FrankyDeMeyer/Getty Images Tens of thousands of IPs vulnerable to Fortinet flaw dubbed ‘must patch’ by feds The Shadowserver Foundation put the figure at around 87,000 for a vulnerability rated as critical and first discovered in February. Oct 14, 2024 By Tim Starks
wlan antenna Research reveals vulnerabilities in routers that left 700,000-plus exposed ForeScout said one of them warranted rating at the maximum severity level, although DrayTek has issued patches. Oct 2, 2024 By Tim Starks
The Vietnamese flag. (Photo by LIU JIN/AFP via Getty Images) Dark Pink, a newly discovered hacking campaign, threatens Southeast Asian military, government organizations The unattributed activity employs a sophisticated approach to steal data and monitor targets, researchers say. Jan 11, 2023 By AJ Vicens
(Getty Images) FBI, CISA, Cyber Command take aim at cyber-espionage by Iran’s MuddyWater group The group allegedly has targeted the defense, local government, oil and natural gas and telecommunications sectors in places including North America. Feb 24, 2022 By Tim Starks
PARIS, FRANCE – MAY 22: The logo of the multinational insurance firm AXA office, at Matignon street, on May 22, 2020 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images) Ransomware strikes AXA shortly after insurer announces it will stop covering extortion fees AXA joins CNA Insurance as a recent ransomware attack victim in the insurance industry. May 17, 2021 By Tim Starks
Spies target gamers with malware inserted into software updates, ESET says It's a supply-chain attack against a limited users of NoxPlayer, which allows people to play Android games on PCs and Macs. Feb 1, 2021 By Joe Warminsky
(Pexels) Facebook says it disrupted cyber-espionage in Vietnam, Bangladesh The social media giant pinned the Vietnam-based activity on APT32, also known as Ocean Lotus. Dec 11, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty Images) Scammers just posted 1.3 million payment card numbers on Joker’s Stash, a market for ID theft It's the latest evidence Indian cardholders' data is being marketed for identity theft. Oct 29, 2019 By Jeff Stone
Pro-democracy demonstrators gather in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. (Flickr/Studio Incendo) Twitter, Facebook scrub coordinated activity targeting Hong Kong demonstrations Twitter also announced it would no longer accept advertising from state-controlled news media. Aug 19, 2019 By Jeff Stone
A street in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Getty Images) $3 million hack of Bangladesh ATMs was by Russian group called Silence, researchers say Not the Bangladesh Bank hack you're thinking of. Jul 3, 2019 By Jeff Stone