Security News

North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit
2024-08-31 15:35

A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The...

North Korean hackers exploit Chrome zero-day to deploy rootkit
2024-08-30 17:04

North Korean hackers have exploited a recently patched Google Chrome zero-day (CVE-2024-7971) to deploy the FudModule rootkit after gaining SYSTEM privileges using a Windows Kernel exploit. [...]

Rock Chrome hard enough and get paid half a million
2024-08-29 16:30

Google revises Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program with higher payouts for bug hunters Google's Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) is now significantly more rewarding – with a top payout...

Russian Hackers Exploit Safari and Chrome Flaws in High-Profile Cyberattack
2024-08-29 15:59

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged multiple in-the-wild exploit campaigns that leveraged now-patched flaws in Apple Safari and Google Chrome browsers to infect mobile users with...

Midnight Blizzard delivered iOS, Chrome exploits via compromised government websites
2024-08-29 13:11

Suspected Russian hackers have been hitting iPhone and Android users visiting government websites with exploits first leveraged by commercial surveillance vendors, Google TAG researchers shared....

Russian APT29 hackers use iOS, Chrome exploits created by spyware vendors
2024-08-29 13:04

The Russian state-sponsored APT29 hacking group has been observed using the same iOS and Android exploits created by commercial spyware vendors in a series of cyberattacks between November 2023...

Google increases Chrome bug bounty rewards up to $250,000
2024-08-28 17:00

Google has more than doubled payouts for Google Chrome security flaws reported through its Vulnerability Reward Program, with the maximum possible reward for a single bug now exceeding $250,000. [...]

Google Warns of CVE-2024-7965 Chrome Security Flaw Under Active Exploitation
2024-08-27 04:45

Google has revealed that a security flaw that was patched as part of a security update rolled out last week to its Chrome browser has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as...

Google tags a tenth Chrome zero-day as exploited this year
2024-08-26 21:58

Today, Google revealed that it patched the tenth zero-day exploited in the wild in 2024 by attackers or security researchers during hacking contests. [...]

Week in review: PostgreSQL databases under attack, new Chrome zero-day actively exploited
2024-08-25 08:00

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: PostgreSQL databases under attack Poorly protected PostgreSQL databases running on Linux machines...