A recently released report from security firm FireEye details how hackers exploit the Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS), a legitimate component of Windows systems, to inadvertently install ransomware in vulnerableRead More →
Cybersecurity specialists reported the detection of a critical vulnerability in the popular npm NETMASK library that could affect the more than 278,000 GitHub repositories that depend on this service. NETMASKRead More →
Experts report that major telephone operators in the U.S. have implemented some modifications in the way SMS messages are routed as a method to prevent the exploitation of a flawRead More →
OpenSSL project managers have issued a security alert regarding the finding of two critical vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2021-3449 and CVE-2021-3450. As you may remember, OpenSSL is a commonly used softwareRead More →
Operators of MangaDex, a platform for Japanese manga fans, announced that the platform will stop working because an unauthorized access incident compromised their administrator passwords. After the cyberattack, hackers sentRead More →
Researchers at the Swiss-based cybersecurity firm Prodaft recently announced the identification of a massive hacking campaign allegedly linked to the SolarWinds incident. In their report, experts say that last AugustRead More →
An unidentified hacking group is using a sophisticated malware for Mac devices in order to attack software developers using the Xcode development environment, integrated into some Apple systems. According toRead More →
Recent reports indicate that parliament’s email system in Western Australia was attacked by a hacking group possibly associated with the Chinese government e-mail in the early month as part ofRead More →
A Sophos security report details the finding of a new ransomware variant specifically targeting on-premises Microsoft Exchange servers without updating. Identified as “DearCry”, experts mention that this is an unsophisticatedRead More →