New research has pulled back the curtain on a “deficiency” in Google’s “Sign in with Google” authentication flow that exploits a quirk in domain ownership to gain access to sensitive… Read More »Google OAuth Vulnerability Exposes Millions via Failed Startup Domains
Microsoft has shed light on a now-patched security flaw impacting Apple macOS that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker running as “root” to bypass the operating system’s System… Read More »Microsoft Uncovers macOS Vulnerability CVE-2024-44243 Allowing Rootkit Installation
Russia-linked threat actors have been attributed to an ongoing cyber espionage campaign targeting Kazakhstan as part of the Kremlin’s efforts to gather economic and political intelligence in Central Asia. The… Read More »Russian-Linked Hackers Target Kazakhstan in Espionage Campaign with HATVIBE Malware
What do identity risks, data security risks and third-party risks all have in common? They are all made much worse by SaaS sprawl. Every new SaaS account adds a new… Read More »4 Reasons Your SaaS Attack Surface Can No Longer be Ignored
Threat hunters are calling attention to a new campaign that has targeted Fortinet FortiGate firewall devices with management interfaces exposed on the public internet. “The campaign involved unauthorized administrative logins… Read More »Zero-Day Vulnerability Suspected in Attacks on Fortinet Firewalls with Exposed Interfaces
The Telegram-based online marketplace known as HuiOne Guarantee and its vendors have cumulatively received at least $24 billion in cryptocurrency, dwarfing the now-defunct Hydra to become the largest online illicit… Read More »Illicit HuiOne Telegram Market Surpasses Hydra, Hits $24 Billion in Crypto Transactions
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a second security flaw impacting BeyondTrust Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products to the Known Exploited… Read More »CISA Adds Second BeyondTrust Flaw to KEV Catalog Amid Active Attacks
A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting the Aviatrix Controller cloud networking platform has come under active exploitation in the wild to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners. Cloud security firm… Read More »Hackers Exploit Aviatrix Controller Vulnerability to Deploy Backdoors and Crypto Miners
In 2024, ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers reached alarming levels, with the average ransom demand skyrocketing to $5 million. With approximately 8,000 ESXi hosts exposed directly to the internet… Read More »Ransomware on ESXi: The mechanization of virtualized attacks
The cyber world’s been buzzing this week, and it’s all about staying ahead of the bad guys. From sneaky software bugs to advanced hacking tricks, the risks are real, but… Read More »⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [13 January]