May 2020 - Page 8 of 14

Critical WordPress plugin bug allows for automated takeovers

Attackers can exploit a critical vulnerability in the WP Product Review Lite plugin installed on over 40,000 WordPress sites to inject malicious code and potentially take over vulnerable websites. […]

15 May

Wannabe ransomware operators arrested before hospital attacks

Law enforcement in Romania today arrested a group of individuals that were planning ransomware attacks against healthcare institutions in the country. […]

15 May

New BotSight browser extension reveals Twitter bots

The new browser extension called BotSight aims to reveal what Twitter accounts are bots or real humans so that you can judge the truthfulness of their tweets. […]

15 May

RATicate drops info stealing malware and RATs on industrial targets

Security researchers from Sophos have identified a hacking group that abused NSIS installers to deploy remote access tools (RATs) and information-stealing malware in attacks targeting industrial companies. […]

15 May

Ransomware recruits affiliates with huge payouts, automated leaks

The Netwalker ransomware operation is recruiting potential affiliates with the possibility of million-dollar payouts and an auto-publishing data leak blog to help drive successful ransom payments. […]

15 May

Backdoors in recent espionage attempts link to Microcin malware

Antivirus engines foiled an advanced attacker’s attempts to infiltrate a governmental institution and corporate networks of two companies in the telecommunications and gas sector. […]

15 May

Microsoft Office 365 ATP getting malware campaign analysis

Microsoft is in the process of expanding the Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) capabilities with attack flow overviews of malware attacks targeting organizations. […]

14 May

Free Grand Theft Auto V offer brings down Epic Games Store

Epic Games store is experiencing an outage after being bum-rushed by gamers looking to snag a copy of Grand Theft Auto 5 being offered for free today. […]

14 May

Scammers steal $10 million from Norway’s state investment fund

Fraudsters running business email compromise scams were able to swindle Norfund, Norway’s state investment fund, out of almost $10 million. […]

13 May

Google WordPress plugin bug can be exploited for black hat SEO

A critical bug found in Google’s official WordPress plugin with 300,000 active installations could allow attackers to gain owner access to targeted sites’ Google Search Console. […]

Month: May 2020

Critical WordPress plugin bug allows for automated takeovers

Wannabe ransomware operators arrested before hospital attacks

New BotSight browser extension reveals Twitter bots

RATicate drops info stealing malware and RATs on industrial targets

Ransomware recruits affiliates with huge payouts, automated leaks

Backdoors in recent espionage attempts link to Microcin malware

Microsoft Office 365 ATP getting malware campaign analysis

Free Grand Theft Auto V offer brings down Epic Games Store

Scammers steal $10 million from Norway’s state investment fund

Google WordPress plugin bug can be exploited for black hat SEO