A new ransomware campaign encrypts Amazon S3 buckets using AWS's Server-Side Encryption with Customer Provided Keys (SSE-C) known only to the threat actor, demanding ransoms to receive the decryption key.

Apple recently addressed a macOS vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) and install malicious kernel drivers by loading third-party kernel extensions.
#Apple #Computer #InfoSec #Integrity #Microsoft #Protection #SIP #Security #System #Vulnerability #macOS

Attackers can downgrade Windows kernel components to bypass security features such as Driver Signature Enforcement and deploy rootkits on fully patched systems.
#Attack #Bypass #Computer #Downgrade #Elevation #Escalation #InfoSec #Privilege #Privileges #Rootkit #Security #Windows #of

Microsoft is using deceptive tactics against phishing actors by spawning realistic-looking honeypot tenants with access to Azure and lure cybercriminals in to collect intelligence about them.
#Accounts #Computer #Fake #Honeypot #InfoSec #Microsoft #Phishing #Security

A notorious hacker named USDoD, who is linked to the National Public Data and InfraGard breaches, has been arrested by Brazil's Polícia Federal in

WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged-in user to access forms submitted by other visitors to the site.

A massive infostealer malware operation encompassing thirty campaigns targeting a broad spectrum of demographics and system platforms has been uncovered, attributed to a cybercriminal group named
#Atomic #Computer #Info #InfoSec #Information #Information-stealing #Marko #Polo #Rhadamanthys #Security #Stealc #Stealer #malware

Transport for London (TfL) has determined that the cyberattack on September 1 impacts customer data, including names, contact details, email addresses, and home addresses.
#Breach #Computer #Customer #Data #InfoSec #London #Security #TfL #Transport #for

A critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed Cache WordPress plugin can let attackers take over millions of websites after creating rogue admin accounts.
#Admin #Cache #Computer #InfoSec #LiteSpeed #Plugin #Security #Takeover #Website #WordPress

Meta has removed 63,000 Instagram accounts from Nigeria that were involved in sextortion scams, including a coordinated network of 2,500 accounts linked to 20 individuals targeting primarily adult men in the United States.
#Computer #Facebook #InfoSec #Instagram #Media #Meta #Scam #Security #Sextortion #Social

A Telegram for Android zero-day vulnerability dubbed 'EvilVideo' allowed attackers to send malicious Android APK payloads disguised as video files.

Hackers are trying to exploit a vulnerability in the Modern Events Calendar WordPress plugin that is present on more than 150,000 websites to upload arbitrary files to a vulnerable site and execute code remotely.
#Actively #Calendar #Computer #Events #Exploited #File #InfoSec #Modern #Plugin #Security #Upload #Vulnerability #WordPress

Researchers have discovered several vulnerabilities in popular WordPress plugins that allow attackers to create rogue admin accounts.
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The hacking group RansomHub is threatening to release “sensitive personal information” about the auction house’s clients.

VMware fixed four security vulnerabilities in the Workstation and Fusion desktop hypervisors, including three zero-days exploited during the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 hacking contest.
#Computer #Hypervisor #InfoSec #Pwn2Own #Security #VMware #Zero-Day

Europol, the European Union's law enforcement agency, confirmed that its Europol Platform for Experts (EPE) portal was breached and is now investigating the incident after a threat actor claimed they stole For Official Use Only (FOUO) documents containing classified data.
#Breach #Computer #Data #EPE #Europol #InfoSec #Leak #Security #Theft

The threat actor behind the recent Dell data breach revealed they scraped information of 49 million customer records using an partner portal API they accessed as a fake company.
#API #Breach #Computer #Data #Dell #Forum #Hacking #InfoSec #Limit #Rate #Scraping #Security

Microsoft warns that the Russian APT28 threat group exploits a Windows Print Spooler vulnerability to escalate privileges and steal credentials and data using a previously unknown hacking tool called GooseEgg.
#APT28 #Computer #Credential #Escalation #Exploit #GooseEgg #InfoSec #NSA #Print #Privilege #Security #Spooler #Theft #Windows

The Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV) has announced that it was targeted by a cyberattack on Tuesday morning, severely impacting its operations and forcing staff to go back to pen and paper.
#CHC-SV #Computer #Cyberattack #France #Healthcare #Hospital #InfoSec #Security

Researchers uncover a fresh wave of the Raspberry Robin campaign spreading malware through malicious Windows Script Files (WSFs) since March 2024.
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