Security News

ScreenConnect servers hacked in LockBit ransomware attacks
2024-02-22 18:34

Attackers are exploiting a maximum severity authentication bypass vulnerability to breach unpatched ScreenConnect servers and deploy LockBit ransomware payloads on compromised networks. Today, Sophos X-Ops revealed that threat actors have been deploying LockBit ransomware on victims' systems after gaining access using exploits targeting these two ScreenConnect vulnerabilities.

IT suppliers hacked off with Uncle Sam's demands in aftermath of cyberattacks
2024-02-08 00:06

The Information Technology Industry Council, which represents a laundry list of heavy hitters, expressed dissatisfaction over the proposed reporting rules, describing them as adding "Another hue of color to the kaleidoscope of incident reporting regimes" being passed by the US federal government of late. ITIC said the eight-hour reporting requirement was "Unduly burdensome and inconsistent" with other reporting rules, adding that the 72-hour update period "Does not reflect the shifting urgency throughout an incident response."

AnyDesk has been hacked, users urged to change passwords
2024-02-05 12:24

AnyDesk Software GmbH, the German company behind the widely used remote desktop application of the same name, has confirmed they've been hacked and their production systems have been compromised.The statement was published on Friday evening and lacks technical details about the breach.

AnyDesk Hacked: Popular Remote Desktop Software Mandates Password Reset
2024-02-03 03:55

Remote desktop software maker AnyDesk disclosed on Friday that it suffered a cyber attack that led to a compromise of its production systems. The German company said the incident, which it...

Cloudflare hacked using auth tokens stolen in Okta attack
2024-02-01 20:53

Cloudflare disclosed today that its internal Atlassian server was breached by a 'nation state' attacker who accessed its Confluence wiki, Jira bug database, and Atlassian Bitbucket source code management system."They then returned on November 22 and established persistent access to our Atlassian server using ScriptRunner for Jira, gained access to our source code management system, and tried, unsuccessfully, to access a console server that had access to the data center that Cloudflare had not yet put into production in São Paulo, Brazil," Cloudflare said.

Microsoft Executives Hacked
2024-01-29 12:03

Microsoft is reporting that a Russian intelligence agency-the same one responsible for SolarWinds-accessed the email system of the company's executives. Beginning in late November 2023, the threat actor used a password spray attack to compromise a legacy non-production test tenant account and gain a foothold, and then used the account's permissions to access a very small percentage of Microsoft corporate email accounts, including members of our senior leadership team and employees in our cybersecurity, legal, and other functions, and exfiltrated some emails and attached documents.

Pwn2Own Automotive: $1.3M for 49 zero-days, Tesla hacked twice
2024-01-26 12:32

The first edition of Pwn2Own Automotive has ended with competitors earning $1,323,750 for hacking Tesla twice and demoing 49 zero-day bugs in multiple electric car systems between January 24 and January 26.After a zero-day vulnerability is exploited and reported to vendors during Pwn2Own, they have 90 days to release security patches before Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative discloses it publicly.

Tesla hacked again, 24 more zero-days exploited at Pwn2Own Tokyo
2024-01-25 15:49

Security researchers hacked the Tesla infotainment system and demoed 24 more zero-days on the second day of the Pwn2Own Automotive 2024 hacking competition. On the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2024, Synacktiv also collected another $295,000 after getting root on a Tesla Modem and hacking Ubiquiti Connect EV and JuiceBox 40 Smart EV Charging Stations using three chains, exploiting a total of seven zero-days.

Tech Giant HP Enterprise Hacked by Russian Hackers Linked to DNC Breach
2024-01-25 05:48

Hackers with links to the Kremlin are suspected to have infiltrated information technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) cloud email environment to exfiltrate mailbox data. "The...

HPE joins the 'our executive email was hacked by Russia' club
2024-01-25 02:02

HPE has become the latest tech giant to admit it has been compromised by Russian operatives. HPE "Immediately activated our response process to investigate, contain, and remediate the incident, eradicating the activity."