Security News

White House links ninth telecom breach to Chinese hackers
2024-12-27 20:02

A White House official has added a ninth U.S. telecommunications company to the list of telecoms breached in a Chinese hacking campaign that impacted dozens of countries. [...]

North Korean Hackers Deploy OtterCookie Malware in Contagious Interview Campaign
2024-12-27 17:42

North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign have been observed dropping a new JavaScript malware called OtterCookie. Contagious Interview (aka DeceptiveDevelopment)...

Hackers exploit DoS flaw to disable Palo Alto Networks firewalls
2024-12-27 16:33

Palo Alto Networks is warning that hackers are exploiting the CVE-2024-3393 denial of service vulnerability to disable firewall protections by forcing it to reboot. [...]

Brazilian Hacker Charged for Extorting $3.2M in Bitcoin After Breaching 300,000 Accounts
2024-12-26 14:42

A Brazilian citizen has been charged in the United States for allegedly threatening to release data stolen by hacking into a company's network in March 2020. Junior Barros De Oliveira, 29, of...

FBI links North Korean hackers to $308 million crypto heist
2024-12-24 14:02

The North Korean hacker group 'TraderTraitor' stole $308 million worth of cryptocurrency in the attack on the Japanese exchange DMM Bitcoin in May. [...]

North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin
2024-12-24 09:40

Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. "The theft...

North Korean hackers stole $1.3 billion worth of crypto this year
2024-12-22 15:19

North Korean hackers have stolen $1.34 billion worth of cryptocurrency across 47 cyberattacks that occurred in 2024, according to a new report by blockchain analysis company Chainalysis. [...]

Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools
2024-12-20 06:25

A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by malicious actors as part of a cyber campaign that installed remote desktop software such as AnyDesk...

Fortinet warns of FortiWLM bug giving hackers admin privileges
2024-12-19 17:24

Fortinet has disclosed a critical vulnerability in Fortinet Wireless Manager (FortiWLM) that allows remote attackers to take over devices by executing unauthorized code or commands through...

BeyondTrust says hackers breached Remote Support SaaS instances
2024-12-19 15:42

Privileged access management company BeyondTrust suffered a cyberattack in early December after threat actors breached some of its Remote Support SaaS instances. [...]