8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware
8Base ransomware operators were observed using a variant of the Phobos ransomware in a recent wave of attacks. Cisco Talos…
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Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services
An Israeli hacker has been sentenced to 80 months in prison in the US for his role in a massive…
Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine
Russia-linked cyberespionage group Gamaredon has been spotted propagating a worm called LitterDrifter via USB. Check Point researchers observed Russia-linked Gamaredon…
Safeguarding ports from the rising tide of cyberthreats – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
An attack against a port operator that ultimately hobbled some 40 percent of Australia’s import and export capacity highlights the…
The board of directors of OpenAI fired Sam Altman
OpenAI fired its CEO Sam Altman, and the Chief technology officer Mira Murati appointed interim CEO to lead the company.…
Friday Squid Blogging: Unpatched Vulnerabilities in the Squid Caching Proxy
In a rare squid/security post, here’s an article about unpatched vulnerabilities in the Squid caching proxy. As usual, you can…
Medusa ransomware gang claims the hack of Toyota Financial Services
Toyota Financial Services discloses unauthorized activity on systems after the Medusa ransomware gang claimed to have hacked the company. Toyota…
Ransomware Gang Files SEC Complaint
A ransomware gang, annoyed at not being paid, filed an SEC complaint against its victim for not disclosing its security…
CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added three new vulnerabilities (tracked as CVE-2023-36584, CVE-2023-1671, and CVE-2023-2551) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S.…
What Is Multi-Homing?
Decoding the Term: Deciphering the Significance of Multi-Homing? The term multi-homing, in the realm of computer networking, finds itself surrounded…