Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm has been linked to a three-year-long stealthy operation to hack targets by exploiting an IT monitoring tool called Centreon. The intrusion campaign — …
A Sticker Sent On Telegram Could Have Exposed Your Secret Chats
Cybersecurity researchers on Monday disclosed details of a now-patched flaw in the Telegram messaging app that could have exposed users’ secret messages, photos, and videos to remote malicious actors. The …
Apple will proxy Safe Browsing requests to hide iOS users’ IP from Google
Apple’s upcoming iOS 14.5 update will come with a new feature that will redirect all fraudulent website checks through its own proxy servers as a workaround to preserve user privacy …
Yandex Employee Caught Selling Access to Users’ Email Inboxes
Russian Dutch-domiciled search engine, ride-hailing and email service provider Yandex on Friday disclosed a data breach that compromised 4,887 email accounts of its users. The company blamed the incident on …
Researchers Uncover Android Spying Campaign Targeting Pakistan Officials
Two new Android surveillanceware families have been found to target military, nuclear, and election entities in Pakistan and Kashmir as part of a pro-India, state-sponsored hacking campaign. Dubbed Hornbill and …
Secret Chat in Telegram Left Self-Destructing Media Files On Devices
Popular messaging app Telegram fixed a privacy-defeating bug in its macOS app that made it possible to access self-destructing audio and video messages long after they disappeared from secret chats. …
10 SIM Swappers Arrested for Stealing $100M in Crypto from Celebrities
Ten people belonging to a criminal network have been arrested in connection with a series of SIM-swapping attacks that resulted in the theft of more than $100 million by hijacking …
The Weakest Link in Your Security Posture: Misconfigured SaaS Settings
In the era of hacking and malicious actors, a company’s cloud security posture is a concern that preoccupies most, if not all, organizations. Yet even more than that, it is …
Poor Password Security Led to Recent Water Treatment Facility Hack
New details have emerged about the remote computer intrusion at a Florida water treatment facility last Friday, highlighting a lack of adequate security measures needed to bulletproof critical infrastructure environments. …
Iranian Hackers Utilize ScreenConnect to Spy On UAE, Kuwait Government Agencies
UAE and Kuwait government agencies are targets of a new cyberespionage campaign potentially carried out by Iranian threat actors, according to new research. Attributing the operation to be the work …