Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles


Get future ready, set, go: CYBERUK 2024 theme revealed

12 September 2023
The conference will examine how the cyber community can harness the societal benefits of emerging technologies and crucially, secure them for the future.

Adobe, Apple, Google & Microsoft Patch 0-Day Bugs

12 September 2023
Microsoft today issued software updates to fix at least five dozen security holes in Windows and supported software, including patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited. Also, Adobe, Google Chrome and Apple iOS users may have their own zero-day patching to do.

Healthcare looks to AI to prevent drug diversion

12 September 2023
Drug diversion is when a healthcare worker takes prescriptions meant for patients either to use or sell, and hospitals are using AI to prevent it.

New WiKI-Eve Attack can Steal Numerical Passwords Over WiFi

12 September 2023
The WiKI-Eve attack is designed to intercept WiFi signals during password entry, so it's a real-time attack that must be carried out while the target actively uses their smartphone and attempts to access a specific application.

Ransomware Attacks Hit Record Level in UK, According To Neglected Official Data

12 September 2023
Reported ransomware attacks on organizations in the UK reached record levels last year, when criminals compromised data on potentially over 5.3 million people from over 700 organizations, according to a dataset published by the ICO.

Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Deploying Agent Tesla, OriginBotnet, and RedLine Clipper

12 September 2023
A sophisticated phishing campaign is using a Microsoft Word document lure to distribute a trifecta of threats, namely Agent Tesla, OriginBotnet, and RedLine Clipper, to gather a wide range of information from compromised Windows machines.

DFIR Company Binalyze Raises $19 Million in Series A Funding

12 September 2023
The new funding round, which brings the total raised by Binalyze to $30.5 million, was led by Molten Ventures, with participation from Earlybird Digital East, OpenOcean, Cisco Investments, Citi Ventures, and Deutsche Bank Corporate Venture Capital.

Financial sector leading industry for generative AI adoption

12 September 2023
The adoption of new technology such as generative artificial intelligence (AI) was analyzed in a recent report by Information Services Group (ISG).

BianLian Ransomware Gang Claims to Have Hit Save The Children

12 September 2023
Cybercrime crew BianLian claims to have broken into the IT systems of a top non-profit and stolen a ton of files, including what the miscreants claim is financial, health, and medical data.

Cleafy Raises $10.7 Million for Online Banking Fraud Prevention Platform

12 September 2023
Online banking fraud detection and prevention firm Cleafy today announced that it has raised €10 million ($10.7 million) in its first funding round, which was led by United Ventures.

47% report economic unrest as greatest security-impacting hazard

12 September 2023
According to a recent global security report, economic unrest is expected to be the greatest security-impacting hazard in the next 12 months.

OriginBotnet, RedLine Clipper, and AgentTesla Distributed Via Phishing Emails

12 September 2023
A dark cloud of threats hovers over Windows users as security researchers uncovered a phishing campaign delivering Agent Tesla, OriginBotnet, and RedLine Clipper via maldocs. Attackers can extract a wide range of data from compromised systems, such as credentials, crypto wallet data, and other sensitive information. To stay safe, it is recommended to deploy a robust email security solution and an IDR to thwart such threats in the initial stage.

New Family of Obfuscated Go Info-stealers 'MetaStealer' Spread in Targeted Attacks

12 September 2023
Unlike other recent macOS malware, MetaStealer relies on social engineering tactics to persuade victims to launch malicious payloads, often disguised as legitimate files or software.

CISA Adds Recently Discovered Apple Zero-Days to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

12 September 2023
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the security vulnerabilities chained in the zero-click iMessage exploit BLASTPASS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.

After Microsoft and X, Hackers Launch DDoS Attack on Telegram

12 September 2023
The hacker group Anonymous Sudan has launched a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack against Telegram in retaliation to the messaging platform’s decision to suspend their primary account, threat intelligence firm SOCRadar reports.

FBI Investigates Cyberattack That Forced Hinds County Government Offices to Close

12 September 2023
The ransomware attack was first reported on September 7 by Hinds County administrator Kenny Wayne Jones. Hinds County government offices were forced to close last Thursday and Friday due to employees not being able to access their computers.

Charming Kitten Introduces Sponsor Backdoor

12 September 2023
ESET researchers have identified a series of cyberattacks by the Iranian Charming Kitten group using a new Sponsor backdoor. The campaign, named "Sponsoring Access," targeted 34 organizations in Brazil, Israel, and the UAE. Researchers recommend defenders promptly patch any internet-exposed devices and stay watchful for any new applications within their organizations.

Charming Kitten's New Backdoor 'Sponsor' Targets Brazil, Israel, and the UAE

12 September 2023
ESET is tracking the cluster under the name Ballistic Bobcat. Victimology patterns suggest that the group primarily singles out education, government, and healthcare organizations, as well as human rights activists and journalists.

UK Data Protection Regulator to Investigate Fertility App Security Concerns

12 September 2023
The regulator claimed that over half of women responding to a recent poll said that transparency over how their data is used (59%) and data security (57%) are bigger concerns when choosing an app than cost (55%) and ease of use (55%).

Vietnamese Hackers Deploy Python-Based Stealer via Facebook Messenger

12 September 2023
A new phishing attack is leveraging Facebook Messenger to propagate messages with malicious attachments from a "swarm of fake and hijacked personal accounts" with the ultimate goal of taking over the targets' accounts.