General Security News
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Samba Issues Security Updates to Patch Multiple High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Samba has released software updates to remediate multiple vulnerabilities that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to take control...
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Trojanized Windows 10 Installer Used in Cyberattacks Against Ukrainian Government Entities
Government entities in Ukraine have been breached as part of a new campaign that leveraged trojanized versions of Windows 10 installer files to...
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FBI Seized 48 Domains Linked to World’s Leading DDoS-for-Hire Services
In an attempt to reduce the entry barrier for malicious activity, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of 48...
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Hackers Use SVG Images to Install QBot Malware on Windows Systems
To perform HTML smuggling, the QBot malware phishing campaigns utilize SVG image files as a method of distribution. This method creates a...
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Goodbye SHA-1: NIST Retires 27-Year-Old Widely Used Cryptographic Algorithm
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency within the Department of Commerce, announced Thursday that it's formally...
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Minecraft Servers Under Attack: Microsoft Warns About Cross-Platform DDoS Botnet
Microsoft on Thursday flagged a cross-platform botnet that's primarily designed to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against...
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CISA Alert: Veeam Backup and Replication Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in Attacks
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two vulnerabilities impacting Veeam Backup & Replication software to...
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FortiOS SSL-VPN Bug Let Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code Remotely
A critical vulnerability in FortiOS SSL-VPN let attackers perform unauthenticated arbitrary code execution remotely, and this flaw has been...
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Hacking Using SVG Files to Smuggle QBot Malware onto Windows Systems
Phishing campaigns involving the Qakbot malware are using Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) images embedded in HTML email attachments. The new...
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New GoTrim Botnet Attempting to Break into WordPress Sites' Admin Accounts
A new Go-based botnet has been spotted scanning and brute-forcing self-hosted websites using the WordPress content management system (CMS) to seize...
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Ransomware Attackers Use Microsoft-Signed Drivers to Gain Access to Systems
Microsoft on Tuesday disclosed it took steps to implement blocking protections and suspend accounts that were used to publish malicious drivers...
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Uber Hacked Again – Data From Uber and Uber Eats Published on Hacking Forums
It has been reported that Uber has experienced yet another data breach following a cyberattack that compromised information including:-...