Recent Security News

  • October 10, 2023 at 07:00AM – New Report: Child Sexual Abuse Content and Online Risks to Children on the Rise

    October 10, 2023 at 07:00AM A recent report from Thorn, a nonprofit focused on protecting children from sexual abuse, reveals that minors are increasingly sharing sexual images of themselves online, often as a result of consensual or coercive interactions with adults. The report aligns with findings from other child safety organizations, showing a significant increase…

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  • October 10, 2023 at 07:00AM – Researchers Uncover Grayling APT’s Ongoing Attack Campaign Across Industries

    October 10, 2023 at 07:00AM A previously unknown threat actor named Grayling has been identified as the culprit behind a series of cyberattacks on organizations in Taiwan, including manufacturing, IT, and biomedical sectors. Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team discovered the attacks, which began in February and utilized a distinct DLL side-loading technique to deploy payloads. The…

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  • October 10, 2023 at 06:06AM – New Magecart Campaign Alters 404 Error Pages to Steal Shoppers’ Credit Cards

    October 10, 2023 at 06:06AM A new Magecart campaign is using websites’ 404 error pages to conceal malicious code, according to security researcher Roman Lvovsky. The campaign targets Magento and WooCommerce websites, inserting the code directly into HTML pages and scripts. The attacks use a multi-stage process to capture and exfiltrate visitor data on checkout…

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  • October 10, 2023 at 04:33AM – Ransomware attacks register record speeds thanks to success of infosec industry

    October 10, 2023 at 04:33AM A study conducted by Secureworks revealed that cyber attackers are now deploying ransomware within 24 hours of gaining initial access to a victim’s environment. In nearly two-thirds of cases, ransomware was deployed within a day, and in over 10% of incidents, it was deployed within five hours. This marks a…

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  • October 10, 2023 at 03:06AM – libcue Library Flaw Opens GNOME Linux Systems Vulnerable to RCE Attacks

    October 10, 2023 at 03:06AM A security flaw in the libcue library affects GNOME Linux systems, allowing remote code execution (RCE) when a user downloads a malicious .cue file. The vulnerability (CVE-2023-43641) is caused by memory corruption in libcue versions 2.2.1 and earlier. Detailed technical information has been withheld to give users time to update.…

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