Nov 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Palo Alto Networks on Friday issued an informational advisory urging customers to ensure that access to the PAN-OS management interface is secured because of a potential remote code execution vulnerability. “Palo Alto Networks…
Nov 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cybercrime The 36-year-old founder of the Bitcoin Fog cryptocurrency mixer has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in prison for facilitating money laundering activities between 2011 and 2021. Roman Sterlingov, a dual Russian-Swedish…
Nov 08, 2024The Hacker NewsCyber Resilience / Compliance We’ve all heard a million times: growing demand for robust cybersecurity in the face of rising cyber threats is undeniable. Globally small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly targeted by cyberattacks but…
Russian-associated cyber-attacks on South Korea have ramped up following the deployment of North Korean troops in Ukraine, South Korea’s President’s Office has warned. The activity by pro-Kremlin groups has primarily been distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against government websites and private…
Nov 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananOpen Source / Malware A new campaign has targeted the npm package repository with malicious JavaScript libraries that are designed to infect Roblox users with open-source stealer malware such as Skuld and Blank-Grabber. “This incident highlights the…
Nov 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Vulnerability The threat actors behind the AndroxGh0st malware are now exploiting a broader set of security flaws impacting various internet-facing applications, while also deploying the Mozi botnet malware. “This botnet utilizes remote code execution…
A ransomware attack has significantly disrupted the operations of a key supplier to the US oil industry. In a regulatory filing sent to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 7, Texan company Newpark Resources said an unauthorized…
Nov 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence High-profile entities in India have become the target of malicious campaigns orchestrated by the Pakistan-based Transparent Tribe threat actor and a previously unknown China-nexus cyber espionage group dubbed IcePeony. The intrusions linked…
A notorious North Korean affiliated threat actor is targeting crypto firms using multi-stage malware and a novel persistence mechanism, SentinelLabs has reported. The campaign, dubbed ‘Hidden Risk’, is assessed with high confidence to be perpetrated by the BlueNoroff advanced persistent…
Nov 08, 2024The Hacker NewsCybersecurity Awareness / Webinar Let’s face it—traditional security training can feel as thrilling as reading the fine print on a software update. It’s routine, predictable, and, let’s be honest, often forgotten the moment it’s over. Now,…
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