Security News > 2024 > November

US charges Phobos ransomware admin after South Korea extradition
2024-11-18 19:47

Evgenii Ptitsyn, a Russian national and suspected administrator of the Phobos ransomware operation, was extradited from South Korea and is facing cybercrime charges in the United States. [...]

Critical RCE bug in VMware vCenter Server now exploited in attacks
2024-11-18 18:54

​Broadcom warned today that attackers are now exploiting two VMware vCenter Server vulnerabilities, one of which is a critical remote code execution flaw. [...]

Fake Bitwarden ads on Facebook push info-stealing Chrome extension
2024-11-18 17:05

Fake Bitwarden password manager advertisements on Facebook are pushing a malicious Google Chrome extension that collects and steals sensitive user data from the browser. [...]

New Stealthy BabbleLoader Malware Spotted Delivering WhiteSnake and Meduza Stealers
2024-11-18 16:48

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new stealthy malware loader called BabbleLoader that has been observed in the wild delivering information stealer families such as WhiteSnake and...

Sweden's 'Doomsday Prep for Dummies' guide hits mailboxes today
2024-11-18 16:03

First in six years is nearly three times the size of the older, pre-NATO version Residents of Sweden are to receive a handy new guide this week that details how to prepare for various types of...

Cybersecurity: Benefits and Best Practices
2024-11-18 16:00

Cybercriminal activity is increasing. It is no longer a matter of if an attack will happen, but of when. From small companies to large corporations, public sectors, government, and defense...

Most of 2023’s Top Exploited Vulnerabilities Were Zero-Days
2024-11-18 15:49

Zero-day vulnerabilities are more commonly used, according to the Five Eyes: Key Findings In 2023, malicious cyber actors exploited more zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise enterprise networks...

Attackers are exploiting 2 zero-days in Palo Alto Networks firewalls (CVE-2024-0012, CVE-2024-9474)
2024-11-18 15:28

Palo Alto Networks has released fixes for two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-0012 and CVE-2024-9474) in its next-generation firewalls that have been exploited by attackers as zero-days. About the...

Major security audit of critical FreeBSD components now available
2024-11-18 15:19

The FreeBSD Foundation, in partnership with the Alpha-Omega Project, has released the results of an extensive security audit of two critical FreeBSD components: the bhyve hypervisor and the...

Deepen your knowledge of Linux security
2024-11-18 14:42

Event The security landscape is constantly shifting. If you're running Linux, staying ahead may rely on understanding the challenges - and opportunities - unique to Linux environments.…