APT41 Operatives Indicted as Sophisticated Hacking Activity Continues
Five alleged members of the China-linked advanced threat group and two associates have been indicted by a Federal grand jury, on dozens of charges.
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Android Malware Bypasses 2FA And Targets Telegram, Gmail Passwords
A new Android malware strain has been uncovered, part of the Rampant Kitten threat group’s widespread surveillance campaign that targets Telegram credentials and more.
Read MoreNSO Group Impersonates Facebook Security Team to Spread Spyware — Report
An investigation traces an NSO Group-controlled IP address to a fake Facebook security portal.
Read MoreHackers Exploit Critical Flaw in Ghost Platform with Cryptojacking Attack
Hackers targeted Ghost on Sunday, in a cryptocurrency mining attack that caused widespread outages.
Read MoreNaikon APT Hid Five-Year Espionage Attack Under Radar
The Chinese APT has been discovered behind a five-year espionage campaign that compromises government servers – and uses that as leverage for other attacks.
Read MoreApple iOS Patch Blunder Opens Updated iPhones to Jailbreaks
Apple accidentally re-introduced a vulnerability in its latest operating system, iOS 12.4, that had been previously fixed in iOS 12.3.
Read MoreBackdoor Found in Utility for Linux, Unix Servers
Backdoor was intentionally planted in 2018 and found during the DEF CON 2019 security conference when researchers stumbled upon malicious code.
Read MoreCisco Patches Six Critical Bugs in UCS Gear and Switches
Six bugs found in Cisco’s Unified Computing System gear and its 220 Series Smart switches can allow unauthenticated remote hackers to take over equipment.
Read MoreLenovo High-Severity Bug Found in Pre-Installed Software
Security researchers at Pen Test Partners have found a privilege escalation flaw in the much-maligned Lenovo Solution Center software.
Read MoreNews Wrap: Linux Utility Backdoor, Steam Zero Day Disclosure Drama
From a backdoor placed in the Webmin utility to vulnerability disclosure drama around zero-days in Valve’s Steam gaming clients, Threatpost breaks down this week’s top stories.
Read MoreMagecart Hits 80 Major eCommerce Sites in Card-Skimming Bonanza
Mainly motorsports and luxury apparel sites, all of them were running outdated versions of the Magento eCommerce platform.
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