Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles


TeamsPhisher Tool Exploits Microsoft Teams to Deploy Malware

06 July 2023
A new tool available on GitHub can enable attackers to misuse a recently disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Teams and automatically deliver malicious files to users' systems.

Android July security updates fix three actively exploited bugs

06 July 2023
“There are indications that the following [vulnerabilities] may be under limited, targeted exploitation,” reads Google’s bulletin, highlighting CVE-2023-26083, CVE-2021-29256, and CVE-2023-2136.

RedEnergy: New Stealer-as-a-Ransomware Out in the Wild

06 July 2023
The recent detection of RedEnergy stealer-as-a-ransomware represents an advanced threat that combines stealthy data theft and encryption techniques to cause significant damage and seize control over its targets. 

28,000 Employees Impacted by Data Breach at Pepsi Bottling Ventures

06 July 2023
Discovered on January 10, the data breach occurred between December 23, 2022, and January 19, 2023, and resulted in the personal, financial, and health information of the company’s employees being accessed by an unauthorized party.

Crysis Threat Actors Use RDP Connections to Distribute Venus Ransomware

06 July 2023
ASEC recently discovered that Crysis ransomware attackers were scanning the internet, via brute force or dictionary attacks, for vulnerable RDP endpoints to install Venus ransomware on systems.

Cisco warns of bug that lets attackers break traffic encryption

06 July 2023
Tracked as CVE-2023-20185, the flaw was found during internal security testing in the ACI Multi-Site CloudSec encryption feature of data center Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Fabric Switches.

AI and machine learning have been added to financial crime programs

06 July 2023
A report found that 69% of global executives and risk professionals worldwide expect financial crime risks to increase over the next 12 months. 

Node4 acquires ThreeTwoFour to strengthen its security capabilities

06 July 2023
The acquisition is Node4’s third significant growth purchase in the last 18 months, having also bought risual, an IT managed services and solutions provider and Tisski, a leading UK-based independent Microsoft Business applications partner.

Small organizations face security threats on a limited budget

06 July 2023
Small organizations face the same security threats as organizations overall but have fewer resources to address them, according to Netwrix. The most common security incidents are phishing, ransomware, and user account compromise.

Large Indian Tech Retailer Exposes Employee and Customer Data

06 July 2023
The tech retailer Poorvika had a non-password-protected data breach exposing sensitive employee and customer data. The breach included a vast number of records, including personal information, email addresses, tax invoices, and payment receipts.

Instagram's Twitter Alternative 'Threads' Launch Halted in Europe Over Privacy Concerns

06 July 2023
The development was reported by the Irish Independent, which said the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has been in contact with the social media giant about the new product and confirmed the release won't extend to the EU "at this point."

Russian Railway Site Allegedly Taken Down by Ukrainian Hackers

06 July 2023
The Russian state-owned railway company RZD said Wednesday that its website and mobile app were down for several hours due to a “massive” cyberattack, forcing passengers to only buy tickets at railway stations.

Suspected OPERA1ER crime boss cuffed in Côte d'Ivoire

06 July 2023
International cops have arrested a suspected "key figure" of a cybercrime group dubbed OPERA1ER that has stolen as much as $30 million from more than 30 banks and financial organizations across 15 countries.

New Hacking Tool Exploits Microsoft Teams Bug to Send Malware to Users

06 July 2023
A member of the US Navy's red team has published a tool called TeamsPhisher that leverages an unresolved security issue in Microsoft Teams to bypass restrictions for incoming files from users outside of a targeted organization (external tenants).

Surviving the 800 Gbps Storm: Gain Insights from Gcore's 2023 DDoS Attack Statistics

06 July 2023
Gcore Radar is a quarterly report prepared by Gcore that provides insights into the current state of the DDoS protection market and cybersecurity trends. This report offers you an understanding of the evolving threat landscape and highlights the measures required to protect against attacks effectively. It serves as an insight for businesses and individuals seeking to stay informed about the

Swedish Data Protection Authority Warns Companies Against Google Analytics Use

06 July 2023
The development comes in the aftermath of an audit initiated by the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) against four companies CDON, Coop, Dagens Industri, and Tele2.

Researchers Uncover New Linux Kernel 'StackRot' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

06 July 2023
Details have emerged about a newly identified security flaw in the Linux kernel that could allow a user to gain elevated privileges on a target host. Dubbed StackRot (CVE-2023-3269, CVSS score: 7.8), the flaw impacts Linux versions 6.1 through 6.4. There is no evidence that the shortcoming has been exploited in the wild to date. "As StackRot is a Linux kernel vulnerability found in the memory

How Pen Testing can Soften the Blow on Rising Costs of Cyber Insurance

06 July 2023
As technology advances and organizations become more reliant on data, the risks associated with data breaches and cyber-attacks also increase. The introduction of data privacy laws, such as the GDPR, has made it mandatory for organizations to disclose breaches of personal data to those affected. As such, it has become essential for businesses to protect themselves from the financial and

New StackRot Linux kernel flaw allows privilege escalation

06 July 2023
Technical information has emerged for a serious vulnerability affecting multiple Linux kernel versions. The security issue is referred to as StackRot (CVE-2023-3269) and can be used to compromise the kernel and elevate privileges.

Silentbob Campaign: Cloud-Native Environments Under Attack

06 July 2023
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed an attack infrastructure that's being used as part of a "potentially massive campaign" against cloud-native environments. "This infrastructure is in early stages of testing and deployment, and is mainly consistent of an aggressive cloud worm, designed to deploy on exposed JupyterLab and Docker APIs in order to deploy Tsunami malware, cloud credentials