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Cisco Systems Webex Flaws Allows Remote Users To Execute Code

May 4, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

Cisco Systems’ WebEx conferencing platform has a critical vulnerability inside its recording function, which creates possibilities for remote code execution scenarios. The bug can be exploited if attackers are able to convince users to open a file … [Read more...] about Cisco Systems Webex Flaws Allows Remote Users To Execute Code

Filed Under: Cybercrime, Hacking Tagged With: ARF files, bug, Cisco, Cisco bugs, Cisco Systems, Cisco WebEx, critical vulnerabilities, Fortinet, patch, system update, videoconferencing

Authorities Close Down Webstressor.org

April 30, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

‘Operation Power Off’, law enforcement efforts in the U.S., U.K., the Netherlands and elsewhere, have taken down the DDoS-for-hire webstresser.org (previously webstresser.co) website. At its takedown, there were apparently 136,000 registered users … [Read more...] about Authorities Close Down Webstressor.org

Filed Under: DDoS, Government, Hacking Tagged With: Brian Krebs, DDoS, DDoS-for-hire, Europol, Germany, Jovan Mirkovic, Netherlands, Operation Power Off, U.K., U.S., vDOS, Webstresser, webstresser.org

Drupal Release Patches for Drupalgeddon2 Vulnerability

April 30, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

Drupal has just issued its third flaw fix in a month, supplementing its previous patch for Drupalgeddon 2 with an unscheduled security update. After releasing a patch for a critical vulnerability in late March, Drupal is now having to do it all over … [Read more...] about Drupal Release Patches for Drupalgeddon2 Vulnerability

Filed Under: Hacking, Vulnerabilities Tagged With: Dries Buytert, Drupal, Drupal Media module, Drupalgeddon 2, SA-CORE-2018-002, SA-CORE-2018-003, SA-CORE-2018-004, vulnerability, XSS

Hackers Modify Code in AOL Advertising Platform

April 20, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

Trend Micro researchers recently found that hackers had gained entry to, and then modified code, in AOL’s advertising platform to mine Monero cryptocurrency. 500 other websites are also thought to be infected with the same CoinHive cryptocurrency … [Read more...] about Hackers Modify Code in AOL Advertising Platform

Filed Under: Cryptomining, Hacking Tagged With: AOL advertising platform, Coinhive, cryptocurrency mining, cryptojacking, cryptomining, Monero, MSN Japanese web portal, Trend Micro, YouTube

Hacker who Stole a Billion Dollars via Carbanak and Cobalt Malware Arrested

March 30, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

The leader of a cybercriminal gang who spearheaded the Carbanak and Cobalt malware attacks that targeted over 100 financial institutions worldwide has been arrested in Alicante, Spain. The Spanish National Police worked in partnership with Europol, … [Read more...] about Hacker who Stole a Billion Dollars via Carbanak and Cobalt Malware Arrested

Filed Under: Government, Hacking Tagged With: Anunak malware, Carbanak malware, Cobalt malware, cryptocurrency, cybercriminal gang, European Banking Federation, Europol, FBI, hacker, Malware, money laundering, Spain

Russian Dragonfly Intruding on US Infrastructure

March 23, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI warned earlier this month that the “Dragonfly” hackers linked to the Russian government are engaged in a “multi-stage intrusion campaign” targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, including the … [Read more...] about Russian Dragonfly Intruding on US Infrastructure

Filed Under: Government, Hacking Tagged With: China, DHS, Dragonfly, Dragos Security, FBI, ICS, IOCs, Iran, multi-stage intrusion campaign, Russia, spear phishing, Symantec, TTPs, U.S. government, U.S. infrastructure, watering-hole web site attacks

880,000 Orbitz Customers Hit by Attack

March 23, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

Orbitz, the travel booking platform, said this week that its platform was likely hacked during certain times in 2016 and 2017, potentially affecting 880,0000 customers who made bookings on the site during that period. "We deeply regret the … [Read more...] about 880,000 Orbitz Customers Hit by Attack

Filed Under: Data Theft, Hacking Tagged With: American Express, credit monitoring, data breach, Equifax, Expedia, identity protection services, Orbitz

Slingshot Targets Latvian-made Routers for Undercover Reconnaisance

March 23, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

Earlier this month, Kaspersky Lab researchers disclosed malware code-named Slingshot so stealthy it was able to stay hidden for six years despite having infected at least 100 computers globally. The campaign specifically targeted breached … [Read more...] about Slingshot Targets Latvian-made Routers for Undercover Reconnaisance

Filed Under: Espionage, Government, Hacking Tagged With: Cahnadr, CIA, Cyberscoop, GollumApp, internet cafes, JSOC, Kaspersky Lab, Latvian-made routers, Malware, NSA, reconnaisance, Slingshot, SOCOM, spy malware, U.S. government

North Korea Uses Zero-Day Exploit to Target Governments

March 18, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

A group of hackers from North Korea dubbed APT37 (Reaper) have recently expanded their operations in scope and sophistication, according to cybersecurity firm FireEye. This follows their recent use of an Adobe Flash Zero-Day exploit, which FireEye … [Read more...] about North Korea Uses Zero-Day Exploit to Target Governments

Filed Under: Government, Hacking, Hacking Tools Tagged With: APT37, FireEye, hacking, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, North Korean government, Reaper, South Korea, Vietnam

U.S. Administration Levies Sanctions on Russia for Cyber Attacks

March 18, 2018 By News Team Leave a Comment

On Thursday, the U.S. stepped up sanctions on Russian intelligence for its attempt to interfere in the U.S. 2016 elections, and accused Russia of coordinating a far-reaching cyber-assault on its energy, nuclear, water and “critical manufacturing” … [Read more...] about U.S. Administration Levies Sanctions on Russia for Cyber Attacks

Filed Under: Government, Hacking Tagged With: cyber attacks, DHS, energy sector, FBI, Russia, Russian cyberattacks, sanctions, U.K., U.S., U.S. elections, U.S. government

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