Security News

UK arrests teen linked to Transport for London cyber attack
2024-09-12 16:36

U.K.'s National Crime Agency says it arrested a 17-year-old teenager who is suspected of being connected to the cyberattack on Transport for London, the city's public transportation agency. [...]

Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack
2024-09-12 10:49

Iraqi government networks have emerged as the target of an "elaborate" cyber attack campaign orchestrated by an Iran state-sponsored threat actor called OilRig. The attacks singled out Iraqi...

Microsoft says it broke some Windows 10 patching – as it fixes flaws under attack
2024-09-11 01:27

CISA wants you to leap on Citrix and Ivanti issues. Adobe, Intel, SAP also bid for patching priorities Patch Tuesday Another Patch Tuesday has dawned, as usual with the unpleasant news that there...

New PIXHELL acoustic attack leaks secrets from LCD screen noise
2024-09-10 19:23

A novel acoustic attack named 'PIXHELL' can leak secrets from air-gapped and audio-gapped systems, and without requiring speakers, through the LCD monitors they connect to. [...]

NoName ransomware gang deploying RansomHub malware in recent attacks
2024-09-10 10:35

The NoName ransomware gang has been trying to build a reputation for more than three years targeting small and medium-sized businesses worldwide with its encryptors and may now be working as a...

New PIXHELL Attack Exploits LCD Screen Noise to Exfiltrate Data from Air-Gapped Computers
2024-09-10 10:10

A new side-channel attack dubbed PIXHELL could be abused to target air-gapped computers by breaching the "audio gap" and exfiltrating sensitive information by taking advantage of the noise...

Critical SonicWall SSLVPN bug exploited in ransomware attacks
2024-09-09 21:50

Ransomware affiliates exploit a critical security vulnerability in SonicWall SonicOS firewall devices to breach victims' networks. [...]

Chinese hackers use new data theft malware in govt attacks
2024-09-09 19:19

New attacks attributed to China-based cyber espionage group Mustang Panda show that the threat actor switched to new strategies and malware called FDMTP and PTSOCKET to download payloads and steal...

New RAMBO Attack Uses RAM Radio Signals to Steal Data from Air-Gapped Networks
2024-09-09 17:19

A novel side-channel attack has been found to leverage radio signals emanated by a device's random access memory (RAM) as a data exfiltration mechanism, posing a threat to air-gapped networks. The...

How to defend against brute force and password spray attacks
2024-09-09 14:02

While not very sophisticated, brute force password attacks pose a significant threat to an organization's security. Learn more from Specops Software about these types of attacks and how to defend...