A bug in Linux Kernel 5.19.12 that was released at the end of September 2022 can potentially damage the displays of Intel laptops. Linux users reported the displays of their Intel laptops rapidly blinking, flickering, and showing white flashes after upgrading to Linux kernel version 5.19.12. Linux expert Ville Syrjäl pointed out that the anomalous […]
Cisco fixed high-severity flaws in some of its networking and communications products, including Enterprise NFV, Expressway and TelePresence. Cisco announced it has addressed high-severity vulnerabilities affecting some of its networking and communications products, including Enterprise NFV, Expressway and TelePresence. “Multiple vulnerabilities in the API and in the web-based management interface of Cisco Expressway Series Software […]
The City of Tucson, Arizona disclosed a data breach, the incident was discovered in May 2022 and impacted 123,500 individuals. The security breach was discovered at the end of May 2022 and concluded the investigation in September. According to the notification letter sample provided to the Maine Attorney General’s Office, over 123,500 were impacted have been impacted […]
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 19-year-old teen from Sydney for attempting to use data from the Optus data breach in SMS scams. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has arrested a 19-year-old teen from Sydney for allegedly attempting to use data leaked after the Optus data breach in a fraudulent scheme aimed at extorting […]
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Resecurity spotted a new group of hacktivists targeting financial institutions in Egypt, Resecurity, a California-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500 corporations globally, has noticed a new group of hacktivists targeting financial institutions in Egypt. The bad actors go under the campaign “EG Leaks” (also known as “Egypt Leaks”), they started leaking […]
Avast released a free decryptor for variants of the Hades ransomware tracked as ‘MafiaWare666’, ‘Jcrypt’, ‘RIP Lmao’, and ‘BrutusptCrypt,’ . Avast has released a decryptor for variants of the Hades ransomware known as ‘MafiaWare666’, ‘Jcrypt’, ‘RIP Lmao’, and ‘BrutusptCrypt,’ which can allow the victims of these ransomware strains to recover their files without paying the […]
Hundreds of Microsoft SQL servers all over the world have been infected with a new piece of malware tracked as Maggie. Security researchers Johann Aydinbas and Axel Wauer from the DCSO CyTec have spotted a new piece of malware, named Maggie, that has already infected over 250 Microsoft SQL servers worldwide. Most of the infected instances […]
Bad news for the Australian telecommunications industry, the largest company in the country Telstra suffered a data breach. Australia’s largest telecommunications company Telstra disclosed a data breach through a third-party supplier. The company pointed out that its systems have not been breached, the security breach impacted a third-party supplier that previously provided a now-obsolete Telstra […]
North Korea-linked Lazarus APT has been spotted deploying a Windows rootkit by taking advantage of an exploit in a Dell firmware driver. The North Korea-backed Lazarus Group has been observed deploying a Windows rootkit by relying on exploit in a Dell firmware driver dbutil_2_3.sys, ESET researchers warn. The discovery was made by ESET researchers while […]
Researchers link recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyberespionage group DEV-0401. Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sygnia attributed the recently discovered Linux ransomware Cheerscrypt to the China-linked cyber espionage group Bronze Starlight (aka DEV-0401, APT10) Bronze Starlight, has been active since mid-2021, in June researchers from Secureworks reported that the APT group is deploying […]