IT Information Security

Discord suffered a data after third-party support agent was hackedDiscord suffered a data after third-party support agent was hacked

Discord suffered a data after third-party support agent was hacked

Discord disclosed a data breach, the security breach was caused by the compromise of a third-party support agent's account. Discord,…

2 years ago
Russia-affiliated CheckMate ransomware quietly targets popular file-sharing protocolRussia-affiliated CheckMate ransomware quietly targets popular file-sharing protocol

Russia-affiliated CheckMate ransomware quietly targets popular file-sharing protocol

The CheckMate ransomware operators have been targeting the Server Message Block (SMB) communication protocol used for file sharing to compromise…

2 years ago
Bl00dy Ransomware Gang actively targets the education sector exploiting PaperCut RCEBl00dy Ransomware Gang actively targets the education sector exploiting PaperCut RCE

Bl00dy Ransomware Gang actively targets the education sector exploiting PaperCut RCE

U.S. CISA and FBI warned of attacks conducted by the Bl00dy Ransomware Gang against the education sector in the country. The…

2 years ago
Leaked source code of Babuk ransomware used by 10 different ransomware families targeting VMware ESXiLeaked source code of Babuk ransomware used by 10 different ransomware families targeting VMware ESXi

Leaked source code of Babuk ransomware used by 10 different ransomware families targeting VMware ESXi

The leak of the source code of the Babuk ransomware allowed 9 ransomware gangs to create their own ransomware targeting…

2 years ago
A flaw in the Essential ‘Addons for Elementor’ WordPress plugin poses 1M sites at risk of hackingA flaw in the Essential ‘Addons for Elementor’ WordPress plugin poses 1M sites at risk of hacking

A flaw in the Essential ‘Addons for Elementor’ WordPress plugin poses 1M sites at risk of hacking

Experts warn of an unauthenticated privilege escalation flaw in the popular Essential 'Addons for Elementor' WordPress plugin. Essential 'Addons for…

2 years ago
Experts share details of five flaws that can be chained to hack Netgear RAX30 Routers Experts share details of five flaws that can be chained to hack Netgear RAX30 Routers 

Experts share details of five flaws that can be chained to hack Netgear RAX30 Routers

Researchers disclosed the details of five vulnerabilities that can be chained to take over some Netgear router models. Industrial and…

2 years ago
Google will provide dark web monitoring to all US Gmail users and moreGoogle will provide dark web monitoring to all US Gmail users and more

Google will provide dark web monitoring to all US Gmail users and more

Google announced the opening of the dark web monitoring report security feature to all Gmail users in the United States.…

2 years ago
North Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University HospitalNorth Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University Hospital

North Korea-linked APT breached the Seoul National University Hospital

The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA) warns that a North Korea-linked APT group had breached the Seoul National University Hospital…

2 years ago
Twitter now supports Encrypted Direct Messages, with some limitationsTwitter now supports Encrypted Direct Messages, with some limitations

Twitter now supports Encrypted Direct Messages, with some limitations

Twitter is rolling out support for encrypted direct messages (DMs), the security feature will be initially available for the verified users.…

2 years ago
A zero-click vulnerability in Windows allows stealing NTLM credentialsA zero-click vulnerability in Windows allows stealing NTLM credentials

A zero-click vulnerability in Windows allows stealing NTLM credentials

Researchers shared technical details about a flaw in Windows MSHTML platform, tracked as CVE-2023-29324, that could be abused to bypass security protections. Cybersecurity…

2 years ago