Category Security

March 14, 2023Rabbi Lakshmanannetwork security / botnet A new Golang-based malware called Go Brute Forcer It has been known to target web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to enclose the device in a botnet. “GoBruteforcer chose a Classless…

The City of Los Angeles Housing Authority (HACLA) has finally issued a public notice outlining the impact of a ransomware breach first reported earlier this year. A public agency that claims to hold the largest inventory of affordable housing in…

March 14, 2023Rabbi Lakshmanannetwork security / cyber attack Government agencies and large organizations are being targeted by unknown attackers who exploit security flaws in Fortinet FortiOS software resulting in data loss, OS and file corruption. Fortinet researchers Guillaume Lovet and…

Cybersecurity researchers see a 200-300% month-on-month increase in YouTube videos containing links to infostealer malware in their descriptions. Many of these were generated using artificial intelligence (AI) programs such as Synthesia and D-ID. The findings are described in a new…

A threat actor known as Dark Pink has been associated with deploying the KamiKakaBot malware against multiple government agencies in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. Threat researchers at EclecticIQ explained their findings in a blog post published last…

March 13, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCyber ​​Threat / Social Engineering We are increasingly observing threat actors using AI-generated YouTube videos to spread various stealer malware such as Raccoon, RedLine, and Vidar. “The video pretends to be a tutorial on how to download…

A total of 13 vulnerabilities have been discovered in E11 smart intercom devices manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Akuvox, allowing remote code execution (RCE), network access and more. Vera Mens, a security researcher at Claroty’s Team82, said in an advisory published…

March 13, 2023hacker newsNIST/SaaS Security The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is a global cybersecurity standard-bearer. The US-based Institute’s Cybersecurity Framework helps organizations of all sizes understand, manage, and mitigate their cyber risk levels and better protect their…

According to Flexera research, 87% of organizations are adopting a multi-cloud migration and 72% are choosing a hybrid cloud approach. State of the 2023 Clouds Reportprotecting cloud applications and assets has never been more urgent. The siled nature of hybrid…

March 13, 2023Rabbi LakshmananWeb security / cyber threats Since early September 2022, a widespread malicious cyberattack has hijacked thousands of websites targeting an East Asian audience, redirecting visitors to adult-themed content. Ongoing campaigns require the injection of malicious JavaScript code…