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Biggest-ever leak of digital pirates

10 million users of a Z-Library clone exposed

25. July, 2024 - 15:01

The Cybernews research team discovered an unprotected database containing the data of almost 10 million users. The database belongs to an attacker called Z-lib, which operates a malicious clone of Z-Library.

Python Package Index affected

Critical security vulnerability on Docker Hub

17. July, 2024 - 05:47

A Vulnerability on Docker Hub allowed admin access to the Python Package Index (PyPI) and the injection of malicious code. The JFrog Security Research Team recently identified and mitigated a critical security vulnerability that could have led to a catastrophic supply chain attack.

NATO’s Cyber Threats: A Comprehensive Snapshot

09. July, 2024 - 15:16

As North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members and partners gather for a historic summit, it is important to take stock of one of its most pressing challenges—the cyber threat.

RockYou2024

Record leak? 10 billion passwords published

05. July, 2024 - 10:55

Researchers from Cybernews discovered a file called “rockyou2024.txt”, which contains almost 10 billion unique passwords in plain text. This huge database was put online on July 4 by a well-known user of a hacker forum under the pseudonym “ObamaCare”.

Diverse offerings

How much does a botnet cost on the dark web?

03. July, 2024 - 10:42

Networks of devices infected with malware that can be used for cyberattacks – according to a recent analysis by Kaspersky experts, are available on the dark web starting from 99 US dollars.

Study

When the backup becomes a problem during a ransomware attack

24. June, 2024 - 07:05

Cyber criminals also target backups with their encryption attacks. Why? Because this creates even more blackmail pressure and doubles the ransom sums.

IT security researchers also threatened and harassed

Hackers demand up to 5 million dollars from Snowflake customers

18. June, 2024 - 08:13

In the extortion campaign against Snowflake customers, cybercriminals are demanding ransom payments of between 300,000 and 5 million US dollars from up to 10 companies. This is reported by security experts investigating the attacks.

Continuous further development

Kinsing malware still on the rise

06. June, 2024 - 07:13

Aqua Security’s Team Nautilus presents a study detailing the infrastructure, tactics, techniques and modus operandi of the dangerous Kinsing malware. Kinsing first appeared in 2019 and targets cloud-native infrastructures, such as misconfigured APIs.

Akamai study

DDoS attacks increase the most in EMEA

05. June, 2024 - 07:12

Akamai Technologies, provider of web, cloud and security solutions, has presented its new “State of the Internet” report. This shows that the number of DDoS attacks is increasing most rapidly in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa).

10 international arrest warrants, 4 arrests

BKA: Biggest blow to date against global cybercrime

30. May, 2024 - 09:59

Investigators are talking about the biggest strike against cyber criminals: more than 100 servers have been confiscated and 1300 domains put out of operation in an operation in several countries worldwide.

10 million users of a Z-Library clone exposed

Critical security vulnerability on Docker Hub

NATO’s Cyber Threats: A Comprehensive Snapshot

Record leak? 10 billion passwords published

How much does a botnet cost on the dark web?

When the backup becomes a problem during a ransomware attack

Hackers demand up to 5 million dollars from Snowflake customers

Kinsing malware still on the rise

DDoS attacks increase the most in EMEA

BKA: Biggest blow to date against global cybercrime

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