Cyber-Threat Actor Uses Booby-Trapped VPN App to Deploy Android Spyware
Adware and other unwanted and potentially risky applications continue to represent the biggest threat that users of mobile devices currently face. But that doesn't mean attackers aren't constantly trying...
Musk’s Twitter-Verification Payment Tease Spurs Cyberattackers
One of Elon Musk's proposed first moves after his Twitter takeover seems to have backfired, at least from a security perspective. A teaser by the platform proposing to charge...
Vitali Kremez Found Dead After Apparent Scuba Diving Accident
Vitali Kremez, chairman and CEO of AdvIntel, has been found dead after going missing on Oct. 30. He was 36 years old.
The US Coast Guard announced on Wednesday that...
Dropbox Code Repositories Stolen in Cyberattack on GitHub-Based Developers
A massive phishing campaign targeting GitHub users convinced at least one developer at Dropbox to enter in their credentials and a two-factor authentication code, leading to the theft of...
Deribit crypto exchange halts withdrawals amid $28M hot wallet hack
Major cryptocurrency derivatives exchange Deribit has halted withdrawals after suffering a $28 million hot wallet hack.Deribit exchange got its hot wallet compromised before midnight UTC on Nov. 1, the...
The Sky Is Not Falling: Disclosed OpenSSL Bugs Are Serious but Not Critical
Security experts described two highly anticipated vulnerabilities that the OpenSSL Project team patched Tuesday as issues that need to be addressed quickly, but not necessarily meriting a drop-everything-else type...
Chinese Hackers Using New Stealthy Infection Chain to Deploy LODEINFO Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Stone Panda has been observed employing a new stealthy infection chain in its attacks aimed at Japanese entities.
Targets include media,...
China-Backed APT10 Supercharges Spy Game With Custom Fileless Backdoor
Chinese-speaking threat actor APT10 has been using a sophisticated and sometimes fileless backdoor to target media, diplomatic, governmental, public sector, and think-tank targets, since at least March, researchers have found.Researchers...
The OSPO – the front line for secure open-source software supply chain governance
Organizations of every shape, size, and sector have embraced open-source software (OSS). The financial, medical, and manufacturing industries – and even national security – now use OSS to power...
Scary stats: $3B stolen in 2022 as of ‘Hacktober,’ doubling 2021
The month of October has broken all records for crypto exploits and the amount of digital loot pilfered — living up to its new moniker of “Hacktober” — according...
