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China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA uses a new tradecraft in recent attacksChina-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA uses a new tradecraft in recent attacks

China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA uses a new tradecraft in recent attacks

China-linked APT group VANGUARD PANDA, aka Volt Typhoon, was spotted observing a novel tradecraft to gain initial access to target…

2 years ago
Trojanized Super Mario Bros game spreads malwareTrojanized Super Mario Bros game spreads malware

Trojanized Super Mario Bros game spreads malware

Researchers observed threat actors spreading a trojanized Super Mario Bros game installer to deliver multiple malware.  Researchers from Cyble Research…

2 years ago
Twitter hacker sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offensesTwitter hacker sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses

Twitter hacker sentenced to five years in prison for cybercrime offenses

A U.K. citizen, who was involved in the attack on Twitter in 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison…

2 years ago
Security Affairs newsletter Round 425 by Pierluigi Paganini – International editionSecurity Affairs newsletter Round 425 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs newsletter Round 425 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free…

2 years ago
Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnelSomeone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel

Someone is sending mysterious smartwatches to the US Military personnel

U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division warns that US military personnel have reported receiving unsolicited smartwatches in the mail. The U.S. Army’s…

2 years ago
CISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devicesCISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devices

CISA orders govt agencies to fix recently disclosed flaws in Apple devices

U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added six new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity…

2 years ago
VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter ServerVMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter Server

VMware fixed five memory corruption issues in vCenter Server

VMware addressed multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities in vCenter Server that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution. VMware released…

2 years ago
Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asapFortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asap

Fortinet fixes critical FortiNAC RCE, install updates asap

Fortinet addressed a critical remote command execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33299, affecting FortiNAC solution. FortiNAC is a network access control…

2 years ago
More than a million GitHub repositories potentially vulnerable to RepoJackingMore than a million GitHub repositories potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking

More than a million GitHub repositories potentially vulnerable to RepoJacking

Researchers reported that millions of GitHub repositories are likely vulnerable to an attack called RepoJacking. A study conducted by Aqua…

2 years ago
New Mirai botnet targets tens of flaws in popular IoT devicesNew Mirai botnet targets tens of flaws in popular IoT devices

New Mirai botnet targets tens of flaws in popular IoT devices

Since March 2023, Unit 42 researchers have observed a variant of the Mirai botnet spreading by targeting tens of flaws…

2 years ago