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Chinese and Russian Hackers Using SILKLOADER Malware to Evade Detection

Threat activity clusters affiliated with the Chinese and Russian cybercriminal ecosystems have been observed using a new piece of malware that's designed to lo…

LinuxSecurity - Security Articles
LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Pentesters' Fave Kali Linux Turns 10 with Version 23.1

The developers of specialized security-testing distro Kali Linux have released the first version of 2023, which marks the project's tenth anniversary'¦ but onl…

Linux

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

NordVPN Makes its Meshnet Private Tunnel Free for Everyone

NordVPN's Meshnet private tunnel feature for Windows, macOS, and Linux is now free for everyone, even users who do not have a subscription to NordVPN.

Linux Windows Apple

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Multiple Hacker Groups Exploit 3-Year-Old Vulnerability to Breach U.S. Federal Agency

Multiple threat actors, including a nation-state group, exploited a critical three-year-old security flaw in Progress Telerik to break into an unnamed federal …

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CISA Issues Urgent Warning: Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on March 15addeda security vulnerability impacting Adobe ColdFusion to its Known Exploited Vul…

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LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

5 Best free to use Linux Server distributions for 2023

Learn about the selection of excellent - and free! - server distros available to Linux users in 2021.

Linux

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Microsoft Rolls Out Patches for 80 New Security Flaws — Two Under Active Attack

Microsoft's Patch Tuesday update for March 2023 is rolling out with remediations for a set of80 security flaws, two of which have come under active exploitatio…

Chrome

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GoBruteforcer: New Golang-Based Malware Breaches Web Servers via Brute-Force Attacks

A new Golang-based malware dubbedGoBruteforcerhas been found targeting web servers running phpMyAdmin, MySQL, FTP, and Postgres to corral the devices into a bo…

Palo Alto Databases

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The Prolificacy of LockBit Ransomware

Today, the LockBit ransomware is the most active and successful cybercrime organization in the world. Attributed to a Russian Threat Actor, LockBit has stepped…

LinuxSecurity - Security Articles
LinuxSecurity - Security Articles

Linux Gets Double-Quick Double-Update to Fix Kernel Oops!

Linux has never suffered from the infamous BSoD, short for blue screen of death , the name given to the dreaded ''something went terribly wrong'' message assoc…

Linux Windows

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Kali Linux 2023.1 Introduces 'Purple' Distro for Defensive Security

''Offensive Security has released ''Kali Linux 2023.1, the first version of 2023 and the project's 10th anniversary, with a new distro called 'Kali Purple,' ai…

Linux

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Fortinet FortiOS Flaw Exploited in Targeted Cyberattacks on Government Entities

Government entities and large organizations have been targeted by an unknown threat actor by exploiting a security flaw in Fortinet FortiOS software to result …

Fortinet

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Large-scale Cyber Attack Hijacks East Asian Websites for Adult Content Redirects

A widespread malicious cyber operation has hijacked thousands of websites aimed at East Asian audiences to redirect visitors to adult-themed content since earl…

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The Hacker News

Fake ChatGPT Chrome Extension Hijacking Facebook Accounts for Malicious Advertising

A fake ChatGPT-branded Chrome browser extension has been found to come with capabilities to hijack Facebook accounts and create rogue admin accounts, highlight…

Chrome

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Warning: AI-generated YouTube Video Tutorials Spreading Infostealer Malware

Threat actors have been increasingly observed using AI-generated YouTube Videos to spread a variety of stealer malware such as Raccoon, RedLine, and Vidar."The…

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How OpenSSF Aims to Make Log4j-Like Incidents Rare

More critical flaws similar to Log4Shell found in open source are almost inevitable, but Open Source Security Foundation 's (OpenSSF's) goal is to make those i…

Linux

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A Guide to Business Cybersecurity: Common Digital Attacks and Precautions

Businesses have increasingly been integrating technology within their workflows. In America, 94% of businesses use technology to increase efficiency.

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New Linux IceFire Ransomware Variant Discovered: What You Need to Know to Secure Your Systems

Previously known to target Windows systems only, a new Linux version of the IceFire ransomware that exploits an IBM Aspera Faspex file-sharing vulnerability ( …

Linux Windows

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Researchers Uncover Over a Dozen Security Flaws in Akuvox E11 Smart Intercom

More than a dozen security flaws have been disclosed in E11, a smart intercom product made by Chinese company Akuvox."The vulnerabilities could allow attackers…

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KamiKakaBot Malware Used in Latest Dark Pink APT Attacks on Southeast Asian Targets

TheDark Pinkadvanced persistent threat (APT) actor has been linked to a fresh set of attacks targeting government and military entities in Southeast Asian coun…

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Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News, Hacking Tools and Penetration Testing Courses

After Bing, Brave And DuckDuckGo Also Integrate AI For Better Search

With a few days gap, the two privacy-focused search services, Brave and DuckDuckGo, have announced…After Bing, Brave And DuckDuckGo Also Integrate AI For Bette…

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New Variant of the IceFire Ransomware Targets Linux Enterprise Systems

A novel Linux version of the IceFire ransomware that exploits a vulnerability in IBM's Aspera Faspex file-sharing software has been identified by SentinelLabs,…

Linux

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BATLOADER Malware Uses Google Ads to Deliver Vidar Stealer and Ursnif Payloads

The malware downloader known as BATLOADER has been observedabusing Google Adsto deliver secondary payloads like Vidar Stealer and Ursnif.According to cybersecu…

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China-linked Hackers Targeting Unpatched SonicWall SMA Devices with Malware

A suspecting China-linked hacking campaign has been observed targeting unpatched SonicWallSecure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 appliancesto drop malware and establis…