Security News

Fox News 'hacker' turns out to be journalist whose lawyers say was doing his job
2024-02-26 11:48

In brief A Florida journalist has been arrested and charged with breaking into protected computer systems in a case his lawyers say was less "Hacking," more "Good investigative journalism." Tim Burke was arrested on Thursday and charged with one count of conspiracy, six counts of accessing a protected computer without authorization, and seven counts of intercepting or disclosing wire, oral or electronic communications for his supposed role in the theft of unedited video streams from Fox News.

U-Haul says hacker accessed customer records using stolen creds
2024-02-23 14:16

U-Haul has started informing customers that a hacker used stolen account credentials to access an internal system for dealers and team members to track customer reservations. The breach exposed customer records that include personal information but payment details have not been impacted.

Hackers abuse Google Cloud Run in massive banking trojan campaign
2024-02-21 21:07

Security researchers are warning of hackers abusing the Google Cloud Run service to distribute massive volumes of banking trojans like Astaroth, Mekotio, and Ousaban. Google Cloud Run is lets users deploy frontend and backend services, websites or applications, handle workloads without the effort of managing an infrastructure or scaling.

New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers
2024-02-21 16:16

Cybersecurity researchers have identified two authentication bypass flaws in open-source Wi-Fi software found in Android, Linux, and ChromeOS devices that could trick users into joining a...

Russian Hackers Target Ukraine with Disinformation and Credential-Harvesting Attacks
2024-02-21 06:01

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new influence operation targeting Ukraine that leverages spam emails to propagate war-related disinformation. The activity has been linked to...

New Report Reveals North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms Worldwide
2024-02-20 10:53

The North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign targeting the defense sector across the world. In a joint advisory published by Germany's Federal...

Iran and Hezbollah Hackers Launch Attacks to Influence Israel-Hamas Narrative
2024-02-20 06:01

Hackers backed by Iran and Hezbollah staged cyber attacks designed to undercut public support for the Israel-Hamas war after October 2023. This includes destructive attacks against key Israeli...

North Korean hackers linked to defense sector supply-chain attack
2024-02-19 20:24

In an advisory today Germany's federal intelligence agency and South Korea's National Intelligence Service warn of an ongoing cyber-espionage operation targeting the global defense sector on behalf of the North Korean government. Today's joint cybersecurity advisory highlights two cases attributed to North Korean actors, one of them the Lazarus group, to provide the tactics, techniques, and procedures used by the attackers.

Hackers exploit critical RCE flaw in Bricks WordPress site builder
2024-02-19 17:55

Hackers are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution flaw impacting the Brick Builder Theme to run malicious PHP code on vulnerable sites. The Bricks Builder Theme is a premium WordPress theme described as an innovative, community-driven visual site builder.

Russian-Linked Hackers Target 80+ Organizations via Roundcube Flaws
2024-02-19 05:05

Threat actors operating with interests aligned to Belarus and Russia have been linked to a new cyber espionage campaign that likely exploited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in...