Multi-Vector DDoS Attacks: What They Are and How to Stay Protected

Multi-vector DDoS attacks have emerged as one of the biggest challenges in cybersecurity today. The number of such incidents has been growing significantly year over year. In this article, we’ll break down what multi-vector attacks are, how they work, and Read More …

Nominet confirms cybersecurity incident linked to Ivanti VPN hacks

Nominet, the U.K. domain registry that maintains .co.uk domains, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that it confirmed is linked to the recent exploitation of a new Ivanti VPN vulnerability. In an email to customers, seen by TechCrunch, Nominet warned of Read More …

Burning Zero Days: Suspected Nation-State Adversary Targets Ivanti CSA

Today FortiGuard Labs is releasing this blog post about a case where an advanced adversary was observed exploiting three vulnerabilities affecting the Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA). At the time of our investigation, two out of the three identified vulnerabilities Read More …

Millions of Vinted, Spotify and Tinder users’ data could be compromised in global hack

Millions of users of popular apps such as Vinted, Spotify, Candy Crush and Tinder may have had their sensitive location data stolen by an unknown hacker who has posted details on a Russian-language site popular with cyber-criminals. In what is Read More …

Information Stealer Masquerades as LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) PoC Exploit

In December 2024, two critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) were addressed via Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday release. Both vulnerabilities were deemed as highly significant due to the widespread use of LDAP in Windows environments. In Read More …

ICAO ‘investigating’ security breach after hacker claims theft of personal data

UN aviation agency ‘investigating’ security breach after hacker claims theft of personal data The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a United Nations agency that defines international operating standards for civil aviation, has confirmed it’s investigating a cybersecurity incident. In a Read More …

China protests US sanctions for its alleged role in hacking, complains of foreign hacker attacks

China has slammed a decision by the U.S. Treasury to sanction a Beijing-based cybersecurity company for its alleged role in multiple hacking incidents targeting critical U.S. infrastructure, while the Chinese cyber security agency complained Monday of attacks on Chinese networks. Read More …

A Windows filetype update may have complicated cyber threat detection efforts

The use of archive files as malware delivery mechanisms is evolving, presenting challenges for Secure Email Gateways (SEGs), new research has claimed. A recent report by Cofense highlights how cybercriminals exploit various archive formats to bypass security protocols, particularly following Read More …