Optics Giant Hoya Hit by a Cyberattack
Japan’s largest manufacturers of optical products, Hoya Corporation, has been breached by a malware attack that caused IT outage in the group’s head quarter and [more…]
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2024 Consumer Cybersecurity Trends: Text Scams, Mobile Threats & More
Bitdefender, a top cybersecurity firm, just released its 2024 Consumer Cybersecurity Assessment Report. This report lists alarming consumer security behaviors based on a survey of [more…]
Pro-Palestinian Hackers Claim Massive Data Breach of Israeli Ministry
A hacktivist group known as Anonymous For Justice claims to have carried out a massive cyberattack against the servers of Israel’s Ministry of Justice. In [more…]
Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability Patched in Popular LayerSlider WordPress Plugin
Wordfence, recently disclosed and helped patch a critical vulnerability in the popular LayerSlider WordPress plugin. This vulnerability, an unauthenticated SQL injection flaw, could potentially allow [more…]
Hackers Leak Database Exposing 5 Million Salvadoran Citizens’ Data
Hackers have leaked a massive database containing the full data and high-quality images of 5 million Salvadorans citizens. The leaked data includes:Identification Document (DUI) NumbersFull [more…]
Major Security Flaw Discovered in Popular WordPress WP-Members Membership Plugin
A serious security vulnerability was recently found in WP-Members Membership, a widely-used WordPress plugin for creating membership sites. An unauthenticated stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, [more…]
PhantomRAT a New Malware Used by Ukrainians Against Russians
Cybersecurity researchers at the Russian firm F.A.C.C.T. have uncovered a new malware called ‘PhantomRAT’ that has been actively targeting Russian organizations since the beginning of [more…]
FBI’s Most Wanted: Iranian Hacker Charged in Massive Cyberattack Campaign
Alireza Shafie Nasab, an Iranian computer hacker was added to the FBI’s list of wanted cyber criminals. The iranian hacker is accused of participating in [more…]
Backdoor has been found in XZ Utils Tarballs, Allowing Linux System Hijacking
RedHat issued a security alert about a critical supply chain compromise affecting the widely used data compression library, XZ Utils (formerly known as LZMA Utils). [more…]
Philippine Coast Guard Facebook Hacked Again!
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is facing another social media security breach. Their official Facebook page was hacked on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. Hackers [more…]
