British hacker pleads guilty to hacking schemes, faces 77 years in prison
By Habiba Rashid Joseph James O’Connor was part of a hacking group that hacked over 130 Twitter accounts in July 2020. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: British hacker pleads guilty to hacking schemes, faces 77 years in prison
CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks
By Deeba Ahmed CACTUS ransomware operators target large-scale commercial organizations with double extortion to steal sensitive data before encryption. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: CACTUS ransomware evades antivirus and exploits VPN flaws to hack networks
Babuk Source Code Sparks 9 Different Ransomware Strains Targeting VMware ESXi Systems
Multiple threat actors have capitalized on the leak of Babuk (aka Babak or Babyk) ransomware code in September 2021 to build as many as nine different ransomware families capable of targeting VMware ESXi systems. “These variants emerged through H2 2022 and H1 2023, which shows an increasing trend of Babuk source code adoption,” SentinelOne security […]
How Attack Surface Management Supports Continuous Threat Exposure Management
According to Forrester, External Attack Surface Management (EASM) emerged as a market category in 2021 and gained popularity in 2022. In a different report, Gartner concluded that vulnerability management vendors are expanding their offerings to include Attack Surface Management (ASM) for a suite of comprehensive offensive security solutions. Recognition from global analysts has officially put
Andoryu Botnet Exploits Critical Ruckus Wireless Flaw for Widespread Attack
A nascent botnet called Andoryu has been found to exploit a now-patched critical security flaw in the Ruckus Wireless Admin panel to break into vulnerable devices. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-25717 (CVSS score: 9.8), stems from improper handling of HTTP requests, leading to unauthenticated remote code execution and a complete compromise of wireless Access Point (AP) equipment. Andoryu was
Twitter Finally Rolling Out Encrypted Direct Messages — Starting with Verified Users
Twitter is officially beginning to roll out support for encrypted direct messages (DMs) on the platform, more than six months after its chief executive Elon Musk confirmed plans for the feature in November 2022. The “Phase 1” of the initiative will appear as separate conversations alongside existing direct messages on users’ inboxes. Encrypted chats carry a lock icon badge […]
GitHub Extends Push Protection to Prevent Accidental Leaks of Keys and Other Secrets
GitHub has announced the general availability of a new security feature called push protection, which aims to prevent developers from inadvertently leaking keys and other secrets in their code. The Microsoft-owned cloud-based repository hosting platform, which began testing the feature a year ago, said it’s also extending push protection to all public repositories at no extra cost. The
Navigating mobile malware trends: Crucial insights and predictions for MSPs
Whether a company gives them out or they’re owned by the employees or students, mobile devices are like honey for cybercriminals. And the kicker? Most of these devices are not protected enough. Just check out the following stats from last year: 18 percent of clicked phishing emails in 2022 came from a mobile device. (Verizon […]
Update now! May 2023 Patch Tuesday tackles three zero-days
It’s that time of the month again: We’re looking at May’s Patch Tuesday roundup. Microsoft has released its monthly update, and while the total number of patched vulnerabilities is relatively low at 38, among them are three zero-day vulnerabilities. Microsoft classifies a vulnerability as a zero-day if it is publicly disclosed or actively exploited with no official […]
Microsoft reports two Iranian hacking groups exploiting PaperCut flaw
By Deeba Ahmed The two groups exploiting the vulnerability are Mango Sandstorm and Mint Sandstorm. Both are linked to the Iranian government and intelligence agencies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Microsoft reports two Iranian hacking groups exploiting PaperCut flaw