The US Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Agency (CISA) warned that a vulnerability in the Windows Print Spooler component, patched by Microsoft in February 2022, is being actively exploited by hackers. The issue in question is tracked as CVE-2022-22718 (CVSS score of 7.8) and, according to Microsoft, affects all versions of Windows. At the same time, the… Continue reading Hackers Use Fresh Vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler in Real Attacks
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Anonymous hackers published the mail database of the Ministry of Culture of Russia
The media discovered that Anonymous hackers had made public a database of emails from the Russian Ministry of Culture, the administration of the city of Blagoveshchensk, and the office of the governor of the Tver region. The total size of the dump exceeded 700 GB. According to Kommersant, in the leaked documents you can find… Continue reading Anonymous hackers published the mail database of the Ministry of Culture of Russia
Hack group Lapsus$ returned from “vacation” and announced the hacking of Globant
The Lapsus$ extortionist group has returned from a “vacation” despite the recent arrest of seven of its members. The cybercriminals’ Telegram channel published data allegedly stolen from the Globant software development company. As evidence of the hack, the hackers first posted a screenshot showing a list of folders with the names of various companies from… Continue reading Hack group Lapsus$ returned from “vacation” and announced the hacking of Globant
Belarusian Cyber Partisans hack group attacked railway servers
A hack group that calls itself Belarusian Cyber Partisans claims to have attacked and encrypted the servers of the Belarusian Railways. The hacktivists said that the reason for the hack was the fact that Russia used the Belarusian railway to transfer troops and equipment. The group made a statement on Twitter and Telegram, claiming responsibility… Continue reading Belarusian Cyber Partisans hack group attacked railway servers
Spy method NoReboot allows simulating iPhone shutdown and prying through the camera
The NoReboot spy method allows intercepting the iPhone restart and shutdown process and prevent them from ever happening. ZecOps has developed a new method to simulate restarting or shutting down the iPhone and thereby prevent the removal of malware from it, with which hackers can secretly track the victim through the microphone and phone camera.… Continue reading Spy method NoReboot allows simulating iPhone shutdown and prying through the camera
Experts hacked Bluetooth test for COVID-19
Researchers at F-Secure hacked a home Bluetooth COVID-19 test and were able to fake the test result. For testing, the experts took the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test device, which uses an analyzer that connects to a smartphone via Bluetooth and works in tandem with the corresponding companion application. During tests, researchers noticed activity com.ellumehealth.homecovid.android/com.gsk.itreat.activities.BluetoothDebugActivity. It… Continue reading Experts hacked Bluetooth test for COVID-19
Hackers broke into FBI mail server and sent fake cyberattack alerts
Last weekend, unknown hackers managed to break into the mail server of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Hackers used the access to send letters that imitated FBI alerts about cyberattacks and data theft. Spamhaus, a non-profit spam-tracking organization, reported that such emails were delivered to tens of thousands of recipients in two waves. At… Continue reading Hackers broke into FBI mail server and sent fake cyberattack alerts
Anonymous hacktivists attacked the Epik hoster with the right-wing radical sites
Anonymous hacktivists attacked into the database of the domain registrar and hoster Epik, which was previously often criticized for hosting right-wing sites including 8chan, Gab, Parler and The Donald. The data stolen from the hoster (more than 180 GB) was published in torrent format and, according to hackers, it contains information from the last decade.… Continue reading Anonymous hacktivists attacked the Epik hoster with the right-wing radical sites