General Security News
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TP-Link WAN-Side Vulnerability Exploited to Install Mirai Malware
Mirai botnet exploits CVE-2023-1389 to add TP-Link Archer A21 (AX1800) routers to DDoS attacks. During the Pwn2Own Toronto event in December 2022,...
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Tonto Team Uses Anti-Malware File to Launch Attacks on South Korean Institutions
South Korean education, construction, diplomatic, and political institutions are at the receiving end of new attacks perpetrated by a China-aligned...
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Google Gets Court Order to Take Down CryptBot That Infected Over 670,000 Computers
Google on Wednesday said it obtained a temporary court order in the U.S. to disrupt the distribution of a Windows-based information-stealing...
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Paperbug Attack: New Politically-Motivated Surveillance Campaign in Tajikistan
A little-known Russian-speaking cyber-espionage group has been linked to a new politically-motivated surveillance campaign targeting high-ranking...
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New Phishing Attacks Using ChatGPT to Develop Sophisticated Campaigns
Phishing has been one of the greatest threats to organizations, growing year after year. Phishing attacks have contributed to 90% of data breaches...
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Cisco Launches Advanced Threat Detection XDR Platform
In the recent hybrid, multi-vendor, multi-threat world, Cisco Extended Detection and Response (XDR) streamlines security operations with unrivaled...
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Microsoft Confirms PaperCut Servers Used to Deliver LockBit and Cl0p Ransomware
Microsoft has confirmed that the active exploitation of PaperCut servers is linked to attacks designed to deliver Cl0p and LockBit ransomware...
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Chinese Hackers Spotted Using Linux Variant of PingPull in Targeted Cyberattacks
The Chinese nation-state group dubbed Alloy Taurus is using a Linux variant of a backdoor called PingPull as well as a new undocumented tool...
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Charming Kitten's New BellaCiao Malware Discovered in Multi-Country Attacks
The prolific Iranian nation-state group known as Charming Kitten is actively targeting multiple victims in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and...
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Google Authenticator Major Update Brings Cloud Backup Feature
Google Authenticator was launched in 2010, which provides additional security for various applications by providing authentication codes for every...
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PoC Exploit Code Released for Critical Papercut Flaw
Threat actors are actively taking advantage of critical vulnerabilities present in the PaperCut MF/NG print management software. This...
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VMware Releases Critical Patches for Workstation and Fusion Software
VMware has released updates to resolve multiple security flaws impacting its Workstation and Fusion software, the most critical of which could...