Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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APT29 Hackers Target High-Value Victims Using Rogue RDP Servers and PyRDP

The Russia-linked APT29 threat actor has been observed repurposing a legitimate red teaming attack methodology as part of cyber attacks leveraging malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) configuration files. The activity, which has targeted governments and armed forces, think tanks, academic researchers, and Ukrainian entities, entails adopting a "rogue RDP" technique that was previously

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ONLY Cynet Delivers 100% Protection and 100% Detection Visibility in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation

Across small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) and managed service providers (MSPs), the top priority for cybersecurity leaders is to keep IT environments up and running. To guard against cyber threats and prevent data breaches, it’s vital to understand the current cybersecurity vendor landscape and continually assess the effectiveness of available solutions. Luckily, the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK

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BeyondTrust Issues Urgent Patch for Critical Vulnerability in PRA and RS Products

BeyondTrust has disclosed details of a critical security flaw in Privileged Remote Access (PRA) and Remote Support (RS) products that could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary commands. Privileged Remote Access controls, manages, and audits privileged accounts and credentials, offering zero trust access to on-premises and cloud resources by internal, external, and third-party users.

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INTERPOL Pushes for "Romance Baiting" to Replace "Pig Butchering" in Scam Discourse

INTERPOL is calling for a linguistic shift that aims to put to an end to the term "pig butchering," instead advocating for the use of "romance baiting" to refer to online scams where victims are duped into investing in bogus cryptocurrency schemes under the pretext of a romantic relationship. "The term 'pig butchering' dehumanizes and shames victims of such frauds, deterring people from coming

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UK and US investigations into harmful international cyber campaigns

NCSC re-issues advice on how to reduce your risk of becoming a victim of malware attacks

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Meta Fined €251 Million for 2018 Data Breach Impacting 29 Million Accounts

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, has been fined €251 million (around $263 million) for a 2018 data breach that impacted millions of users in the bloc, in what's the latest financial hit the company has taken for flouting stringent privacy laws. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) said the data breach impacted approximately 29 million

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Nearly 400,000 WordPress credentials stolen

A threat actor labelled as MUT-1244 has stolen more than 390,000 WordPress credentials. 

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Patch Alert: Critical Apache Struts Flaw Found, Exploitation Attempts Detected

Threat actors are attempting to exploit a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Apache Struts that could pave the way for remote code execution. The issue, tracked as CVE-2024-53677, carries a CVSS score of 9.5 out of 10.0, indicating critical severity. The vulnerability shares similarities with another critical bug the project maintainers addressed in December 2023 (CVE-2023-50164, CVSS

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Attackers Exploit Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to Deploy DarkGate Malware

A new social engineering campaign has leveraged Microsoft Teams as a way to facilitate the deployment of a known malware called DarkGate. "An attacker used social engineering via a Microsoft Teams call to impersonate a user's client and gain remote access to their system," Trend Micro researchers Catherine Loveria, Jovit Samaniego, and Gabriel Nicoleta said. "The attacker failed to install a

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Hackers Use Microsoft MSC Files to Deploy Obfuscated Backdoor in Pakistan Attacks

A new phishing campaign has been observed employing tax-themed lures to deliver a stealthy backdoor payload as part of attacks targeting Pakistan. Cybersecurity company Securonix, which is tracking the activity under the name FLUX#CONSOLE, said it likely starts with a phishing email link or attachment, although it said it couldn't obtain the original email used to launch the attack. "One of the

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Even Great Companies Get Breached — Find Out Why and How to Stop It

Even the best companies with the most advanced tools can still get hacked. It’s a frustrating reality: you’ve invested in the right solutions, trained your team, and strengthened your defenses. But breaches still happen. So, what’s going wrong? The truth is, that attackers are constantly finding new ways to slip through cracks that often go unnoticed—even in well-prepared organizations. The good

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Joint Advisory: Exploitation of Accellion File Transfer Appliance

Cyber security organisations in the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore publish advice to defend against malicious cyber actors.

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Advisory: COVID-19 exploited by malicious cyber actors

Practical advice for individuals and organisations on how to deal with COVID-19 related malicious cyber activity.

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NCSC consolidates advice on secure home learning

Three tailored blogs to help manage remote education technology safely.

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NCSC lifts lid on three random words password logic

The logic of using three random words for strong passwords and why the NCSC advises the approach.

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Big brands urged to 'scam-proof' messages to public

The NCSC launches new guidance for organisations on securely communicating with customers via SMS and phone calls.

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Schoolgirls across the UK poised to battle for crown of cyber champions

The CyberFirst Girls Competition's finals will take place across the UK.

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Tech-savvy schools gain recognition from UK experts for championing cyber skills

Eight more schools and colleges receive CyberFirst schools award for first-rate cyber security teaching.

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Nation of digital defenders blow the whistle on over 10 million suspect emails

Milestone number of suspect emails reported by the British public marks launch of new Cyber Aware campaign.

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Schools offered free cyber defence tools to help keep out attackers

UK education settings can sign up for the NCSC's Web Check and Mail Check services to protect their websites and email servers from cyber attacks.