Tag: security
This odd malware is targeting Docker hosts – in order to boost web traffic
Vulnerable Docker hosts are being targeted with an odd cybercrime campaign, whose goal isn’t to steal sensitive data, deploy stage-two malware, or mount devastating Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Instead, this campaign’s goal is to boost website traffic for the attackers, via an application known as 9hits. According to…
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Millions of Vans, North Face customers confirmed hit in data breach
Millions of Vans, Supreme, and The North Face customers have had their data stolen following a cyberattack against parent company VF Corp, the company has confirmed. Late last year, VF Corp. filed a report with the SEC, claiming it spotted an attack on December 13 which encrypted “some IT systems”.…
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Thousands of Android TV boxes hit by dangerous new malware-dropping botnet
A group of hackers has been secretly building a botnet of Android TV and eCos set-top boxes, and then monetizing the access to earn masses of wealth, researchers have warned. Cybersecurity experts from Qianxin Xlabs dubbed the operation “Bigpanzi”, and claim there are some 170,000 daily active bots. Given that…
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Microsoft warns of new spearphishing attack targeting workers at top companies
Iran hackers are trying hard to discover exactly what researchers and academia in the West are working on and discussing, especially about Palestine and Israel – so much so that they’ve launched a new, hard-to-detect phishing campaign against such individuals, aiming to install information-stealing malware. This is according to Microsoft,…
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One of the biggest password dumps in recent history has been revealed – but there’s an easy way to find out if you’re at risk
For roughly four months, a gigantic email and password dump was circulating on the dark web, and no one in the cybersecurity community noticed, until now. Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) has added a new database containing roughly 71 million email addresses to its platform. The service allows users to…
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Nearly half of UK small businesses have experienced a cyberattack
A new report by McAfee has uncovered the true extent of cyberattacks on small businesses, who are increasingly at risk of having their work disrupted by attacks. The study of SMB owners and decision-makers from six countries revealed that three-quarters (73%) of organizations now believe cybersecurity is one of their…
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