Chinese President Xi Jinping has instructed the construction of a “strong cyber security barrier” around China's internet infrastructure, reinforcing the country's infamous Great Firewall. His call, issued during a recent two-day cybersecurity meeting in Beijing, comes as part of an ongoing
According to a recent post by Ram Gall, a threat analyst at the WordPress security firm Wordfence, an undisclosed group of hackers have initiated a campaign targeting a recently disclosed vulnerability in the WooCommerce Payments plugin. The campaign began on July 14th, with the intensity of the
Cybercriminals have found a potent weapon in the form of WormGPT, a generative AI tool designed explicitly for malicious activities. WormGPT has emerged as an alternative to the well-known AI model ChatGPT, empowering hackers to launch more sophisticated cyber attacks, particularly in Business
All-In-One Security (AIOS), a widely-used WordPress plugin with over 1 million installations, has issued a security update to fix a bug which caused users' passwords to be stored in plaintext on the WordPress site’s database. AIOS confirmed that the bug, introduced in version 5.1.9, has been
A reliable source has revealed that a Chinese group, recognized by Microsoft, recently launched a cyber attack on the email accounts of important American officials, such as the Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo. The consequences of this theft are still unfolding and are affecting a larger number
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyberattack campaign in China, where hackers utilize a Microsoft-signed rootkit to target the gaming sector. The investigation by security firm Trend Micro revealed that the malicious actor responsible for this campaign is believed to be
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Charming Kitten campaign utilizing a newly identified malware named NokNok. The campaign, which commenced in May, demonstrates the group's adaptation to different infection chains and their growing focus on targeting macOS systems. Charming Kitten
Last week, cybersecurity experts at Pradeo made a disconcerting revelation: two spyware applications had managed to infiltrate Google Play. Disguised as innocent file management tools, these malicious apps have jeopardized the security of up to 1.5 million users. The experts promptly alerted Google
In a major breakthrough, Interpol announced the arrest of a suspected senior member believed to be the leader of the notorious cybercrime group known as OPERA1ER. The arrest resulted from a successful joint operation named Nervone, involving Interpol, AFRIPOL, Group-IB, and the Côte d’Ivoire’s
A tool named TeamsPhisher, developed and released by a U.S. Navy's Red team member, exploits an unaddressed security vulnerability within Microsoft Teams. This tool allows users to bypass restrictions on incoming files from external tenants, which are users outside the organization. By