A notorious APT hacker group “OceanLotus” compromised the network systems of automobile giant BMW and installed a hacking tool known as “Cobalt Strike” to spy and control the systems.
According to a research report from Bayerischer Rundfunk, the attack was...
Since the end of August 2019, researchers at Proofpoint have been tracking a new loader dubbed as ‘Buer’. It is said to use C and .NET Core programming languages for improved client and server exploitation. This downloader is sold...
Researchers discovered a new kind of “Fileless Malware” distributed by the infamous Lazarus APT Hackers Group. According to a security researcher from K7 Labs, the hacking group was spreading malware targeting MacOS users, to create fake cryptocurrency trading applications.
The...
It may sound like a tongue-twister. Bug bounty platform HackerOne recently revealed that one of its security analysts inadvertently sent a session cookie to a bug hunter on November 24 this year, which allowed the bug hunter to access...
An error from a third-party contractor has led to a massive data breach where personal information of hundreds of thousands of AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile subscribers was exposed on unprotected public cloud servers. According to a TechCrunch report, around 261,300 documents were exposed...
Internet of Things has helped to enhance the connected lifestyle, but it also created new attack vectors for hackers. Many security pros cautioned earlier that IoT devices have become a primary target for cybercriminals.
In its tech advice, the FBI...
Using a common password for various accounts might seem convenient, but it could be a potential threat for other accounts if an attacker breaks into one. With unprotected databases and online services getting breached often, leaked/stolen passwords from data...
Around ten million text messages were exposed by an unprotected database run by an American-based communications company, TrueDialog.
Security experts Noam Rotem and Ran Locar from VPNMentor discovered that a leaky database exposed millions of users’ data, including text messages, names, addresses, and other...
Security analysts from IBM recently discovered a data-wiping malware dubbed as ZeroCleare.
IBM claims that the malware was developed by Iranian state-sponsored hackers and used in cyber-attacks against energy companies in the Middle East region. However, the company didn’t...
A newly discovered Trojan, dubbed Socelars, allows bad actors to access Facebook advertisements, the Bleeping Computer reported.
The issue came to light after a security researcher Vitali Kremez found that Socelars Trojan was distributed through a fake PDF editing app...
