August 2022 - Page 7 of 15

Russian APT29 hackers abuse Azure services to hack Microsoft 365 users

The state-backed Russian cyberespionage group Cozy Bear has been particularly prolific in 2022, targeting Microsoft 365 accounts in NATO countries and attempting to access foreign policy information. […]

18 Aug

LockBit claims ransomware attack on security giant Entrust, leaks data

The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the June cyberattack on digital security giant Entrust. […]

18 Aug

LockBit claims ransomware attack on security giant Entrust

The LockBit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the June cyberattack on digital security giant Entrust. […]

18 Aug

Apple releases Safari 15.6.1 to fix zero-day bug used in attacks

Apple has released Safari 15.6.1 for macOS Big Sur and Catalina to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploited in the wild to hack Macs. […]

18 Aug

Android malware apps with 2 million installs found on Google Play

A new batch of thirty-five Android malware apps that display unwanted advertisements was found on the Google Play Store, with the apps installed over 2 million times on victims’ mobile devices. […]

18 Aug

Janet Jackson’s music video is now a vulnerability for crashing hard disks

Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation music video of 1989 has officially been declared a security vulnerability as it freezes some models of hard drives on older computers. […]

18 Aug

Google blocks largest HTTPS DDoS attack ‘reported to date’

A Google Cloud Armor customer was hit with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack over the HTTPS protocol that reached 46 million requests per second (RPS), making it the largest ever recorded of its kind. […]

18 Aug

Winnti hackers split Cobalt Strike into 154 pieces to evade detection

The Chinese Winnti hacking group, also known as ‘APT41’ or ‘Wicked Spider,’ targeted at least 80 organizations last year and successfully breached the networks of at least thirteen. […]

18 Aug

Microsoft Sysmon can now block malicious EXEs from being created

Microsoft has released Sysmon 14 with a new ‘FileBlockExecutable’ option that lets you block the creation of malicious executables, such as EXE, DLL, and SYS files, for better protection against malware. […]

18 Aug

LibreOffice 7.4 released with MS Office compatibility improvements

LibreOffice 7.4 has been released, bringing multiple improvements, fixes, and the introduction of minor productivity-focused features across the entire suite’s programs. […]

Month: August 2022

Russian APT29 hackers abuse Azure services to hack Microsoft 365 users

LockBit claims ransomware attack on security giant Entrust, leaks data

LockBit claims ransomware attack on security giant Entrust

Apple releases Safari 15.6.1 to fix zero-day bug used in attacks

Android malware apps with 2 million installs found on Google Play

Janet Jackson’s music video is now a vulnerability for crashing hard disks

Google blocks largest HTTPS DDoS attack ‘reported to date’

Winnti hackers split Cobalt Strike into 154 pieces to evade detection

Microsoft Sysmon can now block malicious EXEs from being created

LibreOffice 7.4 released with MS Office compatibility improvements