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. […]
27 Oct The Week in Ransomware – October 27th 2023 – Breaking Records Ransomware attacks are increasing significantly, with reports indicating that last month was a record month for ransomware attacks in 2023. […]
27 Oct Microsoft 365 users get workaround for ‘Something Went Wrong’ errors Microsoft shared a workaround for a known Microsoft 365 issue triggering ‘Something Went Wrong [1001]’ sign-in errors and making desktop applications unusable for many customers. […]
27 Oct Lazarus hackers breached dev repeatedly to deploy SIGNBT malware The North Korean Lazarus hacking group repeatedly compromised a software vendor using flaws in vulnerable software despite multiple patches and warnings being made available by the developer. […]