Washington state court systems taken offline following cyberattack
Courts across Washington state forced to shut down IT infrastructure There is no word on the attackers, or type of cyberattack Not all courts were affected in the same way…
Cisco issues patch to fix serious flaw allowing possible industrial systems takeover
Cisco issues urgent patch for worrying security flaw Vulnerability could have allowed hackers to run malicious code Industrial systems and platforms particularly affected, so update now Cisco has patched a…
Dangerous Android banking malware looks to trick victims with fake money transfers
ToxicPanda can initiate money transfers and even grab MFA codes The banking trojan is targeting consumers in Europe and Latin America More than 1,500 devices already compromised A Chinese hacker…
Singtel targeted by Chinese hackers in “test run” for attacks on US targets
Anonymous tipsters say Singtel was breached in June 2024 The group behind the attack is Volt Typhoon, a known state-sponsored actor Assault was reportedly a test run before attacks on…
Hundreds of malware-laden fake npm packages posted online to try and trick developers
Criminals are adding hundreds of malicious packages to npm The packages try to fetch a stage-two payload to infect the machines The crooks went to lengths to hide where they…
VPN usage soars in Mozambique as internet enters another week of restriction
People in Mozambique are increasingly resorting to VPN services to bypass ongoing online restrictions in the wake of deadly protests contesting the election results. Authorities first disrupted mobile internet connections…
Nokia investigates possible security breach after hacker claims to have stolen source code
Serbian hacker IntelBroker claims to have stolen Nokia source code Nokia is “is aware of reports” and is taking the allegation “seriously” IntelBroker has a history of high-profile attacks Nokia…
LastPass warns users not to fall for fake customer service scam
One of the most popular password managers out there, LastPass, is warning its customers not to fall for the latest scam campaign aimed directly at them. In a blog post,…
LA housing authority admits data breach following ransomware attack
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) has suffered its second ransomware attack in as many years. Threat actors known as Cactus added HACLA to its data…
Microsoft SharePoint flaw exploited to hack corporate networks
Hackers were spotted abusing a high severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to gain access to corporate IT infrastructure. A report from cybersecurity researchers Rapid7 revealed how unnamed cybercriminals leveraged a…