UK cybercrime victims are being failed by the justice system, with perpetrators hardly ever facing charges and convictions, according to a report by The Cyber Helpline, a charity supporting individuals impacted by cybercrime and other online harms. The analysis The…
Nov 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananCorporate Espionage / National Security A 59-year-old U.S. citizen who immigrated from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to act as a spy for the country and…
A notorious Chinese hacking group that breached several US telecoms providers was repelled by T-Mobile’s cyber-defenses before being able to access any sensitive customer information, the firm’s CSO, Jeff Simon, has claimed. Simon clarified in a blog post on November…
A malicious Python Package Index (PyPI) package, dubbed “aiocpa” and engineered to steal cryptocurrency wallet data, has been uncovered by security researchers. The package posed as a legitimate crypto client tool while secretly exfiltrating sensitive information to a Telegram bot.…
Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Vulnerability Nearly two dozen security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Advantech EKI industrial-grade wireless access point devices, some of which could be weaponized to bypass authentication and execute code with elevated privileges. “These vulnerabilities…
What is Mimic? Mimic is family of ransomware, first found in-the-wild in 2022. In common with many other ransomware attacks, Mimic encrypts a victim’s files, and demands a ransom payment in cryptocurrency for the release of a decryption key. Does…
A new cyber-attack technique leveraging the Godot Gaming Engine to execute undetectable malware has been reported by Check Point Research. Using maliciously crafted GDScript code, threat actors deployed malware via “GodLoader,” bypassing most antivirus detections and infecting over 17,000 devices since June…
Nov 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananWindows Security / Cryptomining A popular open-source game engine called Godot Engine is being misused as part of a new GodLoader malware campaign, infecting over 17,000 systems since at least June 2024. “Cybercriminals have been taking advantage…
Public-facing instances of ProjectSend, an open-source file-sharing web application, have been exploited by attackers, according to vulnerability intelligence provider VulnCheck. ProjectSend was created by software developer Ignacio Nelson and is maintained by a group of over 50 people. It has…
Nov 28, 2024The Hacker NewsCloud Security / Threat Detection Serverless environments, leveraging services such as AWS Lambda, offer incredible benefits in terms of scalability, efficiency, and reduced operational overhead. However, securing these environments is extremely challenging. The core of current…
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