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North Korean Hackers Exploit Chrome Bug to Steal Crypto: Microsoft Reveals Shocking Attack

A North Korean hacking group called Citrine Sleet exploited a Chrome bug to steal cryptocurrency,...

Pidgin Pulls Plug on Malware-Ridden ScreenShareOTR: Users Urged to Scan for DarkGate

Pidgin has axed the ScreenShareOTR plugin after it was found to install keyloggers and malware....

China’s Tech Dominance: US Left in the Digital Dust, ASPI Reports

China now leads in 57 of 64 critical technologies, edging out the US, which dominates...

Cryptomining Chaos: Hackers Hijack Vulnerable Atlassian Servers, Rack Up Massive Bills

Hackers are exploiting a critical flaw (CVE-2023-22527) in Atlassian Confluence, installing cryptocurrency miners and battling...

Voldemort Strikes Again: New Malware Disguises as Tax Agencies to Hex Organizations Worldwide

A new malware campaign named “Voldemort” is impersonating tax agencies and spreading globally. As per...

Google Dangles Huge Bounties for Chrome Bug Hunters!

Google increases its Chrome VRP bounties to celebrate the browser’s 16th anniversary. Security researchers can...

Columbus vs. Goodwolf: The Ransomware Ruckus and Data Drama Unfolds

Columbus, Ohio, sues David Leroy Ross, aka Connor Goodwolf, for allegedly spreading data stolen in...

Fake VPN Alert: Hackers Impersonate Palo Alto GlobalProtect to Infiltrate Enterprises

Beware — hackers are impersonating Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN to sneak malware into large organizations....

Brain Cipher’s Olympic-Sized Oops: French Museums Hit by Cyber Heist

Ransomware group Brain Cipher attacked French National Museums during the Olympic Games, threatening to leak...

Google Sheets Gone Rogue: New Malware Campaign Targets 70+ Organizations

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel malware campaign leveraging Google Sheets as a command-and-control mechanism....

Hackers Bypass Airport Security: How Two Researchers Flew First Class for Free

Cybersecurity researchers found a vulnerability allowing them to skip US airport security and fly in...

Iranian Cyber Spies Unleash New Phishing Frenzy on U.S. Political Campaigns

Iranian threat group GreenCharlie has been linked to new network infrastructure targeting U.S. political campaigns....

BlackByte’s Sneaky Pivot: From Vulnerable Devices to VMware ESXi Exploits

BlackByte ransomware has shifted its focus to exploiting VMware ESXi hypervisors and using victim-sanctioned remote...

Middle East Malware Madness: Fake VPN Poses Major Cybersecurity Threat

New malware disguised as Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect VPN tool is targeting Middle Eastern users....

North Korean Hackers Target Devs with Fake npm Packages to Steal Crypto

North Korean threat actors are targeting developers with malicious npm packages to steal cryptocurrency. The...

Halliburton Hacked: RansomHub Ransomware Causes Oil Giant Meltdown

RansomHub ransomware gang strikes again, this time disrupting Halliburton’s IT systems and operations, leaving customers...

Russia’s Cozy Bear Strikes Again: Elite Spyware Tools Fuel New Hacking Frenzy

Governments are making elite spyware vendors like Intellexa and NSO Group’s hacking tools their go-to...

Hackers International Strike Again: US Marshals Service Hit with Massive Data Breach

The US Marshals Service (USMS) fell victim to a cyberattack by ransomware group Hackers International,...

Pirated Movies: A One-Way Ticket to Malware Madness!

Downloading pirated movies can turn your Windows PC into a malware magnet. Mandiant researchers warn...

Install Now or Cry Later: Critical Windows Flaw Exposed!

If you haven’t patched Windows yet, hurry up! The latest Patch Tuesday fix addresses a...