THN Cybersecurity Recap: Last Week’s Top Threats and Trends (September 16-22)
Hold on tight, folks, because last week’s cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling…
Discord Introduces DAVE Protocol for End-to-End Encryption in Audio and Video Calls
Popular social messaging platform Discord has announced that it’s rolling out a new custom end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) protocol to secure…
Critical Flaw in Microchip ASF Exposes IoT Devices to Remote Code Execution Risk
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Microchip Advanced Software Framework (ASF) that, if successfully exploited, could lead…
New PondRAT Malware Hidden in Python Packages Targets Software Developers
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed using poisoned Python packages as a way to deliver a…
Chinese Hackers Exploit GeoServer Flaw to Target APAC Nations with EAGLEDOOR Malware
A suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) originating from China targeted a government organization in Taiwan, and possibly other countries in…
China’s ‘Earth Baxia’ Spies Exploit Geoserver to Target APAC Orgs
The APT group uses spear-phishing and a vulnerability in a geospatial data-sharing server to compromise organizations in Taiwan, Japan, the…
Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks
A hacktivist group known as Twelve has been observed using an arsenal of publicly available tools to conduct destructive cyber…
Ukraine Bans Telegram Use for Government and Military Personnel
Ukraine has restricted the use of the Telegram messaging app by government officials, military personnel, and other defense and critical…