GoldenJackal Target Embassies and Air-Gapped Systems Using Malware Toolsets

08/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems using two

Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Strike Russian State TV on Putin’s Birthday

08/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters. The incident took place

Qualcomm Urges OEMs to Patch Critical DSP and WLAN Flaws Amid Active Exploits

08/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The high-severity

Vulnerable APIs and Bot Attacks Costing Businesses Up to $186 Billion Annually

07/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Organizations are losing between $94 – $186 billion annually to vulnerable or insecure APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and automated abuse by bots. That’s according to The Economic Impact of API

Modernization of Authentication: Webinar on MFA, Passwords, and the Shift to Passwordless

07/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The interest in passwordless authentication has increased due to the rise of hybrid work environments and widespread digitization. This has led to a greater need for reliable data security and

New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries

07/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the

Critical Apache Avro SDK Flaw Allows Remote Code Execution in Java Applications

07/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Apache Avro Java Software Development Kit (SDK) that, if successfully exploited, could allow the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible instances.

THN Cybersecurity Recap: Top Threats and Trends (Sep 30 – Oct 6)

07/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Ever heard of a “pig butchering” scam? Or a DDoS attack so big it could melt your brain? This week’s cybersecurity recap has it all – government showdowns, sneaky malware,

Google Blocks Unsafe Android App Sideloading in India for Improved Fraud Protection

07/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Google has announced that it’s piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and Brazil. The

E.U. Court Limits Meta’s Use of Personal Facebook Data for Targeted Ads

07/10/2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Europe’s top court has ruled that Meta Platforms must restrict the use of personal data harvested from Facebook for serving targeted ads even when users consent to their information being