29 Sep Hacking group hides backdoor malware inside Windows logo image Security researchers have discovered a malicious campaign by the ‘Witchetty’ hacking group, which uses steganography to hide a backdoor malware in a Windows logo. […]
29 Sep Fired admin cripples former employer’s network using old credentials An IT system administrator of a prominent financial company based in Hawaii, U.S., used a pair of credentials that hadn’t been invalidated after he was laid off to wreak havoc on his employer. […]
29 Sep Matrix: Install security update to fix end-to-end encryption flaws Matrix decentralized communication platform has published a security warning about two critical-severity vulnerabilities that affect the end-to-end encryption in the software development kit (SDK). […]
29 Sep Microsoft finally adds a Task Manager link to the Windows 11 taskbar Microsoft has finally re-added a link to the Task Manager to the taskbar’s contextual menu in the latest Windows 11 Insider preview build. […]
28 Sep Hackers now sharing cracked Brute Ratel post-exploitation kit online The Brute Ratel post-exploitation toolkit has been cracked and is now being shared for free across Russian-speaking and English-speaking hacking communities. […]
28 Sep Hacker shares how they allegedly breached Fast Company’s site Fast Company took its website offline after it was hacked to display stories and push out Apple News notifications containing obscene and racist comments. Today, the hacker shared how they allegedly breached the site. […]
28 Sep IRS warns Americans of massive rise in SMS phishing attacks The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned Americans of an exponential rise in IRS-themed text message phishing attacks trying to steal their financial and personal information in the last few weeks. […]
28 Sep Auth0 warns that some source code repos may have been stolen Authentication service provider and Okta subsidiary Auth0 has disclosed what it calls a “security event” involving some of its code repositories. […]
28 Sep Google to test disabling Chrome Manifest V2 extensions in June 2023 Developers of extensions for Google Chrome can keep their hopes up that the transition from Manifest V2 to V3 will be as gradual as possible, helping to minimize the negative impact on the community of users. […]
27 Sep New NullMixer dropper infects your PC with a dozen malware families A new malware dropper named ‘NullMixer’ is infecting Windows devices with a dozen different malware families simultaneously through fake software cracks promoted on malicious sites in Google Search results. […]