May 2024 – Page 13

Finland warns of Android malware attacks breaching bank accounts

Finland’s Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) has issued a warning about an ongoing Android malware campaign targeting banking accounts. […]

04 May

Iranian hackers pose as journalists to push backdoor malware

The Iranian state-backed threat actor tracked as APT42 is employing social engineering attacks, including posing as journalists, to breach corporate networks and cloud environments of Western and Middle Eastern targets. […]

03 May

Android bug leaks DNS queries even when VPN kill switch is enabled

A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the “Always-on VPN” feature was enabled with the “Block connections without VPN” option. […]

03 May

Android bug can leak DNS traffic with VPN kill switch enabled

A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the “Always-on VPN” feature was enabled with the “Block connections without VPN” option. […]

03 May

NSA warns of North Korean hackers exploiting weak DMARC email policies

The NSA and FBI warned that the APT43 North Korea-linked hacking group exploits weak email Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policies to mask spearphishing attacks. […]

03 May

Google rolls back reCaptcha update to fix Firefox issues

Google has rolled back a recent release of its reCaptcha captcha script after a bug caused the service to no longer work on Firefox for Windows. […]

03 May

NATO and EU condemn Russia’s cyberattacks against Germany, Czechia

NATO and the European Union, with international partners, formally condemned a long-term cyber espionage campaign against European countries conducted by the Russian threat group APT28. […]

03 May

Microsoft rolls out passkey auth for personal Microsoft accounts

Microsoft announced that Windows users can now log into their Microsoft consumer accounts using a passkey, allowing users to authenticate using password-less methods such as Windows Hello, FIDO2 security keys, biometric data (facial scans or fingerprints), or device PINs. […]

02 May

CEO who sold fake Cisco devices to US military gets 6 years in prison

Onur Aksoy, the CEO of a group of companies controlling multiple online storefronts, was sentenced to six and a half years in prison for selling $100 million worth of counterfeit Cisco network equipment to government, health, education, and military organizations worldwide. […]

02 May

Bitwarden launches new MFA Authenticator app for iOS, Android

Bitwarden, the creator of the popular open-source password manager, has just launched a new authenticator app called Bitwarden Authenticator, which is available for iOS and Android devices. […]

Month: May 2024

Finland warns of Android malware attacks breaching bank accounts

Iranian hackers pose as journalists to push backdoor malware

Android bug leaks DNS queries even when VPN kill switch is enabled

Android bug can leak DNS traffic with VPN kill switch enabled

NSA warns of North Korean hackers exploiting weak DMARC email policies

Google rolls back reCaptcha update to fix Firefox issues

NATO and EU condemn Russia’s cyberattacks against Germany, Czechia

Microsoft rolls out passkey auth for personal Microsoft accounts

CEO who sold fake Cisco devices to US military gets 6 years in prison

Bitwarden launches new MFA Authenticator app for iOS, Android