Security News

Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited in New Godzilla Web Shell Attacks
2024-01-22 03:40

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a "notable increase" in threat actor activity actively exploiting a now-patched flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to deliver the Godzilla web shell on compromised...

Tietoevry ransomware attack causes outages for Swedish firms, cities
2024-01-21 20:13

Finnish IT services and enterprise cloud hosting provider Tietoevry has suffered a ransomware attack impacting cloud hosting customers in one of its data centers in Sweden, with the attack reportedly conducted by the Akira ransomware gang. Tietoevry confirmed today that the ransomware attack occurred Friday night into Saturday morning and has impacted only one of their data centers in Sweden.

Microsoft's Top Execs' Emails Breached in Sophisticated Russia-Linked APT Attack
2024-01-20 03:11

Microsoft on Friday revealed that it was the target of a nation-state attack on its corporate systems that resulted in the theft of emails and attachments from senior executives and other...

Payoneer accounts in Argentina hacked in 2FA bypass attacks
2024-01-19 20:28

Numerous Payoneer users in Argentina report waking up to find that their 2FA-protected accounts were hacked and funds stolen after receiving SMS OTP codes while they were sleeping. Starting last weekend, many Payoneer users in Argentina, whose accounts were protected by two-factor authentication, reported suddenly losing access to their accounts or simply logging in to empty wallets, losing "Years of work" worth in money ranging from $5,000 to $60,000.

VMware confirms critical vCenter flaw now exploited in attacks
2024-01-19 13:22

VMware has confirmed that a critical vCenter Server remote code execution vulnerability patched in October is now under active exploitation. vCenter Server is a management platform for VMware vSphere environments that helps administrators manage ESX and ESXi servers and virtual machines.

TeamViewer abused to breach networks in new ransomware attacks
2024-01-18 21:07

Ransomware actors are again using TeamViewer to gain initial access to organization endpoints and attempt to deploy encryptors based on the leaked LockBit ransomware builder.A similar case was first reported in March 2016, when numerous victims confirmed in the BleepingComputer forums that their devices were breached using TeamViewer to encrypt files with the Surprise ransomware.

Ransomware attacks hospitalizing security pros, as one admits suicidal feelings
2024-01-18 17:00

Ransomware attacks are being linked to a litany of psychological and physical illnesses reported by infosec professionals, and in some cases blamed for hospitalizations. The industry is as renowned for causing high stress levels as it is for high salaries, and episodes of burnout are so common that infoseccers say the mental and physical toll of dealing with ransomware attacks isn't sufficiently recognized or appreciated.

TensorFlow CI/CD Flaw Exposed Supply Chain to Poisoning Attacks
2024-01-18 12:34

Continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) misconfigurations discovered in the open-source TensorFlow machine learning framework could have been exploited to orchestrate supply chain...

AMD, Apple, Qualcomm GPUs leak AI data in LeftoverLocals attacks
2024-01-17 15:32

A new vulnerability dubbed 'LeftoverLocals' affecting graphics processing units from AMD, Apple, Qualcomm, and Imagination Technologies allows retrieving data from the local memory space. [...]

Citrix warns of new Netscaler zero-days exploited in attacks
2024-01-16 20:33

Citrix urged customers on Tuesday to immediately patch Netscaler ADC and Gateway appliances exposed online against two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities.The two zero-days impact the Netscaler management interface and expose unpatched Netscaler instances to remote code execution and denial-of-service attacks, respectively.