FCC Launches 'Cyber Trust Mark' for IoT Devices to Certify Security Compliance The U.S. government on Tuesday announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a new cybersecurity safety label for Internet-of-Things (IoT) consumer devices. “IoT products can be susceptible to a range of security vulnerabilities,” the U.S. Federal Read more…
Microsoft Launches Windows Resiliency Initiative to Boost Security and System Integrity Microsoft has announced a new Windows Resiliency Initiative as a way to improve security and reliability, as well as ensure that system integrity is not compromised. The idea, the tech giant said, is to avoid incidents like that of Read more…
Intruder Launches Intel: A Free Vulnerability Intelligence Platform For Staying Ahead of the Latest Threats When CVEs go viral, separating critical vulnerabilities from the noise is essential to protecting your organization. That’s why Intruder, a leader in attack surface management, built Intel – a free vulnerability intelligence platform designed to Read more…
Notorious Hacker Group TeamTNT Launches New Cloud Attacks for Crypto Mining Oct 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptocurrency The infamous cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT appears to be readying for a new large-scale campaign targeting cloud-native environments for mining cryptocurrencies and renting out breached servers to third-parties. “The group is Read more…
New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across 100 Countries Oct 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananIoT Security / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last Read more…
Arid Viper Launches Mobile Espionage Campaign with AridSpy Malware The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been attributed to a mobile espionage campaign that leverages trojanized Android apps to deliver a spyware strain dubbed AridSpy. “The malware is distributed through dedicated websites impersonating various messaging apps, a job opportunity Read more…
Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices Google has announced a slew of privacy and security features in Android, including a suite of advanced protection features to help secure users’ devices and data in the event of a theft. These features aim to help protect data Read more…
GitHub Launches AI-Powered Autofix Tool to Assist Devs in Patching Security Flaws GitHub on Wednesday announced that it’s making available a feature called code scanning autofix in public beta for all Advanced Security customers to provide targeted recommendations in an effort to avoid introducing new security issues. “Powered by GitHub Copilot and CodeQL, code scanning Read more…
Meta Launches Default End-to-End Encryption for Chats and Calls on Messenger Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsEncryption / Data Privacy Meta has officially begun to roll out support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Messenger for personal calls and one-to-one personal messages by default in what it called the “most significant milestone Read more…
Iranian Hackers Launches Destructive Cyberattacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors Nov 06, 2023NewsroomCyber War / Malware Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware. The Read more…