Cybersecurity News
New KCodes NetUSB Bug Affect Millions of Routers from Different Vendors
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a high severity flaw in KCodes NetUSB component that’s integrated into millions of end-user router devices from Netgear, TP-Link, Tenda, EDiMAX, D-Link, and Western Digital, among others. KCodes NetUSB is a Linux kernel module that enables devices on a local network to provide USB-based services over IP. Printers,
Cyber-attack on UK’s Defence Academy caused ‘significant’ damage
Former senior officer says unsolved hack of MoD training school systems did not succeed but still had costs. A cyber-attack on the UK’s Defence Academy caused “significant” damage, a retired high-ranking officer has revealed. Air Marshal Edward Stringer, who left the armed forces in August, told Sky News the attack,
IMF, 10 countries simulate cyber attacks on global financial system
Israel simulated 10 countries of large-scale cyber attacks on the global financial system on Thursday to strengthen cooperation that could help minimize potential damage to financial markets and banks Led. The simulated cyberattack evolved over a decade, sensitive data emerged on the dark web, and fake news reports eventually caused
Over 500,000 Android Users Downloaded a New Joker Malware App from Play Store
A malicious Android app with more than 500,000 downloads from the Google Play app store has been found hosting malware that stealthily exfiltrates users’ contact lists to an attacker-controlled server and signs up users to unwanted paid premium subscriptions without their knowledge. The latest Joker malware was found in a
New PseudoManuscrypt Malware Infected Over 35,000 Computers in 2021
Industrial and government organizations, including enterprises in the military-industrial complex and research laboratories, are the targets of a new malware botnet dubbed PseudoManyscrypt that has infected roughly 35,000 Windows computers this year alone. The name comes from its similarities to the Manuscrypt malware, which is part of the Lazarus APT group’s attack toolset, Kaspersky researchers said,
Data breach impacts 80,000 South Australian govt employees
The South Australian government has disclosed that the sensitive personal information belonging to tens of thousands of its employees was compromised following a ransomware attack that hit the system of an external payroll software provider last month. The number of records accessed by hackers corresponds to at least 38,000 SA government employees,