Security News

Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining
2025-02-11 20:42

These crooks have no chill A previously unknown gang dubbed Triplestrength poses a triple threat to organizations: It infects victims' computers with ransomware, then hijacks their cloud accounts...

New Syncjacking attack hijacks devices using Chrome extensions
2025-01-30 14:33

A new attack called 'Browser Syncjacking' demonstrates the possibility of using a seemingly benign Chrome extension to take over a victim's device through the browser. [...]

Security Flaws in Popular ML Toolkits Enable Server Hijacks, Privilege Escalation
2024-11-11 10:11

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered nearly two dozen security flaws spanning 15 different machine learning (ML) related open-source projects. These comprise vulnerabilities discovered both on...

New SteelFox malware hijacks Windows PCs using vulnerable driver
2024-11-06 17:53

A new malicious package called 'SteelFox' mines for cryptocurrency and steals credit card data by using the "bring your own vulnerable driver" technique to get SYSTEM privileges on Windows machines. [...]

New FakeCall Malware Variant Hijacks Android Devices for Fraudulent Banking Calls
2024-11-04 06:13

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of a well-known Android malware family dubbed FakeCall that employs voice phishing (aka vishing) techniques to trick users into parting with...

Malvertising Campaign Hijacks Facebook Accounts to Spread SYS01stealer Malware
2024-10-30 13:00

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an ongoing malvertising campaign that abuses Meta's advertising platform and hijacked Facebook accounts to distribute information known as SYS01stealer....

DNS hijacks target crypto platforms registered with Squarespace
2024-07-12 18:28

A wave of coordinated DNS hijacking attacks targets decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency domains using the Squarespace registrar, redirecting visitors to phishing sites hosting wallet...

New Cuttlefish Malware Hijacks Router Connections, Sniffs for Cloud Credentials
2024-05-02 05:04

A new malware called Cuttlefish is targeting small office and home office (SOHO) routers with the goal of stealthily monitoring all traffic through the devices and gather authentication data from...

China-Linked 'Muddling Meerkat' Hijacks DNS to Map Internet on Global Scale
2024-04-29 13:46

A previously undocumented cyber threat dubbed Muddling Meerkat has been observed undertaking sophisticated domain name system (DNS) activities in a likely effort to evade security measures and...

Vast botnet hijacks smart TVs for prime-time cybercrime
2024-01-18 10:15

Security researchers have pinned a DDoS botnet that's infected potentially millions of smart TVs and set-top boxes to an eight-year-old cybercrime syndicate called Bigpanzi. "The potential for Bigpanzi-controlled TVs and STBs to broadcast violent, terroristic, or pornographic content, or to employ increasingly convincing AI-generated videos for political propaganda, poses a significant threat to social order and stability," said researchers at Chinese security biz Qianxin.