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Cl0p, the Russian cybercrime group responsible for the recent MOVEit hack, has continued to add to its list of alleged victims. Several new entities have been added, including public and private companies, state and local governments, universities, and other organizations. As part of its malicious

Husain Parvez First published on 21st July 2023

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

Husain Parvez First published on 20th July 2023

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

Zane Kennedy First published on 20th July 2023

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

Keira Waddell First published on 18th July 2023

Cybersecurity Researcher, Jeremiah Fowler, discovered and reported to vpnMentor about a non-password protected database that contained approximately 2.3 million records. Upon further investigation, it became clear that these records were associated with multiple dating applications contained in a

Jeremiah Fowler First published on 17th July 2023

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

Husain Parvez First published on 17th July 2023

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

Zane Kennedy First published on 16th July 2023

HCA, a prominent US healthcare company, has recently announced an alarming data breach that may have affected approximately 11 million patients. The disclosure followed an incident where a cybercriminal posted a message on a well-known cybercrime forum asserting possession of the pilfered data and

Keira Waddell First published on 14th July 2023

Last week, a notorious group of cyber criminals, known as ALPHV or BlackCat, made an announcement on their website declaring their successful acquisition of 70 terabytes of internal documents from the Barts Health NHS Trust. The predominantly Russian-speaking gang has issued a serious ultimatum,

Husain Parvez First published on 12th July 2023

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

Zane Kennedy First published on 12th July 2023