Category Security

Human social engineers have been observed to perform better than artificial intelligence programs (AI) in trying to entice potential victims to click on malicious links. The claim is based on HoxHunt’s new research paper, which analyzed 53,127 emails sent to…

A new malware campaign targeting an East Asian company that develops data loss prevention (DLP) software for government and military agencies has been attributed to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Tick. According to an advisory issued by…

A new Android vishing (voice phishing) malware tool has been spotted targeting South Korean victims by impersonating 20 major South Korean financial institutions. Dubbed “FakeCalls” by the Check Point Research (CPR) team, the malware lures victims with fake loans, asks…

March 15, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCyber ​​Espionage / Data Security A previously undocumented attacker called Yorotrooper has targeted governments, energy and international organizations across Europe as part of a cyber espionage campaign that has been active since at least June 2022. Cisco…

Microsoft fixed over 80 vulnerabilities in this month’s Patch Tuesday Update round. This includes two zero days being actively exploited in the wild. One of them is CVE-2023-23397, a critical privilege escalation bug in Outlook with a CVSS score of…

March 15, 2023hacker newsPenetration Testing/Cybersecurity For Cyber ​​Defenders, there are no more risks. With vast amounts of sensitive information, intellectual property and financial data at risk, the consequences of a data breach can be devastating. According to a report released…

Security researchers have discovered several new phishing campaigns using the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse as a lure to steal cryptocurrencies. Proofpoint said it discovered lures related to USD Coin (USDC), a digital stablecoin tied to the dollar affected by…

March 15, 2023Rabbi LakshmananServer Security / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered the first-ever illegal cryptocurrency mining campaign used to create Dero since its launch in February 2023. In a new report shared with The Hacker News, CrowdStrike states, “The new…

NatWest imposes 1-day and 30-day limits on payments from customer accounts to cryptocurrency exchanges, aiming to reduce exposure to cryptocurrency fraud. The UK lender said it would not allow customers to transfer more than £1,000 ($1,213) per day or more…

March 15, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCyber ​​attack / data safety A cyber espionage actor known as Tick has placed high credit in breaching data loss prevention (DLP) companies in East Asia targeting government and military organizations. “Attackers have compromised a DLP company’s…