Qakbot Botnet Takedown: A Victory Against Cyber Threats
Hey there cyber-savvy readers! We've got some fantastic news to share – the notorious Qakbot botnet, also known as Qbot and Pinkslipbot, has been...
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Volodymyr Krasnogolovy
Journalist and cybersecurity writer covering online scams, malware trends, and practical safety advice. Volodymyr focuses on clear reporting, plain-language explanations, and useful next steps for readers.
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News · August 3, 2023
CISA and NSA Warn of Hacking Risks due to IDOR Vulnerabilities
Web applications with insecure direct object references (IDORs) are at significant risk of hacking, as the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (CISA), in...
News · July 27, 2023
Wiz Analysts Claim that MSA Cryptographic Key Allowed Hackers to Break into Many Microsoft Products
Wiz analysts are confident that the recent theft of Microsoft's MSA (Microsoft account consumer signing key) cryptographic key from Microsoft could have much more...
News · July 27, 2023
Vulnerability Allows Root Access to Hundreds of Thousands of MikroTik Routers
A critical Super Admin privilege escalation vulnerability threatens over 900,000 MikroTik routers running RouterOS. The issue is tracked as CVE-2023-30799 and allows attackers who...
News · July 27, 2023
Zenbleed Attack Exposes Sensitive Data on AMD Zen 2 Processors
Google security expert Tavis Ormandy has identified a dangerous vulnerability affecting AMD Zen 2 processors. The problem allows stealing confidential data (including passwords and...
News · July 26, 2023
Two Banks Hit by Attacks on Open-Source Supply Chain
According to Checkmarx analysts, two unnamed banks have been the victims of attacks on the open-source supply chain in recent months. Researchers say these...
News · July 24, 2023
Three DDoS Botnets Attack Zyxel Devices at Once
According to Fortinet, at least three DDos botnets are exploiting the CVE-2023-28771 vulnerability recently discovered in Zyxel hardware. Experts say the attacks are taking...
News · July 22, 2023
BlackCat and Clop Attack Cosmetics Manufacturer Estée Lauder
The hacker groups BlackCat (ALPHV) and Clop announced the hacking of Estée Lauder, the American beauty industry giant. BlackCat members ridiculed the company's security...
News · July 20, 2023
Thousands of Docker Hub Images Expose Secrets and Private Data
Analysts from the RWTH Aachen published a study according to which tens of thousands of container images in Docker Hub contain various secrets, which...
News · July 20, 2023
Citrix Products Are under Active Hacker Attacks due to Several 0-Day Vulnerabilities
Citrix is warning users of a number of 0-day vulnerabilities and other security vulnerabilities in the NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that they say...
News · July 19, 2023
Hackers Already Explout Critical Vulnerabilities in ColdFusion
Adobe has fixed critical code execution vulnerabilities in ColdFusion, and Rapid7 warn that hackers have already attacked these issues. Last week, Adobe reported a...
News · July 19, 2023
Genesis Marketplace Infrastructure Sold to Other Criminals
The hacker group behind the Genesis marketplace infrastructure said the platform was sold to an unnamed buyer. Interestingly, just three months ago, US authorities...
