08 Apr Microsoft releases a cyberattack simulator – Shall we play a game? Microsoft has released an open-source cyberattack simulator that allows security researchers and data scientists to create simulated network environments and see how they fare against AI-controlled cyber agents. […]
08 Apr Windows 10 hacked again at Pwn2Own, Chrome and Zoom also fall Contestants hacked Microsoft’s Windows 10 OS twice during the second day of the Pwn2Own 2021 competition, together with the Google Chrome web browser and the Zoom video communication platform. […]
07 Apr REvil ransomware now changes password to auto-login in Safe Mode A recent change to the REvil ransomware allows the threat actors to automate file encryption via Safe Mode after changing Windows passwords. […]
07 Apr Cisco fixes bug allowing remote code execution with root privileges Cisco has released security updates to address a pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting SD-WAN vManage Software’s user management function. […]
07 Apr New Cring ransomware hits unpatched Fortinet VPN devices A vulnerability impacting Fortinet VPNs is being exploited by a new human-operated ransomware strain known as Cring to breach and encrypt industrial sector companies’ networks. […]
07 Apr Google Forms and Telegram abused to collect phished credentials Security researchers note an increase in alternative methods to steal data from phishing attacks, as scammers obtain the stolen info through Google Forms or private Telegram bots. […]
07 Apr Gigaset Android phones infected by malware via hacked update server Owners of Gigaset Android phones have been repeatedly infected with malware since the end of March after threat actors compromised the vendor’s update server in a supply-chain attack. […]
06 Apr Have I Been Pwned adds search for leaked Facebook phone numbers Facebook users can now use the Have I Been Pwned data breach notification site to check if their phone number was exposed in the social site’s recent data leak. […]
06 Apr European Commission, other EU orgs recently hit by cyber-attack The European Commission and several other European Union organizations were hit by a cyberattack in March according to a European Commission spokesperson. […]
06 Apr Hacker sells $38M worth of gift cards from thousands of shops A Russian hacker has sold on a top-tier underground forum close to 900,000 gift cards with a total value estimated at $38 million. […]