Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Kinsing Hacker Group Exploits More Flaws to Expand Botnet for Cryptojacking

The cryptojacking group known as Kinsing has demonstrated its ability to continuously evolve and adapt, proving to be a persistent threat by swiftly integrating newly disclosed vulnerabilities to exploit arsenal and expand its botnet. The findings come from cloud security firm Aqua, which described the threat actor as actively orchestrating illicit cryptocurrency mining

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Is an Open-Source AI Vulnerability Next?

The challenges within the AI supply chain mirror those of the broader software supply chain, with added complexity when integrating large language models (LLMs) or machine learning (ML) models into organizational frameworks.

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SEC to Require Financial Firms to Have Data Breach Incident Plans

The SEC now requires certain financial institutions to have written policies for detecting, addressing, and notifying customers of data breaches involving their personal information.

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UK Lags Europe on Exploited Vulnerability Remediation

A report from Bitsight revealed that UK organizations are taking significantly longer than their European counterparts to remediate software vulnerabilities listed in the US CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) catalog.

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OWASP Dep-Scan: Open-Source Security and Risk Audit Tool

OWASP dep-scan is an open-source security and risk assessment tool that analyzes project dependencies to identify vulnerabilities, licensing issues, and potential risks like dependency confusion attacks.

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New UK System Will See ISPs Benefit From Same Protections as Government Networks

The UK's NCSC has launched a new "Share and Defend" system that will provide internet service providers with the same malicious domain blocklists used to protect government networks, helping to raise cybersecurity resilience across the country.

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Cybersecurity Leaders Expect Their SOC Budgets to Grow, KPMG Finds

Cybersecurity leaders expect their security operations center (SOC) budgets to grow by up to 20% over the next two years, with the average annual SOC budget currently standing at $14.6 million, according to a survey conducted by KPMG.

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Cloud Security Incidents Make Organizations Turn to AI-Powered Prevention

Organizations are increasingly using AI-powered measures to address the rise in cloud security incidents, as traditional tools struggle to keep up with rapid technological advancements and sophisticated cyber threats.

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New XM Cyber Research: 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs

A new report from XM Cyber has found – among other insights - a dramatic gap between where most organizations focus their security efforts, and where the most serious threats actually reside. The new report, Navigating the Paths of Risk: The State of Exposure Management in 2024, is based on hundreds of thousands of attack path assessments conducted by the XM Cyber

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China-Linked Hackers Adopt Two-Stage Infection Tactic to Deploy Deuterbear RAT

Cybersecurity researchers have shed more light on a remote access trojan (RAT) known as Deuterbear used by the China-linked BlackTech hacking group as part of a cyber espionage campaign targeting the Asia-Pacific region this year. "Deuterbear, while similar to Waterbear in many ways, shows advancements in capabilities such as including support for shellcode plugins, avoiding handshakes

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FCC Might Require Telecoms to Report on Securing Internet’s BGP Technology

The FCC is proposing to mandate that broadband providers develop BGP security plans and document their use of the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) security framework.

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Remote-Access Tools the Intrusion Point to Blame for Most Ransomware Attacks

As per cybersecurity insurance firm At-Bay, remote-access tools, particularly self-managed VPNs from Cisco and Citrix, were the primary intrusion point for most ransomware attacks in 2023, accounting for over 60% of incidents.

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Critical Git Vulnerability Allows RCE When Cloning Repositories With Submodules

The vulnerability can be exploited on multi-user machines, where an attacker can prepare a local repository to look like a partial clone that is missing an object, causing Git to execute arbitrary code during the clone operation.

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Cybersecurity Analysis Exposes High-Risk Assets in Power and Healthcare Sectors

Traditional approaches to vulnerability management result in a narrow focus of the enterprise attack surface area that overlooks a considerable amount of risk, according to Claroty.

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GhostSec Announces Shift in Operations from Ransomware to Hacktivism

The cybercriminal group GhostSec has shifted from ransomware to hacktivism, stating they've gathered enough funds and will now focus on promoting social and political agendas through hacking.

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Us Offers $5 Million for Info on North Korean IT Workers Involved in Job Fraud

The U.S. government is offering a $5 million reward for information on a network of North Korean IT workers who allegedly scammed U.S. companies out of nearly $7 million through a job fraud scheme.

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Kimsuky APT Deploying Linux Backdoor Gomir in South Korean Cyber Attacks

The Kimsuky (aka Springtail) advanced persistent threat (APT) group, which is linked to North Korea's Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), has been observed deploying a Linux version of its GoBear backdoor as part of a campaign targeting South Korean organizations. The backdoor, codenamed Gomir, is "structurally almost identical to GoBear, with extensive sharing of code between

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Threat Actors Misusing Quick Assist in Social Engineering Attacks Leading to Ransomware

Cybercriminals are exploiting Microsoft's Quick Assist tool to conduct social engineering attacks and deliver ransomware like Black Basta to target users across various industries.

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Unsafe Software Development Practices Persist, Despite CISA's Push

Despite repeated efforts by the CISA to eliminate common software vulnerabilities, unsafe software development practices continue to persist across the industry, highlighting the challenges in driving change in coding practices.

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Flaw in Wi-Fi-Standard can Enable SSID Confusion Attacks

A design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard allows attackers to trick victims into connecting to a less secure wireless network than the one they intended to connect to, exposing them to higher risks of traffic interception and manipulation.