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U.S. Sanctions North Korean Andariel Hacker Behind Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme
Bys sThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday sanctioned a member of a North Korean hacking group called Andariel for their role in the infamous remote information technology (IT) worker scheme. The Treasury said Song Kum Hyok, a 38-year-old North Korean national with an address in the Chinese province…
Fortinet Urges FortiSwitch Upgrades to Patch Critical Admin Password Change Flaw
Bys sFortinet has released security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiSwitch that could permit an attacker to make unauthorized password changes. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-48887, carries a CVSS score of 9.3 out of a maximum of 10.0. “An unverified password change vulnerability [CWE-620] in FortiSwitch GUI may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker…
Pro-Russian hackers strike Dutch municipalities with coordinated DDoS attack
Bys sNL Times reports: A large-scale cyberattack hit multiple Dutch municipalities and provinces on Monday morning, rendering the websites of more than twenty local governments inaccessible for several hours. The attack, claimed by the pro-Russian hacker group NoName, caused significant disruption but did not compromise critical infrastructure or steal any data, according to AD. The group, which has…
Top 3 Ransomware Threats Active in 2025
Bys sYou arrive at the office, power up your system, and panic sets in. Every file is locked, and every system is frozen. A ransom demand flashes on your screen: “Pay $2 million in Bitcoin within 48 hours or lose everything.” And the worst part is that even after paying, there’s no guarantee you’ll get your…
Operation Heart Blocker: Disruption action deals blow to criminal cyber network HeartSender
Bys sDuring a disruption action on January 29, 2025, HeartSender servers and domains were seized by various police services. HeartSender is the name of a group of phishing software makers. The Cybercrime Team of the East Brabant police unit started an investigation at the end of 2022, after phishing software was found on the computer of…
WhatsApp Adds Advanced Chat Privacy to Blocks Chat Exports and Auto-Downloads
Bys sWhatsApp has introduced an extra layer of privacy called Advanced Chat Privacy that allows users to block participants from sharing the contents of a conversation in traditional chats and groups. “This new setting available in both chats and groups helps prevent others from taking content outside of WhatsApp for when you may want extra privacy,”…