Researchers Identify 3 Hacktivist Groups Supporting Russian Interests
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
At least three alleged hacktivist groups working in support of Russian interests are likely doing so in collaboration with state-sponsored cyber threat actors, according to Mandiant.
The Google-owned...
Hackers Exploited Zero-Day RCE Vulnerability in Sophos Firewall — Patch Released
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Security software company Sophos has released a patch update for its firewall product after it was discovered that attackers were exploiting a new critical zero-day vulnerability to...
Over 280,000 WordPress Sites Attacked Using WPGateway Plugin Zero-Day Vulnerability
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A zero-day flaw in the latest version of a WordPress premium plugin known as WPGateway is being actively exploited in the wild, potentially allowing malicious actors to...
Hacktivist Group GhostSec Compromises 55 Berghof PLCs Across Israel
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A hacktivist collective called GhostSec has claimed credit for compromising as many as 55 Berghof programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used by Israeli organizations as part of a...
China Accuses NSA’s TAO Unit of Hacking its Military Research University
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
China has accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of conducting a string of cyberattacks aimed at aeronautical and military research-oriented Northwestern Polytechnical University in the city...
Some Members of Conti Group Targeting Ukraine in Financially Motivated Attacks
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Former members of the Conti cybercrime cartel have been implicated in five different campaigns targeting Ukraine from April to August 2022.
The findings, which come from Google's Threat...
New Stealthy Shikitega Malware Targeting Linux Systems and IoT Devices
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A new piece of stealthy Linux malware called Shikitega has been uncovered adopting a multi-stage infection chain to compromise endpoints and IoT devices and deposit additional payloads.
"An...
Apple Releases iOS Update for Older iPhones to Fix Actively Exploited Vulnerability
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Apple on Wednesday backported security updates to older iPhones, iPads, and iPod touch devices to address a critical security flaw that has been actively exploited in the...
Infra Used in Cisco Hack Also Targeted Workforce Management Solution
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The attack infrastructure used to target Cisco in the May 2022 incident was also employed against an attempted compromise of an unnamed workforce management solutions holding company...
Researchers Uncover Kimusky Infra Targeting South Korean Politicians and Diplomats
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The North Korean nation-state group Kimusky has been linked to a new set of malicious activities directed against political and diplomatic entities located in its southern counterpart...
