The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2024

From Elon Musk and Donald Trump to state-sponsored hackers and crypto scammers, this was the year the online agents of chaos gained ground...

North Korean Hackers Deploy OtterCookie Malware in Contagious Interview Campaign

North Korean threat actors behind the ongoing Contagious Interview campaign have been observed dropping a new JavaScript malware called OtterCookie. Contagious Interview aka DeceptiveDevelopment refers to a persistent attack campaign that employs social engineering lures, with the hacking crew...

Hackers Release Second Batch of Stolen Cisco Data

IN THIS ARTICLE: Hackers have released what they claim to be the second batch of data stolen in…...

North Korean Hackers Pull Off $308M Bitcoin Heist from Crypto Firm DMM Bitcoin

Japanese and U.S. authorities have formerly attributed the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million from cryptocurrency company DMM Bitcoin in May 2024 to North Korean cyber actors. "The theft is affiliated with TraderTraitor threat activity, which is also tracked as Jade Sleet, UNC4899, and Sl...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips

The online world never takes a break, and this week shows why. From ransomware creators being caught to hackers backed by governments trying new tricks, the message is clear: cybercriminals are always changing how they attack, and we need to keep up. Hackers are using everyday tools in harmful...

curl: Hackers Attack Curl Vulnerability Accessing Sensitive Information

Summary: A critical security flaw in Curl. This is a data transfer tool and may potentially allow attackers to access sensitive information. Affected version 6.5 through 8.11.0 Steps To Reproduce: Security vulnerability when curl is used with a .netrc file for the credentials and also uses a HTTP...

Chinese Hackers Breach US Firm, Maintain Network Access for Months

SUMMARY A large U.S. company with operations in China fell victim to a large-scale cyberattack earlier this year,…...

Researchers Uncover 4-Month Cyberattack on U.S. Firm Linked to Chinese Hackers

A suspected Chinese threat actor targeted a large U.S. organization earlier this year as part of a four-month-long intrusion. According to Broadcom-owned Symantec, the first evidence of the malicious activity was detected on April 11, 2024 and continued until August. However, the company doesn't...

Russia-Linked Turla Exploits Pakistani Hackers' Servers to Target Afghan and Indian Entities

The Russia-linked advanced persistent threat APT group known as Turla has been linked to a previously undocumented campaign that involved infiltrating the command-and-control C2 servers of a Pakistan-based hacking group named Storm-0156 to conduct its own operations since 2022. The activity, firs...

North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Use Russian Email Addresses for Credential Theft Attacks

The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a series of phishing attacks that involve sending email messages that originate from Russian sender addresses to ultimately conduct credential theft. "Phishing emails were sent mainly through email services in Japan and Kore...

Hackers Drain $1.48 Billion from Crypto in 2024, Led by DeFi Exploits

Hackers stole $1.48 billion from the crypto industry in 2024. A new report highlights trends in blockchain security, including shifts in target networks...

Russian Hackers Exploit Firefox and Windows 0-Days to Deploy Backdoor

Watch out for the Russian hackers from the infamous RomRom group, also known as Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, or UNC2596, and their use of a custom backdoor...

Chinese Hackers Use GHOSTSPIDER Malware to Hack Telecoms Across 12+ Countries

The China-linked threat actor known as Earth Estries has been observed using a previously undocumented backdoor called GHOSTSPIDER as part of its attacks targeting Southeast Asian telecommunications companies. Trend Micro, which described the hacking group as an aggressive advanced persistent...

North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a six-month period. These findings come from Microsoft, which said that multiple threat activity clusters...

Russian Hackers Deploy HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY Malware Across Europe and Asia

Threat actors with ties to Russia have been linked to a cyber espionage campaign aimed at organizations in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe. Recorded Future's Insikt Group, which has assigned the activity cluster the name TAG-110, said it overlaps with a threat group tracked by the Computer...

Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Jupyter Servers for Illegal Sports Streaming

Aqua Nautilus’ research reveals hackers are leveraging vulnerable and misconfigured Jupyter Notebook servers to steal live sports streams.…...

Chinese Hackers Exploit T-Mobile and Other U.S. Telecoms in Broader Espionage Campaign

U.S. telecoms giant T-Mobile has confirmed that it was also among the companies that were targeted by Chinese threat actors to gain access to valuable information. The adversaries, tracked as Salt Typhoon, breached the company as part of a "monthslong campaign" designed to harvest cellphone...

Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist

Plus: An “AI granny” is wasting scammers’ time, a lawsuit goes after spyware-maker NSO Group’s executives, and North Korea–linked hackers take a crack at macOS malware...

Iranian Hackers Deploy WezRat Malware in Attacks Targeting Israeli Organizations

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan and information stealer used by Iranian state-sponsored actors to conduct reconnaissance of compromised endpoints and execute malicious commands. Cybersecurity company Check Point has codenamed the malware WezRat , stating it...

An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

In December 2023, KrebsOnSecurity revealed the real-life identity of Rescator , the nickname used by a Russian cybercriminal who sold more than 100 million payment cards stolen from Target and Home Depot between 2013 and 2014. Moscow resident Mikhail Shefel , who confirmed using the Rescator...