Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles


Critical flaw in AI testing framework MLflow can lead to server and data compromise

25 March 2023
The vulnerability found by Dan McInerney is tracked as CVE-2023-1177 and is rated 10 (critical) on the CVSS scale. It is described as a local and remote file inclusion (LFI/RFI) via the API.

Cork-based Dope Security lands $16m investment

25 March 2023
The Series A funding round was led by Google Ventures (GV), with participation from existing investors Boldstart Ventures and Preface. The company plans to use some of the funding to expand its engineering team in Cork.

New Instagram scam uses fake SHEIN gift cards as lure

25 March 2023
This social media scam begins with a comment from a random account on a user’s post, which congratulates the victim saying they’re one of the 2023 lucky ones selected to receive a SHEIN gift card.

U.K. National Crime Agency Sets Up Fake DDoS-For-Hire Sites to Catch Cybercriminals

25 March 2023
In what's a case of setting a thief to catch a thief, the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) revealed that it has created a network of fake DDoS-for-hire websites to infiltrate the online criminal underground. "All of the NCA-run sites, which have so far been accessed by around several thousand people, have been created to look like they offer the tools and services that enable cyber criminals to

TikTok CEO got grilled by lawmakers from both parties on whether the Chinese-owned app can protect American privacy

25 March 2023
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew’s testimony did not seem to quell many concerns that lawmakers had about the company’s connections to China or the adequacy of its risk-mitigation plan, Project Texas.

Kroger Postal Prescription Services Files Notice of Data Breach Impacting 82,466 Consumers

25 March 2023
Upon discovering that sensitive consumer data was made available to an unauthorized party, Kroger Postal Prescription Services began to review the affected files to determine what information was compromised and which consumers were impacted.

Britive, which helps secure public clouds, lands $20.5M investment

25 March 2023
Led by Pelion Venture Partners with participation from Liberty Global Ventures, Crosslink Capital and One Way Ventures, the new brings Britive’s total raised to $36 million.

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 Day 2: Microsoft Teams, Oracle VirtualBox, and Tesla hacked

25 March 2023
On the second day of Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023, the bug hunters demonstrated zero-day attacks against the Oracle VirtualBox virtualization platform, Microsoft Teams, Tesla Model 3, and the Ubuntu Desktop OS.

Microsoft Warns of Stealthy Outlook Vulnerability Exploited by Russian Hackers

25 March 2023
Microsoft on Friday shared guidance to help customers discover indicators of compromise (IoCs) associated with a recently patched Outlook vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2023-23397 (CVSS score: 9.8), the critical flaw relates to a case of privilege escalation that could be exploited to steal NT Lan Manager (NTLM) hashes and stage a relay attack without requiring any user interaction. "External

Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 Day 1: Windows 11 and Tesla hacked

25 March 2023
The Pwn2Own Vancouver 2023 has begun, this hacking competition has 19 entries targeting nine different targets – including two Tesla attempts. On the first day, it awarded $375,000 (and a Tesla Model 3) for 12 zero-day vulnerabilities discovered.

OpenAI Reveals Redis Bug Behind ChatGPT User Data Exposure Incident

25 March 2023
OpenAI on Friday disclosed that a bug in the Redis open source library was responsible for the exposure of other users' personal information and chat titles in the upstart's ChatGPT service earlier this week. The glitch, which came to light on March 20, 2023, enabled certain users to view brief descriptions of other users' conversations from the chat history sidebar, prompting the company to

CISA Gets Proactive With New Pre-Ransomware Alerts

25 March 2023
By taking immediate action when receiving an early warning, organizations can reduce potential data loss, avoid impact on operations, and reduce financial impact and other detrimental consequences.

Ransomware cases saw a 26% year-over-year decline

24 March 2023
New research reveals a year of turbulence within the threat actor community due to international conflicts and enhanced attack methods.

Philadelphia warns citizens against tax-based phishing attacks

24 March 2023
In response to the IRS warning against tax-based phishing attempts, the city of Philadelphia released cybersecurity recommendations to protect data.

Malicious JavaScript Injection Campaign Infects 51,000 Websites

24 March 2023
Unit 42 researchers have been tracking a widespread malicious JavaScript (JS) injection campaign that redirects victims to malicious content such as adware and scam pages.

Researchers Uncover Chinese Nation State Hackers' Deceptive Attack Strategies

24 March 2023
Attack chains mounted by the group commence with a spear-phishing email to deploy a wide range of tools for backdoor access, command-and-control (C2), and data exfiltration.

Fake IRS tax email delivers Emotet malware

24 March 2023
In this case, Form W-9 is being used as a lure for people to download something sinister. The attachment, W-9 form.zip, is 709 KB in size. Opening the attachment reveals a Word document called W-9 form.doc that is over 500MB in size.

How one CEO founded a successful cyber security company

24 March 2023
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, we’re recognizing the significant women who have played a role in shaping the field of cyber security. Learn about one of the amazing and trailblazing individuals who’s making cyber security history. In this exclusive CyberTalk.org interview, the CEO of Safe ID, Sandra Suarez, shares insights into her career path, […] The post How one CEO founded a successful cyber security company appeared first on CyberTalk.

Security leaders discuss CISA access management best practices

24 March 2023
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and National Security Agency (NSA) has released access management best practices.

A look at a Magecart skimmer using the Hunter obfuscator

24 March 2023
When a victim who is shopping at a compromised online store goes to the checkout page, there will be additional fields injected in the contact form that aren't normally there.