The developer of a popular WordPress plugin has updated its product to fix a critical vulnerability that could be exploited to change the appearance of websites. Elementor is marketed as a leading website building platform for WordPress, enabling over five million users to easily create websites for themselves or their business without writing any code. However,
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Java is a very versatile programming language. From Android apps to Oracle databases, it can be used to power a wide range of software and systems. As with most technical skills, the best way to learn Java is through building your own projects. But you can definitely speed things up with high-quality training. The Complete
Microsoft has revealed how a coordinated operation helped disrupt a notorious Trojan used widely around the world to facilitate ransomware and other attacks. ZLoader was spawned from the infamous Zeus banking Trojan, but like similar malware TrickBot and Emotet, it underwent significant development over the years, adding new functionality. As such, it soon evolved from
by Paul Ducklin For the third time this year, Google’s Chrome browser has quietly received a security update together with the dreaded words, “Google is aware that an exploit […] exists in the wild.” In this case, the bug is officially dubbed CVE-2022-1364: Type Confusion in V8. V8 is Google’s JavaScript engine – the same
The U.S. Treasury Department has implicated the North Korea-backed Lazarus Group (aka Hidden Cobra) in the theft of $540 million from video game Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network last month. On Thursday, the Treasury tied the Ethereum wallet address that received the stolen funds to the threat actor and sanctioned the funds by adding the address
The MetroHealth System in Cleaveland, Ohio, recently disclosed a data breach involving 1700 of its patients. In a recent statement, MetroHealth announced that on November 13, while the health system’s electronic medical records systems were being upgraded, 1700 patient records were unintentionally disclosed. The breach involved patient names, care provider names and appointment details. MetroHealth claimed
by Naked Security writer The cryptocurrency world is full of weird stories. You’ve probably heard of the Welshman who who claimed he inadvertently threw away a hard disk containing bitcoinage worth $500 million, and went to his local council for permission to dig up the landfill site where he assumed it would have been dumped,
If you look back at the long arc of history, it’s clear that one of the most crucial drivers of real progress in society is innovation If you look back at the long arc of history, it’s clear that one of the most crucial drivers of real progress in society is innovation: people coming up
As many as five security vulnerabilities have been addressed in Aethon Tug hospital robots that could enable remote attackers to seize control of the devices and interfere with the timely distribution of medication and lab samples. “Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could cause a denial-of-service condition, allow full control of robot functions, or expose sensitive
The number of publicly reported data breaches in the US increased by double digits year-on-year in the first three months of 2022, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). The non-profit claimed that the increase represents the third successive year in which Q1 figures have exceeded those recorded 12 months previously. The vast majority
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ESET researchers provided technical analysis, statistical information, and known command and control server domain names and IP addresses ESET has collaborated with partners Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, and others in an attempt to disrupt known Zloader botnets. ESET contributed to the project by providing technical analysis,
A U.S. court has sentenced former Ethereum developer Virgil Griffith to five years and three months in prison and pay a $100,000 fine for conspiring with North Korea to help use cryptocurrencies to circumvent sanctions imposed on the country. “There is no question North Korea poses a national security threat to our nation, and the
A noted Ethereum developer has been sentenced to more than five years behind bars after pleading guilty to helping North Korea evade sanctions. Virgil Griffith, 39, initially pleaded not guilty back in January 2020, following his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport in November 2019. However, he changed that plea last year. He conspired to provide
by Paul Ducklin Researchers at healthcare cybersecurity company Cynerio just published a report about five cybersecurity holes they found in a hospital robot system called TUG. TUGs are pretty much robot cabinets or platforms on wheels, apparently capable of carrying up to 600kg and rolling along at just under 3km/hr (a slow walk). They’re apparently
Extended detection and response (XDR) is expected to be the future of cybersecurity, merging security technologies with the evolving approach to the way we do cybersecurity. And while many organizations are scrambling to integrate XDR into their cybersecurity strategies – even more are still trying to figure out what XDR really is and if it’s
One of the world’s most notorious hacking marketplaces, RaidForums, has been shut down and its infrastructure seized in a major cross-border law enforcement operation. Operation TOURNIQUET, which was coordinated by Europol in support of the independent investigations of the US, UK, Sweden, Portugal and Romania, also led to the arrest of the RaidForums’ administrator and two of
by Paul Ducklin Three years ago, we published an article with the dramatic-sounding title Serious Security: Post-Quantum Cryptography (and why we’re getting it). As you probaby know, so-called quantum computers work in a rather mysterious way compared to conventional computers, inasmuch as they can perform certain sorts of calculation so that they effectively “compute” all
This ICS-capable malware targets a Ukrainian energy company This is a developing story and the blogpost will be updated as new information becomes available. Executive summary The blogpost presents the analysis of a cyberattack against a Ukrainian energy provider. Key points: ESET researchers collaborated with CERT-UA to analyze the attack against the Ukrainian energy company
Researchers have disclosed a previously undocumented local file inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in Hashnode, a developer-oriented blogging platform, that could be abused to access sensitive data such as SSH keys, server’s IP address, and other network information. “The LFI originates in a Bulk Markdown Import feature that can be manipulated to provide attackers with unimpeded ability
Scammers who tricked victims into handing them control of their PCs managed to steal nearly £58m last year, according to official UK police figures. Some 20,144 individuals fell victim to such “remote access tool” (RAT) scams in 2021, according to Action Fraud, the country’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime. Losing on average around £2800 per
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two different information-stealing malware, named FFDroider and Lightning Stealer, that are capable of siphoning data and launching further attacks. “Designed to send stolen credentials and cookies to a Command & Control server, FFDroider disguises itself on victim’s machines to look like the instant messaging application ‘Telegram,'” Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Avinash
The multifaceted nature of modern supply chain risks was highlighted by Jon France, CISO for (ISC)², during (ISC)² Secure London this week. France, who was appointed the first-ever CISO of (ISC)² earlier this year, emphasized that rapid digitization across all industries had significantly widened organizations’ threat landscape during COVID-19. “Speed can sometimes be the enemy of risk,” he noted,
by Paul Ducklin The good news in this month’s Android patches is that even though Google’s own updates close off numerous elevation of privilege (EoP) holes, there aren’t any remote code execution bugs on the list. The bad news, of course, is that EoP bugs that directly lead to root access, without any tell-tale signs,
As a gamer, you love the stuff you’ve racked up over the years—that rare Fortnite skin from six seasons ago, a complete set of Tier 20 armor in World of Warcraft, or a Steam account loaded with your favorite titles. Hackers love it too. Because they can make money off it. Hackers have been stealing
China-linked adversaries have been attributed to an ongoing onslaught against Indian power grid organizations, one year after a concerted campaign targeting critical infrastructure in the country came to light. Most of the intrusions involved a modular backdoor named ShadowPad, according to Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, a sophisticated remote access trojan which has been dubbed a
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is currently investigating a cyber-attack across TrustFord branches throughout the UK. The vehicle dealer group revealed the attack, which is believed to have been committed by the Conti ransomware gang, affected the firm’s internal systems. In particular, access to the internet and phones within the business was affected. However, TrustFord assured
by Paul Ducklin If you’ve ever written technical documentation to use online, you probably started out by creating it directly in HTML (hypertext markup language), so you could drop it directly into your website. You may have used various HTML editors that gave you a real-time but not entirely precise preview, but you’ll have spent
What’s worse than a surprise call from a law enforcement official telling you to pay a fine or be forced to serve time? Providing your personal information and paying that fine only to find out that it was all a scam. You didn’t miss jury duty; you didn’t commit a crime — you were just tricked
The recently disclosed critical Spring4Shell vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors to execute the Mirai botnet malware, particularly in the Singapore region since the start of April 2022. “The exploitation allows threat actors to download the Mirai sample to the ‘/tmp’ folder and execute them after permission change using ‘chmod,'” Trend Micro researchers
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