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were found to target people with financial sextortion scams. “These included a smaller coordinated network of around 2,500 accounts that we were able…
6 Types of Applications Security Testing You Must Know About
While the specifics for security testing vary for applications, web applications, and APIs, a holistic and proactive applications security strategy is essential for all three types. There are six core types of testing that every security professional should know about…
Researchers Reveal ConfusedFunction Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Google Cloud Platform’s Cloud Functions service that an attacker could exploit to access other services and sensitive data in an unauthorized manner. Tenable has given the vulnerability the name ConfusedFunction. “An…
Webinar: Securing the Modern Workspace: What Enterprises MUST Know about Enterprise Browser Security
The browser is the nerve center of the modern workspace. Ironically, however, the browser is also one of the least protected threat surfaces of the modern enterprise. Traditional security tools provide little protection against browser-based threats, leaving organizations exposed. Modern…