Cybercriminals are targeting vulnerable Docker servers by deploying two containers: a standard XMRig miner and the 9Hits viewer application—an automated traffic exchange system. Cado Security researchers have discovered a new campaign targeting vulnerable Docker servers, deploying two containers – a regular XMRig miner and the 9hits viewer application. This is the first documented case of malware deploying the […]
Ivanti said it is seeing a spike in hackers targeting two recently disclosed vulnerabilities in its Connect Secure VPN product, as cybersecurity researchers also sized up the extent of the damage. Since issuing an advisory last week, “we have seen a sharp increase in threat actor activity and security researcher scans” concerning the bugs, an […]
Jan 14, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Vulnerability The cyber attacks targeting the energy sector in Denmark last year may not have had the involvement of the Russia-linked Sandworm hacking group, new findings from Forescout show. The intrusions, which targeted around 22 Danish energy organizations in May 2023, occurred in two distinct waves, one which exploited a […]
China-backed cyber espionage group Volt Typhoon is systematically targeting legacy Cisco devices in a sophisticated and stealthy campaign to grow its attack infrastructure. In many instances, the threat actor, known for targeting critical infrastructure, is exploiting a couple of vulnerabilities from 2019 in routers, to break into target devices and take control of them. Targeting […]
Enlarge Getty Images Unknown threat actors are actively targeting two critical zero-day vulnerabilities that allow them to bypass two-factor authentication and execute malicious code inside networks that use a widely used virtual private network appliance sold by Ivanti, researchers said Wednesday. Ivanti reported bare-bones details concerning the zero-days in posts published on Wednesday that urged […]
A threat actor known as IntelBroker has claimed responsibility for a major data breach targeting the United States Department of Transportation (DOT). The federal executive department, entrusted with the planning, coordination, and implementation of federal transportation projects and policies, is now grappling with the fallout of a substantial compromise to its aviation department. DOT Data […]
Hackers are increasingly targeting verified Twitter accounts of businesses and government organizations to promote cryptocurrency scams and steal assets from unsuspecting users.
Cyber-attacks targeting Web3 cost organizations $1.84bn in 2023 across 751 incidents, according to Certik’s Hack3d: The Web3 Security Report 2023. The average cost per incident was $2.45m in 2023. However, there was a wide disparity between the losses suffered, with the 10 most costly attacks alone accounting for $1.11bn. The highest costs occurred in Q3, […]
Jan 06, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Attack The recent wave of cyber attacks targeting Albanian organizations involved the use of a wiper called No-Justice. The findings come from cybersecurity company ClearSky, which said the Windows-based malware “crashes the operating system in a way that it cannot be rebooted.” The intrusions have been attributed to an Iranian […]