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DoJ Indicts 5 Individuals for $866K North Korean IT Worker Scheme Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday indicted two North Korean nationals, a Mexican national, and two of its own citizens for their alleged involvement in the ongoing fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme that seeks to generate revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in violation of international sanctions.
The action targets Jin Sung-Il (진성일), Pak
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
DoJ Indicts 5 Individuals for $866K North Korean IT Worker Scheme Violations
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday indicted two North Korean nationals, a Mexican national, and two of its own citizens for their alleged involvement in the ongoing fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme that seeks to generate revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in violation of international sanctions.
The action targets Jin Sung-Il (진성일), PakRavie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Android's New Identity Check Feature Locks Device Settings Outside Trusted Locations
Google has launched a new feature called Identity Check for supported Android devices that locks sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside of trusted locations.
"When you turn on Identity Check, your device will require explicit biometric authentication to access certain sensitive resources when you're outside of trusted locations," Google said in a post announcing the
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Android's New Identity Check Feature Locks Device Settings Outside Trusted Locations
Google has launched a new feature called Identity Check for supported Android devices that locks sensitive settings behind biometric authentication when outside of trusted locations.
"When you turn on Identity Check, your device will require explicit biometric authentication to access certain sensitive resources when you're outside of trusted locations," Google said in a post announcing the Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
CISA Adds Five-Year-Old jQuery XSS Flaw to Exploited Vulnerabilities List
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday placed a now-patched security flaw impacting the popular jQuery JavaScript library to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.
The medium-severity vulnerability is CVE-2020-11023 (CVSS score: 6.1/6.9), a nearly five-year-old cross-site scripting (XSS) bug that could be
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
CISA Adds Five-Year-Old jQuery XSS Flaw to Exploited Vulnerabilities List
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday placed a now-patched security flaw impacting the popular jQuery JavaScript library to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.
The medium-severity vulnerability is CVE-2020-11023 (CVSS score: 6.1/6.9), a nearly five-year-old cross-site scripting (XSS) bug that could beRavie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Palo Alto Firewalls Found Vulnerable to Secure Boot Bypass and Firmware Exploits
An exhaustive evaluation of three firewall models from Palo Alto Networks has uncovered a host of known security flaws impacting the devices' firmware as well as misconfigured security features.
"These weren't obscure, corner-case vulnerabilities," security vendor Eclypsium said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
"Instead these were very well-known issues that we wouldn't expect to see
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Palo Alto Firewalls Found Vulnerable to Secure Boot Bypass and Firmware Exploits
An exhaustive evaluation of three firewall models from Palo Alto Networks has uncovered a host of known security flaws impacting the devices' firmware as well as misconfigured security features.
"These weren't obscure, corner-case vulnerabilities," security vendor Eclypsium said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
"Instead these were very well-known issues that we wouldn't expect to see Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Beware: Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Spreads Lumma Stealer in Multi-Industry Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new malware campaign that leverages fake CAPTCHA verification checks to deliver the infamous Lumma information stealer.
"The campaign is global, with Netskope Threat Labs tracking victims targeted in Argentina, Colombia, the United States, the Philippines, and other countries around the world," Leandro Fróes, senior threat research engineer at
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Beware: Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Spreads Lumma Stealer in Multi-Industry Attacks
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new malware campaign that leverages fake CAPTCHA verification checks to deliver the infamous Lumma information stealer.
"The campaign is global, with Netskope Threat Labs tracking victims targeted in Argentina, Colombia, the United States, the Philippines, and other countries around the world," Leandro Fróes, senior threat research engineer atRavie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
New Research: The State of Web Exposure 2025
Are your websites leaking sensitive data? New research reveals that 45% of third-party apps access user info without proper authorization, and 53% of risk exposures in Retail are due to the excessive use of tracking tools. Learn how to uncover and mitigate these hidden threats and risks—download the full report here.
New research by web exposure management specialist Reflectiz reveals several
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
New Research: The State of Web Exposure 2025
Are your websites leaking sensitive data? New research reveals that 45% of third-party apps access user info without proper authorization, and 53% of risk exposures in Retail are due to the excessive use of tracking tools. Learn how to uncover and mitigate these hidden threats and risks—download the full report here.
New research by web exposure management specialist Reflectiz reveals several [email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Custom Backdoor Exploiting Magic Packet Vulnerability in Juniper Routers
Enterprise-grade Juniper Networks routers have become the target of a custom backdoor as part of a campaign dubbed J-magic.
According to the Black Lotus Labs team at Lumen Technologies, the activity is so named for the fact that the backdoor continuously monitors for a "magic packet" sent by the threat actor in TCP traffic.
"J-magic campaign marks the rare occasion of malware designed&Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Experts Find Shared Codebase Linking Morpheus and HellCat Ransomware Payloads
An analysis of HellCat and Morpheus ransomware operations has revealed that affiliates associated with the respective cybercrime entities are using identical code for their ransomware payloads.
The findings come from SentinelOne, which analyzed artifacts uploaded to the VirusTotal malware scanning platform by the same submitter towards the end of December 2024.
"These two payload samples are Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
How to Eliminate Identity-Based Threats
Despite significant investments in advanced technologies and employee training programs, credential and user-based attacks remain alarmingly prevalent, accounting for 50-80% of enterprise breaches[1],[2]. While identity-based attacks continue to dominate as the leading cause of security incidents, the common approach to identity security threats is still threat reduction, implementing layers of [email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
SonicWall Urges Immediate Patch for Critical CVE-2025-23006 Flaw Amid Likely Exploitation
SonicWall is alerting customers of a critical security flaw impacting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 1000 Series appliances that it said has been likely exploited in the wild as a zero-day.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-23006, is rated 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system.
"Pre-authentication deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability has been identified in the Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
QakBot-Linked BC Malware Adds Enhanced Remote Access and Data Gathering Features
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new BackConnect (BC) malware that has been developed by threat actors linked to the infamous QakBot loader.
"BackConnect is a common feature or module utilized by threat actors to maintain persistence and perform tasks," Walmart's Cyber Intelligence team told The Hacker News. "The BackConnect(s) in use were 'DarkVNC' alongside the IcedID Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Cisco Fixes Critical Privilege Escalation Flaw in Meeting Management (CVSS 9.9)
Cisco has released software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Meeting Management that could permit a remote, authenticated attacker to gain administrator privileges on susceptible instances.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20156, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out 10.0. It has been described as a privilege escalation flaw in the REST API of Cisco Meeting Management.
"ThisRavie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
Trump Terminates DHS Advisory Committee Memberships, Disrupting Cybersecurity Review
The new Trump administration has terminated all memberships of advisory committees that report to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
"In alignment with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security, I am directing the termination of all current memberships on advisory Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
TRIPLESTRENGTH Hits Cloud for Cryptojacking, On-Premises Systems for Ransomware
Google on Wednesday shed light on a financially motivated threat actor named TRIPLESTRENGTH for its opportunistic targeting of cloud environments for cryptojacking and on-premise ransomware attacks.
"This actor engaged in a variety of threat activity, including cryptocurrency mining operations on hijacked cloud resources and ransomware activity," the tech giant's cloud division said in its 11th Ravie Lakshmananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security
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