Russia calls for restrictions on surveillance cameras, dating apps in cities under attack from...
Russian authorities are warning residents in regions at risk of Ukrainian offensives to stop using surveillance cameras and dating apps out of fear that they could be used...
Telecom company hit with $1 million penalty over AI-generated fake Biden robocalls
A voice service provider will pay a $1 million fine for transmitting deceptive robocalls in New Hampshire that used artificial intelligence to spoof President Joe Biden’s voice, the...
Kremlin blames widespread website disruptions on DDoS attack; digital experts disagree
Russian users reported disruptions on Wednesday in accessing several popular digital platforms, including messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram, the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, the gaming platform Steam and,...
‘Pro-Palestine’ hacking group banned on X as US criticizes Iran over cyberattacks
The social media platform X banned an account used by a self-described pro-Palestinian hacking group on Tueday, shortly after the United States issued a warning about Iranian cyber...
Moscow detains scientist suspected of carrying out DDoS attacks on Russia
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has opened a criminal case against a scientist in Moscow suspected of carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on behalf of Ukraine’s intelligence...
CISA Warns of Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Ransomware
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security flaw impacting Jenkins to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following...
Iranian hackers targeted Jewish figure with malware attached to podcast invite, researchers say
Hackers with suspected ties to Iran’s military targeted a prominent Jewish religious figure in a phishing campaign, researchers said Tuesday. In July, the hackers reportedly used multiple...
‘Styx Stealer’ malware developer accidentally exposes personal info to researchers in ‘critical opsec error’
A suspected developer of a new malware strain called Styx Stealer made a “significant operational security error” and leaked data from his computer, including details about clients and...
US agencies attribute presidential campaign cyberattacks to Iran
Iran is behind a series of cyberattacks targeting U.S. presidential campaigns that aim to “stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions,” according to several leading cybersecurity...
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s macOS apps could help hackers access microphones and cameras
Researchers said they discovered eight vulnerabilities in a range of Microsoft applications for macOS, including Teams, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, OneNote and Excel, that could allow an attacker to...
