TrickBot Malware Abusing MikroTik Routers as Proxies for Command-and-Control
Microsoft on Wednesday detailed a previously undiscovered technique put to use by the TrickBot malware that involves using compromised Internet of Things (IoT) devices...
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Cloudflare debuts Friendly Bot validation service
Cloudflare has introduced “Friendly Bots,” a new way to verify an online bot’s identity. Bots are applications designed to automatically perform specific, repetitive tasks...
‘Everyone loses’: This new ransomware threatens to wipe Windows PCs if its victims don’t pay up
LokiLocker, a relatively new form of ransomware, uses the standard extortion-through-encryption racket but also incorporates disk-wiper functionality. Double extortion became a hit...
Ex CafePress owner fined $500,000 for ‘shoddy’ security, covering up data breach
CafePress’s past owner has been fined $500,000 over a litany of security failures and data breaches. CafePress is a US platform offering print-on-demand products...
Ukraine Secret Service Arrests Hacker Helping Russian Invaders
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it has detained a “hacker” who offered technical assistance to the invading Russian troops by providing mobile...
Google could ask for your licence or passport on YouTube and Google Play in Australia
Image: Google Google has announced it will be expanding age verification checks to users in Australia who want to access age-restricted content on YouTube...
NSW confirms iVote system will be scrapped for next year’s state election
New South Wales Residents Head To Polls In State Election Image: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images The NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC) has confirmed it will scrap...
NSA and CISA: Here’s how to improve your Kubernetes cluster security
The National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have published updated guidance about how to harden Kubernetes for managing...
This sneaky type of phishing is growing fast because hackers are seeing big paydays
There’s been a steep rise in phishing attacks which hijack legitimate, ongoing conversations between users to steal passwords, steal money, deliver malware and more. ...
New “B1txor20” Linux Botnet Uses DNS Tunnel and Exploits Log4J Flaw
A previously undocumented backdoor has been observed targeting Linux systems with the goal of corralling the machines into a botnet and acting as a...