Password resets can be frustrating for end users. Nobody likes being interrupted by the ‘time to change your password’ notification – and they like it even less when the new… Read More »Why ‘Never Expire’ Passwords Can Be a Risky Decision
Hold on tight, folks, because last week’s cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling “dream jobs” to expose a new malware, to a surprising… Read More »THN Cybersecurity Recap: Last Week’s Top Threats and Trends (September 16-22)
Popular social messaging platform Discord has announced that it’s rolling out a new custom end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) protocol to secure audio and video calls. The protocol has been dubbed DAVE,… Read More »Discord Introduces DAVE Protocol for End-to-End Encryption in Audio and Video Calls
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework (ASF) that, if successfully exploited, could lead to remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7490, carries… Read More »Critical Flaw in Microchip ASF Exposes IoT Devices to Remote Code Execution Risk
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed using poisoned Python packages as a way to deliver a new malware called PondRAT as part of an ongoing campaign.… Read More »New PondRAT Malware Hidden in Python Packages Targets Software Developers
A suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) originating from China targeted a government organization in Taiwan, and possibly other countries in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, by exploiting a recently patched critical… Read More »Chinese Hackers Exploit GeoServer Flaw to Target APAC Nations with EAGLEDOOR Malware
A hacktivist group known as Twelve has been observed using an arsenal of publicly available tools to conduct destructive cyber attacks against Russian targets. “Rather than demand a ransom for… Read More »Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks
Ukraine has restricted the use of the Telegram messaging app by government officials, military personnel, and other defense and critical infrastructure workers, citing national security concerns. The ban was announced… Read More »Ukraine Bans Telegram Use for Government and Military Personnel
The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that professional social networking platform LinkedIn has suspended processing users’ data in the country to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models. “We… Read More »LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in UK Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO
Law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen or lost mobile phones. The phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, called iServer,… Read More »Europol Shuts Down Major Phishing Scheme Targeting Mobile Phone Credentials