Security News
EU Regulators Hit Meta with Record $1.3 Billion Fine for Data Transfer Violations
Facebook's parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union data protection regulators for transferring the personal data of users in the region to the U.S. In a binding decision taken by the European Data Protection Board (...
The Hacker News
23 May 2023 1010 Views
Google launches bug bounty program for its Android applications
Google has launched the Mobile Vulnerability Rewards Program (Mobile VRP), a new bug bounty program that will pay security researchers for flaws found in the company's Android applications. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
23 May 2023 1061 Views
IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer
A 28-year-old United Kingdom man from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire, has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
23 May 2023 1341 Views
Malicious Windows kernel drivers used in BlackCat ransomware attacks
The ALPHV ransomware group (aka BlackCat) was observed employing signed malicious Windows kernel drivers to evade detection by security software during attacks. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
23 May 2023 1055 Views
Cloned CapCut websites push information stealing malware
A new malware distribution campaign is underway impersonating the CapCut video editing tool to push various malware strains to unsuspecting victims.
Bleepingcomputer
22 May 2023 823 Views
Apple fixes three new zero-days exploited to hack iPhones, Macs
Apple has addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks to hack into iPhones, Macs, and iPads. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
19 May 2023 850 Views
KeePass exploit helps retrieve cleartext master password, fix coming soon
The popular KeePass password manager is vulnerable to extracting the master password from the application's memory, allowing attackers who compromise a device to retrieve the password even with the database is locked. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
19 May 2023 791 Views
Microsoft investigates slow Windows VPN speeds after May updates
Microsoft is investigating major speed issues affecting L2TP/IPsec VPN connections after installing recent Windows 11 updates. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
17 May 2023 1370 Views
New ZIP domains sparks debate among cybersecurity experts
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google's new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors could use them for phishing attacks and malware delivery. [...]
Bleepingcomputer
17 May 2023 6828 Views
Ongoing Facebook phishing campaign without a sender and (almost) without links
At the Internet Storm Center, we often receive examples of current malspam and phishing e-mails from our readers. Most of them are fairly uninteresting, but some turn out to be notable for one reason or another. This was the case with several messages that...
SANS Internet Storm Center
16 May 2023 974 Views
