The Student Makes a Joke and Placed the Ransomware in the PyPI Repository
Encryptors were found in the PyPI repository: three malicious packages at once (requesys, requesrs and requesr), engaged in typesquatting and faking the popular Requests...
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News · August 5, 2022
Due to an Unknown Bug, Funds Were Stolen from Thousands of Solana Cryptocurrency Wallets
Users of the Solana platform suffered from an attack that emptied about 8,000 cryptocurrency wallets containing millions of dollars. Apparently, specific wallets turned out...
News · August 4, 2022
Many Repositories on GitHub Are Cloned and Distribute Malware
Developer Stephen Lacy stirred up the community by stating on Twitter that he had uncovered a "massive malware attack" on GitHub that affected about...
News · August 3, 2022
Over 3200 Apps Expose Twitter API Keys
Security firm CloudSEK has identified 3,207 mobile apps that expose Twitter API keys to the public, allowing attackers to take over Twitter user accounts...
News · August 2, 2022
Attackers Hack into Microsoft SQL Servers and Turn Them into Proxies
Attackers hack into Microsoft SQL servers, turning them into proxy servers, which they then rent out for money. Korean company Ahnlab talks about a...
News · July 29, 2022
Palo Alto Networks Specialists Spoke about the Most Common Cyberthreats for Organizations in 2022
According to Palo Alto Networks' annual report, the average ransomware ransom demand for the first half of 2022 was $30 million, with a maximum...
News · July 28, 2022
Hackers Use WebAssembly Miner to Avoid Detection
Sucuri experts recently discovered 207 sites infected with a malicious cryptocurrency miner, whose work is based on the use of WebAssembly (Wasm) in the...
News · July 27, 2022
Sources of Rust-Written Luca Stealer Malware Published on Hacker Forums
On the hack forums, the sources of the Luca Stealer malware, designed to steal information and written in Rust, are published for free. Information...
News · July 26, 2022
Microsoft Updates May Break Printing in Windows Server
Microsoft has warned that starting with optional preview updates last week, a year-old workaround that fixed Windows Server printing issues on non-compatible devices will...
News · July 25, 2022
Cloud Botnet of 8220 Group Infected 30,000 Hosts for Cryptocurrency Mining
SentinelOne specialists have discovered the 8220 group mining botnet, which has about 30,000 infected hosts worldwide. experts write that the 8220 group has been...
News · July 22, 2022
Vulnerabilities in MiCODUS GPS Trackers Allow Remote Car Hacking
Information security specialists have discovered serious vulnerabilities in GPS trackers, which are used in about 1.5 million cars in 169 countries around the world....
News · July 21, 2022
Gas Station Hacks on the Rise Due to Rising Gas Prices
In recent months, US gas prices have hit record highs, leading some people to believe that gas station hacks are a good idea. me...
