Security News

A “cascade” of errors let Chinese hackers into US government inboxes
2024-04-03 13:37

Microsoft still doesn't known how Storm-0558 attackers managed to steal the Microsoft Services Account cryptographic key they used to forge authentication tokens needed to access email accounts belonging to US government officials. "The stolen 2016 MSA key in combination with [a] flaw in the token validation system permitted the threat actor to gain full access to essentially any Exchange Online account," CISA's Cyber Safety Review Board noted in a recently released Review of the Summer 2023 Microsoft Exchange Online Intrusion.

New Chrome feature aims to stop hackers from using stolen cookies
2024-04-02 18:08

Google announced a new Chrome security feature that ties cookies to a specific device, blocking hackers from stealing and using them to hijack users' accounts.To solve this problem, Google is working on a new feature called Device Bound Session Credentials that makes it impossible for attackers to steal your cookies by cryptographically binding your authentication cookies to your device.

China-linked Hackers Deploy New 'UNAPIMON' Malware for Stealthy Operations
2024-04-02 11:00

A threat activity cluster tracked as Earth Freybug has been observed using a new malware called UNAPIMON to fly under the radar. "Earth Freybug is a cyberthreat group that has been active since at...

AT&T confirms data for 73 million customers leaked on hacker forum
2024-03-30 16:52

AT&T has finally confirmed it is impacted by a data breach affecting 73 million current and former customers after initially denying the leaked data originated from them. While the company continues to say there is no indication their systems were breached, it has now confirmed that the leaked data belongs to 73 million current and former customers.

Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware
2024-03-30 07:16

Malicious ads and bogus websites are acting as a conduit to deliver two different stealer malware, including Atomic Stealer, targeting Apple macOS users. The ongoing infostealer attacks targeting...

Hackers Hit Indian Defense, Energy Sectors with Malware Posing as Air Force Invite
2024-03-27 15:24

Indian government entities and energy companies have been targeted by unknown threat actors with an aim to deliver a modified version of an open-source information stealer malware called...

CISA Warns: Hackers Actively Attacking Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability
2024-03-27 13:15

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a security flaw impacting the Microsoft Sharepoint Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog based on...

Finland confirms APT31 hackers behind 2021 parliament breach
2024-03-26 21:23

The Finnish Police confirmed on Tuesday that the APT31 hacking group linked to the Chinese Ministry of State Security was behind a breach of the country's parliament disclosed in March 2021. As Finnish Parliament officials said three years ago, when describing the incident as a "State cyber-espionage operation" believed to be linked to "The so-called APT31 operation," the attackers gained access to multiple parliament email accounts, including some belonging to Finnish MPs. On Monday, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned two APT31 operatives who worked as contractors for Wuhan XRZ, an OFAC-designated front company used by the Chinese MSS as cover in U.S. critical infrastructure attacks.

Hackers exploit Ray framework flaw to breach servers, hijack resources
2024-03-26 18:51

Ray is an open-source framework developed by Anyscale that is used to scale AI and Python applications across a cluster of machines for distributed computational workloads. In November 2023, Anyscale disclosed five Ray vulnerabilities, fixing four tracked as CVE-2023-6019, CVE-2023-6020, CVE-2023-6021, and CVE-2023-48023.

Ransomware can mean life or death at hospitals. DEF CON hackers to the rescue?
2024-03-26 13:15

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