Windows and Linux systems are being targeted by a ransomware variant called HelloXD, with the infections also involving the deployment of a backdoor to facilitate …
Iranian Hackers Spotted Using a new DNS Hijacking Malware in Recent Attacks
The Iranian state-sponsored threat actor tracked under the moniker Lyceum has turned to using a new custom .NET-based backdoor in recent campaigns directed against the …
MIT Researchers Discover New Flaw in Apple M1 CPUs That Can’t Be Patched
A novel hardware attack dubbed PACMAN has been demonstrated against Apple’s M1 processor chipsets, potentially arming a malicious actor with the capability to gain arbitrary …
Researchers Find Bluetooth Signals Can be Fingerprinted to Track Smartphones
A new research undertaken by a group of academics from the University of California San Diego has revealed for the first time that Bluetooth signals …
Researchers Detail How Cyber Criminals Targeting Cryptocurrency Users
Cybercriminals are impersonating popular crypto platforms such as Binance, Celo, and Trust Wallet with spoofed emails and fake login pages in an attempt to steal …
Researchers Disclose Critical Flaws in Industrial Access Control System from Carrier
As many as eight zero-day vulnerabilities have been disclosed in Carrier’s LenelS2 HID Mercury access control system that’s used widely in healthcare, education, transportation, and …
New Privacy Framework for IoT Devices Gives Users Control Over Data Sharing
A newly designed privacy-sensitive architecture aims to enable developers to create smart home apps in a manner that addresses data sharing concerns and puts users …
Symbiote: A Stealthy Linux Malware Targeting Latin American Financial Sector
Cybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off what they call a “nearly-impossible-to-detect” Linux malware that could be weaponized to backdoor infected systems. Dubbed Symbiote by …
Even the Most Advanced Threats Rely on Unpatched Systems
Common cybercriminals are a menace, there’s no doubt about it – from bedroom hackers through to ransomware groups, cybercriminals are causing a lot of damage. …
A Decade-Long Chinese Espionage Campaign Targets Southeast Asia and Australia
A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) actor dubbed Aoqin Dragon has been linked to a string of espionage-oriented attacks aimed at government, education, …
