Security News

Microsoft: “Hack” this LLM-powered service and get paid
2024-12-09 15:56

Microsoft, in collaboration with the Institute of Science and Technology Australia and ETH Zurich, has announced the LLMail-Inject Challenge, a competition to test and improve defenses against...

US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
2024-12-05 20:31

​U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed...

Chinese Hackers Use GHOSTSPIDER Malware to Hack Telecoms Across 12+ Countries
2024-11-26 10:19

The China-linked threat actor known as Earth Estries has been observed using a previously undocumented backdoor called GHOSTSPIDER as part of its attacks targeting Southeast Asian...

Fintech giant Finastra investigates data breach after SFTP hack
2024-11-20 20:56

Finastra has confirmed it warned customers of a cybersecurity incident after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. [...]

US govt officials’ communications compromised in recent telecom hack
2024-11-13 22:34

CISA and the FBI confirmed that Chinese hackers compromised the "private communications" of a "limited number" of government officials after breaching multiple U.S. broadband providers. [...]

Amazon confirms employee data breach after vendor hack
2024-11-11 19:10

Amazon confirmed a data breach involving employee information after data allegedly stolen during the May 2023 MOVEit attacks was leaked on a hacking forum. [...]

Custom "Pygmy Goat" malware used in Sophos Firewall hack on govt network
2024-11-04 17:46

UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published an analysis of a Linux malware named "Pigmy Goat" created to backdoor Sophos XG firewall devices as part of recently disclosed attacks by...

Hack Nintendo's alarm clock to show cat pics? Let's-a-go!
2024-11-01 08:32

How 'Gary' defeated Bowser broke into the interactive alarm clock A hacker who uses the handle GaryOderNichts has found a way to break into Nintendo's recently launched Alarmo clock, and run code...

Feds investigate China's Salt Typhoon amid campaign phone hacks
2024-10-28 20:00

'They're taunting us,' investigator says and it looks like it's working The feds are investigating Chinese government-linked cyberspies breaking into the infrastructure of US telecom companies, as...

Police hacks, disrupts Redline, Meta infostealer operations
2024-10-28 14:11

The Dutch National Police, along with partner law enforcement agencies, has disrupted the operation of the Redline and Meta infostealers and has collected information that may unmask users who...