Someone is trying to recruit security researchers in bizarre hacking campaign

Are you willing to hack and take control of Chinese websites for a random person for up to $100,000 a month? Someone is making precisely that tantalizing, bizarre, and clearly sketchy job offer. The person is using what looks like 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 …

City of Columbus sues researcher for sharing leaked ransomware data

The City of Columbus, Ohio, has taken legal action against a security researcher who shared leaked data from a ransomware attack against the city with members of the news media. A lawsuit filed last week alleges that the actions of Read More …

Cybersecurity researchers spotlight a new ransomware threat – be careful where you upload files

Today’s browsers are almost operating systems unto themselves. They can run software programs and encrypt files. These capabilities, combined with the browser’s access to the host computer’s files – including ones in the cloud, shared folders and external drives – Read More …

Washington recruited private hackers for help. Far-right pressure is pushing them away

Some of the country’s top cybersecurity experts who’ve been helping protect critical networks say they’re quietly retreating from a highly touted government partnership, citing frustrations with its management and pressure from conservative critics. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency launched Read More …

Security pros are being hospitalized by after-effects of ransomware hacks

New research from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) has laid bare the mental and physical toll that cybersecurity workers face as a result of their work. In a number of interviews with individuals who had been at the forefront Read More …