Security
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Hacktivists target critical infrastructure, hit decoy plant
A pro-Russian hacktivist group called TwoNet pivoted in less than a year from launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks to targeting critical infrastructure. Recently, the threat actor claimed an attack on a water treatment facility that turned out to be a realistic honeypot system set up by threat researchers specifically to observe adversaries’ movements. The compromise […]
Hackers claim Discord breach exposed data of 5.5 million users
Discord says they will not be paying threat actors who claim to have stolen the data of 5.5 million unique users from the company’s Zendesk support system instance, including government IDs and partial payment information for some people. The company is also pushing back on claims that 2.1 million photos of government IDs were disclosed in […]
New FileFix attack uses cache smuggling to evade security software
A new variant of the FileFix social engineering attack uses cache smuggling to secretly download a malicious ZIP archive onto a victim’s system and bypassing security software. The new phishing and social engineering attack impersonates a “Fortinet VPN Compliance Checker” and was first spotted by cybersecurity researcher P4nd3m1cb0y, who shared information about it on X. In […]
Qilin ransomware claims Asahi brewery attack, leaks data
The Qilin ransomware group has claimed the attack on Japanese beer giant Asahi by adding the company to the list of victims on its data leak site. The threat actor claims to have exfiltrated more than 9,300 files in 27GB of data. As proof of the theft, the hackers published 29 images showing internal financial documents, employee […]
Crimson Collective hackers target AWS cloud instances for data theft
The ‘Crimson Collective’ threat group has been targeting AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud environments for the past weeks, to steal data and extort companies. The hackers claimed responsibility for the recent Red Hat attack, saying that they exfiltrated 570 GB of data from thousands of private GitLab repositories, and pressured the software company to pay a ransom. Following […]
Hackers exploit auth bypass in Service Finder WordPress theme
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Service Finder WordPress theme that allows them to bypass authentication and log in as administrators. Administrator privileges in WordPress grant full control over content and settings, permission to create accounts, upload PHP files, and export databases. WordPress plugin security firm Wordfence recorded more than 13,800 exploitation atempts since August 1st. Service […]
London police arrests suspects linked to nursery breach, child doxing
The UK Metropolitan Police has arrested two suspects following an investigation into the doxing of children online after a ransomware attack on a chain of London-based nurseries. The 17-year-old suspects were taken into custody at their homes in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, on suspicion of blackmail and computer misuse. While the Met didn’t share more details […]
Salesforce refuses to pay ransom over widespread data theft attacks
Salesforce has confirmed that it will not negotiate with or pay a ransom to the threat actors behind a massive wave of data theft attacks that impacted the company’s customers this year. As first reported by Bloomberg, Salesforce emailed customers on Tuesday to say they would not be paying a ransom and warned that “credible threat […]
Docker makes Hardened Images Catalog affordable for small businesses
The Docker team has announced unlimited access to its Hardened Images catalog to make access to secure software bundles affordable for all development teams at startups and SMBs. Starting today, container images that have been verified to be free of known vulnerabilities (near-zero CVEs), are available to all users through a subscription and a 30-day free […]
DraftKings warns of account breaches in credential stuffing attacks
Sports betting giant DraftKings has notified an undisclosed number of customers that their accounts had been hacked in a recent wave of credential stuffing attacks. DraftKings, a gambling company based in Boston and founded in 2012, provides sportsbook and daily fantasy sports (DFS) services and is an official partner of the NFL, NHL, PGA TOUR, […]