31 Oct Massive cybercrime URL shortening service uncovered via DNS data A threat actor that security researchers call Prolific Puma has been providing link shortening services to cybercriminals for at least four years while keeping a sufficiently low profile to operate undetected. […]
30 Oct Toronto Public Library services down following weekend cyberattack The Toronto Public Library (TPL) is warning that many of its online services are offline after suffering a cyberattack over the weekend, on Saturday, October 28. […]
30 Oct New BiBi-Linux wiper malware targets Israeli orgs in destructive attacks A new malware wiper known as BiBi-Linux is being used to destroy data in attacks targeting Linux systems belonging to Israeli companies. […]
30 Oct Huawei, Vivo phones tag Google app as TrojanSMS-PA malware Huawei, Honor, and Vivo smartphones and tablets are displaying strange ‘Security threat’ alerts urging the deletion of the Google app, warning that it is detected as the ‘TrojanSMS-PA’ malware. […]
29 Oct New Hunters International ransomware possible rebrand of Hive A new ransomware-as-a-service brand named Hunters International has emerged using code used by the Hive ransomware operation, leading to the valid assumption that the old gang has resumed activity under a different flag. […]
29 Oct Pirate IPTV network in Austria dismantled and $1.74 million seized The Austrian police have arrested 20 people across the country linked to an illegal IPTV network that, between 2016 and 2023, decrypted copyright-protected broadcasts and redistributed them to thousands of customers. […]
29 Oct Windows 11 adds support for 11 file archives, including 7-Zip and RAR Microsoft says Windows 11 22H2 now natively supports almost a dozen additional archive formats, including RAR, 7-Zip, Tar, and GZ archives. […]
28 Oct Hackers email stolen student data to parents of Nevada school district The Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada is dealing with a potentially massive data breach, as hackers email parents their children’s’ data that was allegedly stolen during a recent cyberattack. […]
28 Oct HackerOne paid ethical hackers over $300 million in bug bounties HackerOne has announced that its bug bounty programs have awarded over $300 million in rewards to ethical hackers and vulnerability researchers since the platform’s inception. […]
27 Oct Hackers earn over $1 million for 58 zero-days at Pwn2Own Toronto The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking competition has ended with security researchers earning $1,038,500 for 58 zero-day exploits (and multiple bug collisions) targeting consumer products between October 24 and October 27. […]