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Experts warn of a surge in activity associated FICORA and Kaiten botnets

FortiGuard Labs observed increased activity from two botnets, the Mirai variant “FICORA” and the Kaiten variant “CAPSAICIN”. FortiGuard Labs researchers observed a surge in activity associated with two botnets, the Mirai variant “FICORA” and the Kaiten varian…

2024-12-27 11:24

Palo Alto Networks fixed a high-severity PAN-OS flaw

Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity PAN-OS flaw that could trigger denial-of-service (DoS) on vulnerable devices. Palo Alto Networks addressed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-3393 (CVSS score: 8.7), in PAN-OS software that could cause a den…

2024-12-27 09:55

Brazilian citizen charged for threatening to release data stolen from a company in 2020

A Brazilian citizen faces U.S. charges for allegedly threatening to release data stolen from a company in a March 2020 security breach. The U.S. government has charged the Brazilian citizen Junior Barros De Oliveira, 29, with allegedly threatening to release …

2024-12-27 08:37

Iconic ‘Luna Luna’ Art Carnival From the ’80s Reopens in New York City

Iconic ‘Luna Luna’ Art Carnival From the ’80s Reopens in New York City Luna Luna, the world’s first traveling art carnival, made its enchanting debut back in 1987 in Hamburg, Germany. This fantastical fairground was brought to life with one-of-a-kind attracti…

2024-12-26 17:35

A new Mirai botnet variant targets DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs

Akamai researchers discovered a new Mirai botnet variant targeting a vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro DVRs. Akamai researchers spotted a Mirai-based botnet that is exploiting an remote code execution vulnerability in DigiEver DS-2105 Pro NVRs. The expert…

2024-12-26 15:38

A ransomware attack disrupted services at Pittsburgh Regional Transit

A ransomware attack on Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) was the root cause of the agency’s service disruptions. On December 23, 2024, Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) announced it was actively responding to a ransomware attack that was first detected on Thu…

2024-12-26 14:24

A cyber attack hit Japan Airlines delaying ticket sales for flights

A cyberattack hit Japan Airlines (JAL), causing the suspension of ticket sales for flights departing on Thursday. A cyber attack hit Japan Airlines (JAL) on Thursday, the offensive began at 7:24 a.m. and impacted internal and external systems. The Associated …

2024-12-26 10:20

Apache fixed a critical SQL Injection in Apache Traffic Control

Apache Software Foundation (ASF) addressed a critical SQL Injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-45387, in Apache Traffic Control. The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) released security updates to address a critical security vulnerability, tracked as CV…

2024-12-26 00:43

BellaCPP, Charming Kitten’s BellaCiao variant written in C++

Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a new variant of the BellaCiao malware dubbed BellaCPP, Kaspersky researchers warn. The Iran-linked APT group Charming Kitten has been observed using a C++ variant of the BellaCiao malware, dubbed …

2024-12-25 21:27

DMM Bitcoin $308M Bitcoin heist linked to North Korea

Japanese and U.S. authorities attributed the theft of $308 million cryptocurrency from DMM Bitcoin to North Korean cyber actors. Japanese and U.S. authorities linked the $308 million cyber heist targeting cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin to North Korea-link…

2024-12-25 12:02