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Hundreds of congressmen and staff have been found to have had their policies and personally identifiable information (PII) potentially stolen from their insurers. A correspondent for right-wing news site The Daily Caller revealed the incident by tweeting a screenshot of…

Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Acer has confirmed an incident of unauthorized access to one of its document servers for repair technicians. In a statement shared with Information security In an email, the multinational added that it believed consumer data was not…

March 9, 2023Rabbi Lakshmanancyber espionage Attackers backed by the Iranian government continue to engage in social engineering campaigns targeting researchers, impersonating US think tanks. In a report shared with The Hacker News, the Secureworks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) said, “It…

The attacker known as the “8220 Gang” is associated with a new payload targeting Oracle Weblogic Server that can be exploited at a specific URI (Uniform Resource Identifier). The payload analyzed by Fortinet security researchers is characterized by an extract…

March 9, 2023hacker newsPassword Security / Enterprise Security Phishing, which uses social engineering to steal user credentials and sensitive data, has been a major threat since the dawn of the internet and continues to plague organizations today, accounting for over…

For the first time since December 2022, the Remcos Trojan returned to Check Point Software’s Top 10 Most Wanted Malware list (#8). Threat actors used Remcos extensively in February to target Ukrainian government agencies through phishing attacks, according to the…

March 9, 2023Rabbi LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware Security vulnerabilities in remote desktop programs such as Sunlogin and AweSun have been exploited by attackers to deploy PlugX malware. The AhnLab Security Emergency Response Center (ASEC) says new analysis shows the flaw…

The social media giant has announced Project Cover and two new European data centers as government agencies around the world seek to ban TikTok on official devices over data security concerns. The introduction of “Project Clover,” which will strengthen TikTok’s…

March 9, 2023Rabbi LakshmananLinux / Endpoint Security The formerly known Windows-based ransomware strain known as IceFire has expanded its focus to target Linux enterprise networks belonging to multiple media and entertainment sector organizations around the world. According to cybersecurity firm…

Multicloud adoption is at an all-time high. Cybersecurity company Fortinet estimated that 76% of organizations will use at least two cloud service providers (CSPs) in 2021, while IT management provider Flexera estimates that in 2022, 89% of organizations will already…