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⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 16, 2024

This past week has been packed with unsettling developments in the world of cybersecurity. From silent but serious attacks on popular business tools to unexpected flaws lurking in everyday devices, …


Data Governance in DevOps: Ensuring Compliance in the AI Era The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 16, 2024

With the evolution of modern software development, CI/CD pipeline governance has emerged as a critical factor in maintaining both agility and compliance. As we enter the age of artificial intelligence …


New Investment Scam Leverages AI, Social Media Ads to Target Victims Worldwide The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 16, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence (AI) powered video testimonials featuring …


New Glutton Malware Exploits Popular PHP Frameworks Like Laravel and ThinkPHP The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 16, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new PHP-based backdoor called Glutton that has been put to use in cyber attacks targeting China, the United States, Cambodia, Pakistan, and South Africa. QiAnXin XLab, …


Ukrainian Minors Recruited for Cyber Ops and Reconnaissance in Russian Airstrikes The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 15, 2024

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU or SSU) has exposed a novel espionage campaign suspected to be orchestrated by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) that involves recruiting Ukrainian minors for …


Germany Disrupts BADBOX Malware on 30,000 Devices Using Sinkhole Action The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 14, 2024

Germany's Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) has announced that it has disrupted a malware operation called BADBOX that came preloaded on at least 30,000 internet-connected devices sold across the …


Thai Officials Targeted in Yokai Backdoor Campaign Using DLL Side-Loading Techniques The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 14, 2024

Thai government officials have emerged as the target of a new campaign that leverages a technique called DLL side-loading to deliver a previously undocumented backdoor dubbed Yokai. "The target of the …


390,000+ WordPress Credentials Stolen via Malicious GitHub Repository Hosting PoC Exploits The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 13, 2024

A now-removed GitHub repository that advertised a WordPress tool to publish posts to the online content management system (CMS) is estimated to have enabled the exfiltration of over 390,000 credentials. The …


Critical OpenWrt Vulnerability Exposes Devices to Malicious Firmware Injection The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 13, 2024

A security flaw has been disclosed in OpenWrt's Attended Sysupgrade (ASU) feature that, if successfully exploited, could have been abused to distribute malicious firmware packages. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-54143, carries …


DoJ Indicts 14 North Koreans for $88M IT Worker Fraud Scheme Over Six Years The Hacker Newsinfo@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News)
December 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted 14 nationals belonging to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) for their alleged involvement in a long-running conspiracy …