Category cyber-attacks

FBI Warns of Two New Malware Threats Tied to Hidden Cobra Hackers

New Malware Alert: North Korean Hacking Group’s Tools Discovered The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in collaboration with the FBI, has issued a joint technical alert regarding two recently identified pieces of malware deployed by the North Korean Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Hidden Cobra, also…

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75% of Vulnerable Redis Servers Discovered to Be Compromised

Surge in Attacks Targeting Open Redis Servers Recent developments in cybersecurity have revealed a significant threat to organizations utilizing open Redis servers. Nearly two months after researchers issued warnings, a malware campaign specifically targeting these servers has escalated alarmingly, compromising at least 75% of publicly accessible Redis instances. Redis, short…

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Judge Postpones Minnesota ICE Ruling While Considering Claims of Illegal Punishment Against the State

Federal Judge Preserves Federal Operations in Twin Cities Amid Concerns Over Targeting Immigrants A federal judge has recently ruled not to immediately halt a controversial federal operation that has seen armed agents deployed in Minneapolis and St. Paul, but has mandated that the government provide further clarification on its practices…

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Over 115,000 Drupal Sites Remain Susceptible to Drupalgeddon2 Exploit

Critical Security Flaw Leaves Thousands of Drupal Websites Vulnerable A significant security vulnerability impacting websites built on the Drupal content management system (CMS) has come to light, with over 115,000 sites remaining unpatched months after security fixes were released. This highly critical vulnerability, known as Drupalgeddon2 (CVE-2018-7600), was initially identified…

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Why is Microsoft Redirecting example.com Traffic to a Company in Japan?

Microsoft Network Anomaly Redirects Traffic Intended for Testing Domain In an unusual incident reported by Microsoft, an unexplained network anomaly inadvertently redirected traffic meant for the testing domain example.com to a Japanese electronics cable manufacturer, Sumitomo Electric. The example.com domain, outlined under RFC2606, is designated solely for illustrative and testing…

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Prowli Malware Aims at Servers, Routers, and IoT Devices

After the recent discovery of the VPNFilter malware botnet, researchers have revealed another significant threat in the cybersecurity landscape: Operation Prowli. This extensive operation has already compromised over 40,000 servers, modems, and other internet-connected devices from a diverse array of organizations worldwide. Operation Prowli employs various attack techniques, including the…

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