Feb 26, 2024The Hacker NewsSteganography / Malware Ukrainian entities based in Finland have been targeted as part of a malicious campaign distributing a commercial remote access trojan known as Remcos RAT using a malware loader called IDAT Loader. The attack has been attributed to a threat actor tracked by the Computer Emergency Response Team of […]
Feb 26, 2024The Hacker NewsSoftware Security / Cryptocurrency A set of fake npm packages discovered on the Node.js repository has been found to share ties with North Korean state-sponsored actors, new findings from Phylum show. The packages are named execution-time-async, data-time-utils, login-time-utils, mongodb-connection-utils, and mongodb-execution-utils. One of the packages in question, execution-time-async, masquerades as its […]
PlayDapp offered a $1 million reward to the hacker for returning the stolen contracts and assets, but the hackers continued to mint more tokens, leading to the suspension of PLA trading and efforts to freeze the hacker’s wallets on exchanges.
Feb 13, 2024The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Data Breach The Midnight Blizzard and Cloudflare-Atlassian cybersecurity incidents raised alarms about the vulnerabilities inherent in major SaaS platforms. These incidents illustrate the stakes involved in SaaS breaches — safeguarding the integrity of SaaS apps and their sensitive data is critical but is not easy. Common threat vectors […]
Feb 12, 2024The Hacker NewsCyber Threat / Password Security When it comes to access security, one recommendation stands out above the rest: multi-factor authentication (MFA). With passwords alone being simple work for hackers, MFA provides an essential layer of protection against breaches. However, it’s important to remember that MFA isn’t foolproof. It can be bypassed, […]
Feb 12, 2024The Hacker NewsInfrastructure Security / Software Supply Chain The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that it’s partnering with the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) Securing Software Repositories Working Group to publish a new framework to secure package repositories. Called the Principles for Package Repository Security, the framework aims to establish […]
Feb 09, 2024The Hacker NewsCloud Security / Open Source XDR / SIEM Cloud computing has innovated how organizations operate and manage IT operations, such as data storage, application deployment, networking, and overall resource management. The cloud offers scalability, adaptability, and accessibility, enabling businesses to achieve sustainable growth. However, adopting cloud technologies into your infrastructure presents […]
Feb 08, 2024The Hacker NewsUnified Identity / Cyber Security If you’ve listened to software vendors in the identity space lately, you will have noticed that “unified” has quickly become the buzzword that everyone is adopting to describe their portfolio. And this is great! Unified identity has some amazing benefits! However (there is always a however, […]
Feb 07, 2024The Hacker NewsRisk Management / Cybersecurity 2024 will be the year of the vCISO. An incredible 45% of MSPs and MSSPs are planning to start offering vCISO services in 2024. As an MSP/MSSP providing vCISO services, you own the organization’s cybersecurity infrastructure and strategy. But you also need to position yourself as a […]