Daily Archives: 02/01/2025
NPM package poses as legit Ethereum smart contract, injects Quasar RAT
A malicious npm package has been posing as a tool for detecting bugs in Ethereum smart contracts, but instead deploys Quasar RAT onto t...
VEON and Starlink to launch Direct-to-Cell Satellite connectivity in Ukraine
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The connectivity could prove vital in areas where infrastructure is destroyed by Russian military activity
Telecoms group VEON h...
NTT Docomo hit by DDoS attack
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The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack caused a website failure and service disruption for around 12 hours
Today, Japan’s...
Suspected AT&T, Verizon data leaker arrested, indicted
Cybernews reports that MetLife was claimed to have been compromised by the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service operation, which alleged t...
More details on widespread Chrome extension compromise emerge
Hackread reports that more than 30,000 internet-exposed instances of widely used cloud-based API development and testing platform Postm...
AWS leveraged in EC2 Grouper attacks
After obtaining credentials from code repositories, EC2 Grouper utilizes PowerShell and other AWS tools to initiate compromise before e...
Clickjacking protections evaded by novel exploit
Attacks using DoubleClickJacking commence with visits to a malicious site redirecting to a new tab or window without any user interacti...
Azure compromise possible with Apache Airflow vulnerabilities
Microsoft Azure Data Factory's assimilation of Apache Airflow was discovered to be impacted by a trio of low-severity vulnerabilities —...
How will rules and regulations affect cybersecurity and AI in 2025?
The 2025 cybersecurity landscape faces sweeping regulatory changes impacting cloud, artificial intelligence, identity and foundational ...
Fraudulent rating-boosting stars prevalent in GitHub
Over 15,800 GitHub repositories have been given 3.1 million inauthentic stars meant to bolster their legitimacy and reach, with almost ...