Progress WhatsUp Gold Exploited Just Hours After PoC Release for Critical Flaw
Sep 13, 2024Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Threat Intelligence
Malicious actors are likely leveraging publicly available proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for recently disclosed security flaws in Progress Software WhatsUp Gold to conduct...
17-Year-Old Arrested in Connection with Cyber Attack Affecting Transport for London
Sep 13, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Crime
British authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old male in connection with a cyber attack affecting Transport for London (TfL).
"The 17-year-old...
Iran-linked hackers target Iraqi government in new campaign
A suspected Iranian state-sponsored threat actor has targeted Iraqi government organizations and other entities in the country as part of a new espionage campaign, researchers have found. ...
US sanctions Cambodian tycoon for alleged human trafficking to cyber scam centers
A Cambodian tycoon serving as a close advisor to the country’s prime minister was sanctioned by U.S. officials on Thursday for his alleged role in trafficking people into...
Largest crypto exchange in Indonesia pledges to reimburse users after $22 million theft
A major cryptocurrency exchange in Southeast Asia has paused operations after $22 million in coins was stolen this week. Jakarta-based Indodax, which says it has more than...
Court in Poland blocks inquiry into previous government’s spyware abuses
Three judges appointed to Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal by the country’s ousted Law and Justice (PiS) party have blocked an inquiry into that party’s alleged abuse of Pegasus spyware...
New but ‘immature’ ransomware group CosmicBeetle targets small businesses
A group that researchers are calling CosmicBeetle has developed new ransomware and deployed it against small and medium-sized businesses, mostly in Europe and Asia, according to a new...
Teenager in Britain arrested over cyberattack on London transport agency
Editor's Note: Story updated 11:40 a.m. Eastern U.S. time with new statement from TfL. The National Crime Agency announced on Thursday it had arrested a teenager in...
Payment-processing company says data breach potentially affected 1.7 million people
Slim CD, a company that provides software to merchants for processing electronic payments, said the credit card information of nearly 1.7 million people was exposed to an “unauthorized...
Feds say ‘Terrorgram’ white supremacists used Telegram to incite attacks
Two leaders of a white supremacist group that used Telegram to spread its ideology and coordinate activities were indicted on terrorism and hate crime charges, the U.S. Justice...
