Tag: security
Top security guard firm exposed over a million files online
A security guard firm was found leaking data that could lead to identity theft, physical breaches, theft, and even terrorism. The news comes from cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler, who found an online database containing more than 1.2 million documents. The database did not have any sort of protection and could…
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More companies are facing ransomware threats — but at least it now seems like they’re doing something about it
The number of companies suffering ransomware attacks is constantly growing – however, it does seem many are now doing something about it and not just succumbing to the attackers’ demands. A report from Sophos based on a survey of 5,000 IT and cybersecurity leaders in 14 countries across the Americas,…
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Security flaw in popular proxy service leaves 50,000 hosts vulnerable
More than half of Tinyproxy service hosts are running a flawed version which hackers could use in remote code execution attacks, a new report from researchers from Cisco Talos has claimed. Tinyproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy server commonly used to improve internet access speed by caching frequently accessed web…
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Many top VPN apps can be hacked and almost totally ruined by this attack
Cybersecurity researchers from Leviathan Security have flagged a potentially major security concern around VPN services. The team recently uncovered a vulnerability that forces almost all such apps to send and receive traffic outside the VPN tunnel, which is essentially their entire purpose. The findings on the flaw, named TunnelVision, were…
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Iranian hackers pose as journalists to push backdoor malware
APT42, an Iranian state-sponsored hacking group also known as Charming Kitten or Yellow Garuda has been spotted impersonating journalists from popular mainstream media titles in an attempt to deliver multi-purpose backdoors to their targets. A report from Google cybersecurity researchers found the threat actors would first set up email addresses…
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LockBit ransomware site returns — but don’t worry, it might actually be OK
The website of ransomware hackers LockBit, which was seized by police and shut down, has relaunched. However, it wasn’t the hackers that propped it back up, but rather the law enforcement agents who originally seized it. The refreshed website includes some new details about the group and its leader. Some…
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