Category Security

France’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ANSSI) observed a significant rise in cyber espionage campaigns targeting strategic organizations in 2023. These operations are increasingly focused on individuals and non-governmental structures that create, host or transmit sensitive data, ANSSI observed in its 2023…

Feb 27, 2024The Hacker NewsMalware / Network Security An “intricately designed” remote access trojan (RAT) called Xeno RAT has been made available on GitHub, making it available to other actors at no extra cost. Written in C# and compatible with…

Prescription orders across the United States are reportedly being delayed after a cyber attack impacted a healthcare technology firm that supplies services to pharmacies, including CVS Health. Change Healthcare says that it experienced a “cyber security issue” on Wednesday 21…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a significant vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress. The vulnerability affects the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, which boasts over 4 million active installations, and presents a risk of unauthenticated site-wide stored XSS (cross-site scripting). This could…

Feb 27, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Website Security A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could enable unauthenticated users to escalate their privileges. Tracked as CVE-2023-40000, the vulnerability was addressed in October 2023 in version…

Surprise! The LockBit ransomware group has re-emerged, just days after a high-profile law enforcement operation seized control of its infrastructure and disrupted its operations. “Operation Cronos” saw global agencies around the world work together to seize control of LockBit’s website,…

Three-quarters (74%) of commercial codebases contain open source components featuring “high-risk” vulnerabilities, according to a new study from Synopsys. The chip design tool company’s ninth annual Open Source Security and Risk Analysis (OSSRA) report analyzed anonymized findings from over 1000…

Processing alerts quickly and efficiently is the cornerstone of a Security Operations Center (SOC) professional’s role. Threat intelligence platforms can significantly enhance their ability to do so. Let’s find out what these platforms are and how they can empower analysts.…

Always be wary of opening unsolicited attachments – they might harbour malware. That’s a message that is being strongly underlined once again, following the discovery of a cybercrime campaign that is using the cover of travel service providers. Security researchers…

Over two-thirds (69%) of organizations experienced a successful ransomware incident in the past year, according to Proofpoint’s 2024 State of the Phish report. This represents a rise of five percentage points compared to the previous year, according to the firm.…