Facebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Exploiting Salesforce Zero-Day
Hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Salesforce's legitimate email services and SMTP servers to target Facebook users with phishing emails.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
2 min read
Hackers Exploiting Years-Old Bug To Infect CoD Players With Self-Spreading Malware
Hackers have been infecting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 players with self-spreading malware for about a month, exploiting a bug reported to the game's publisher five years ago.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
2 min read
Hackers Are Using A Fake Android Chat App To Steal Your Data
Cybersecurity researchers have warned that hackers are using a fake Android chat app to steal data from users of encrypted messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
1 min read
A New SMS Vulnerability Could Let Hackers Track Your Location
A new vulnerability in text messaging could allow hackers to track your location, even if your communications are encrypted.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 31, 2023
1 min read
New Malware Targeting Android Users To Steal Sensitive Data Using OCR
Two new malware families targeting Android users have been discovered on Google Play, named CherryBlos and FakeTrade, which are designed to steal cryptocurrency credentials and funds or conduct scams using optical character recognition (OCR), a new report has said.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2023
2 min read
Health Data Of Over 8 Mn People Accessed By MOVEit Hackers: US Govt Contractor
Maximus has confirmed that hackers exploited a vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer to access the protected health information of 8 to 11 million individuals.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 28, 2023
2 min read
Multiple High Severity Vulnerabilities Patches In Ninja Forms Plugin
The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to steal sensitive information, take control of a WordPress site, or even upload malicious files.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 28, 2023
1 min read
Lazarus Hackers Linked To $60 Million Alphapo Cryptocurrency Heist
Blockchain analysts have linked the North Korean Lazarus hacking group to a recent attack on payment processing platform Alphapo, where the attackers stole almost $60 million in crypto.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 27, 2023
1 min read
Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability Exposed in 14 Email Logging Plugins
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been discovered in 14 different email logging plugins for WordPress.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2023
1 min read
New Variant Of AsyncRAT Malware ‘HotRat’ Spreading Via Free, Pirated Software
HotRat, a new variant of AsyncRAT malware, is spreading via free, pirated versions of popular software and utilities such as video games, picture, and sound editing tools, and Microsoft Office, a new report has shown.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 23, 2023
2 min read
Microsoft Top Impersonated Brand For Phishing Scams In Q2: Report
Microsoft took the top spot in the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 as the most impersonated brand for phishing scams, a new report showed on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2023
2 min read
Apple Employee Spot A Zero-Day Bug In Chrome But Didn’t Report To Google
An Apple employee discovered a zero-day bug in Google Chrome but did not report it as part of a competition. The bug was, in fact, reported by someone else which was later fixed by Google.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2023
1 min read
North Korean Hackers Breached a US Tech Company to Steal Crypto
North Korean hackers breached a US tech company and stole cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars. The attack, which was carried out by the Lazarus Group, is the latest in a string of high-profile cyber attacks by North Korea. The Lazarus Group is a state-sponsored hacking...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2023
1 min read
Hackers Exploiting Flaw In WooCommerce Payments Plugin To Gain Admin Access
Hackers have been exploiting a critical vulnerability in the WooCommerce Payments plugin to gain unauthorized access to WordPress sites.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
2 min read
Americans Sent Millions Of Sensitive Military Emails To Mali Due To ‘Typo’
Millions of sensitive emails linked with the US military were sent to Mali, a West African country allied with Russia, due to a typo, The Financial Times reported on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
1 min read
Dating App That Claims 50 Million Users Suffered a Data Breach
A majority of the records referred to an application called 419 Dating - Chat & Flirt
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2023
2 min read
Colorado State University Data Breach Exposes Student Info
Colorado State University (CSU) has confirmed that sensitive personal information of current and former students and employees was stolen in a recent data breach.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 15, 2023
1 min read
AIOS WordPress Security Plugin Logs Plaintext Passwords
The All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress security plugin was found to log plaintext passwords from user login attempts to the site's database, putting account security at risk.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 15, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft Mitigates China-Based Attack on Customer Emails
Microsoft has mitigated an attack by a China-based threat actor that targeted customer emails. The threat actor, which Microsoft tracks as Storm-0558, primarily targets government agencies in Western Europe and focuses on espionage, data theft, and credential access.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2023
1 min read
Apple Issues New RSR Updates to Address Zero-Day Bug
Apple has issued a new round of Rapid Security Response (RSR) updates to address a new zero-day bug exploited in attacks and impacting fully-patched iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
1 min read
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