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What is RansomHub? Looks like a Knight ransomware reboot
2024-06-05 20:13

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Chinese hacking groups team up in cyber espionage campaign
2024-06-05 20:06

Chinese state-sponsored actors have been targeting a government agency since at least March 2023 in a cyberespionage campaign that researchers track as Crimson Palace. According to a report from cybersecurity company Sophos, the campaign relied on new malware variants and three different activity clusters that indicate a coordinated attack.

Vulnerability in Cisco Webex cloud service exposed government authorities, companies
2024-06-05 19:17

The vulnerability that allowed a German journalist to discover links to video conference meetings held by Bundeswehr and the Social Democratic Party of Germany via their self-hosted Cisco Webex instances similarly affected the Webex cloud service. "The cause of the vulnerability is again Cisco does not use random numbers to assign numbers used for meetings," Netzbegrünung explained.

Cisco Talos: LilacSquid Threat Actor Targets Multiple Sectors Worldwide With PurpleInk Malware
2024-06-05 19:13

A new report from Cisco Talos exposed the activities of a threat actor known as LilacSquid, or UAT-4820. The threat actor exploits vulnerable web applications or uses compromised Remote Desktop Protection credentials to successfully compromise systems by infecting them with custom PurpleInk malware.

Kali Linux 2024.2 released: 18 new tools, countless updates
2024-06-05 18:23

It includes future package compatibility for 32-bit platforms, improvements to GNOME 46 and Xfce, and 18 new tools. Kali 2024.2 introduces GNOME 46, offering a refined experience that builds on the enhancements from previous versions.

Qilin ransomware gang linked to attack on London hospitals
2024-06-05 17:57

A ransomware attack that hit pathology services provider Synnovis on Monday and impacted several major NHS hospitals in London has now been linked to the Qilin ransomware operation. Memos sent by officials of hospitals affected by the Synnovis ransomware attack revealed on Tuesday that this "Ongoing critical incident" has had a "Major impact" on their procedures and operations.

Emergency patches released for critical vulns impacting EOL Zyxel NAS boxes
2024-06-05 17:30

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Kali Linux 2024.2 released with 18 new tools, Y2038 changes
2024-06-05 17:22

Kali Linux has released version 2024.2, the first version of 2024, with eighteen new tools and fixes for the Y2038 bug.As is typical for the year's first version, the Kali Team has released new visual elements, including wallpapers and updates to the boot menu and login display.

Cisco Live 2024: New Unified Observability Experience Packages Cisco & Splunk Insight Tools
2024-06-05 15:06

Cisco's acquisition of Splunk is playing out with a new full-stack observability product, the Unified Observability Experience, Cisco announced at the Cisco Live conference on June 5. As part of the same suite of conference announcements, Cisco also showed off the initial availability of a free trial version of Motific, a generative AI delivery platform made in concert with Mistral AI. Unified Observability Experience creates easy connections between AppDynamics and Splunk Platform.

Photos: Infosecurity Europe 2024
2024-06-05 12:53

Infosecurity Europe is taking place at ExCel London from 4-6 June 2024. Help Net Security is on-site. This gallery takes you inside the event. The featured vendors are: Plainsea, Qualys, Akamai,...