Spanish Police Takes Down Massive Cybercrime Ring, 40 Arrested
May 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Phishing
The National Police of Spain said it arrested 40 individuals for their alleged involvement in an organized...
Google’s New Dark Web Monitoring Feature for Gmail
Google declared that all Gmail users within the United States would shortly be able to utilize the dark web report security feature to determine...
New APT Group Red Stinger Targets Military and Critical Infrastructure in Eastern Europe
A previously undetected advanced persistent threat (APT) actor dubbed Red Stinger has been linked to attacks targeting Eastern Europe since 2020.
"Military, transportation, and...
New Akira Ransomware Attacking Organizations
A new ransomware variant called “Akira” has emerged, targeting multiple organizations and employing a double-extortion technique by exfiltrating and encrypting sensitive data, with the...
How Attack Surface Management Supports Continuous Threat Exposure Management
May 11, 2023The Hacker News
According to Forrester, External Attack Surface Management (EASM) emerged as a market category in 2021 and gained popularity in...
Andoryu Botnet Exploits Critical Ruckus Wireless Flaw for Widespread Attack
May 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat
A nascent botnet called Andoryu has been found to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw in...
Twitter Finally Rolling Out Encrypted Direct Messages — Starting with Verified Users
May 11, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Privacy
Twitter is officially beginning to roll out support for encrypted direct messages (DMs) on the platform, more than...
New Linux NetFilter Kernel Flaw Let Attackers Gain Root Privileges
A recently found Linux NetFilter kernel vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-32233, enables unprivileged local users to gain root-level privileges and full control over the affected...
Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Fixes 38 Flaws, Including Active Zero-Day Bug
May 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Vulnerability
Microsoft has rolled out Patch Tuesday updates for May 2023 to address 38 security flaws, including one zero-day...
Mastermind Behind Twitter 2020 Hack Pleads Guilty and Faces up to 70 Years in...
May 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Social Media
A U.K. national has pleaded guilty in connection with the July 2020 Twitter attack affecting numerous...