🔒 Meta's Messenger gets a major security boost. End-to-end 🗝️ encryption is now default for personal calls and messages.

Find details here: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/meta-launches-default-end-to-end.html

🚨 New Linux Trojan Alert!

Meet "Krasue," a stealthy remote access trojan targeting Thai telecom companies. Krasue relies on a rootkit derived from open-source projects to maintain persistence.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/new-stealthy-krasue-linux-trojan.html

Did you know? Your app notifications could reveal sensitive information.

Governments are seeking push notification records from Apple & Google to track specific individuals, as stated by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden.

Read here ➥ https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/governments-may-spy-on-you-by.html

⚠️ Urgent Security Warning -

A new critical Bluetooth vulnerability (CVE-2023-45866) could enable attackers to take control of Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS devices.

Learn how it works: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/new-bluetooth-flaw-let-hackers-take.html

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Explore how this OPEN SOURCE security platform integrates threat feeds, enriches threat data, and allows custom threat detection rules.

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Your mind is a target!

Trust, empathy, ego, and guilt – these traits make us human. Discover how attackers exploit these traits to compromise security.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/hacking-human-mind-exploiting.html

COLDRIVER, a threat actor of strategic interest to Russia, is actively engaged in credential theft and improving evasion techniques.

Learn more about this cyber threat: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/microsoft-warns-of-coldrivers-evolving.html

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Gain expert insights on unlocking the potential of your team and effectively utilizing human resources for enhanced security.

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Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange founder, Anatoly Legkodymov, pleads guilty to aiding money launderers with unlicensed money-transmitting business.

Find details here ➥ https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/founder-of-bitzlato-cryptocurrency.html

Faces up to 5 years in prison.

ALERT: WordPress 6.4.2 released with CRITICAL security patch.

Update your sites now to protect against remote attacks and arbitrary PHP code execution.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/wordpress-releases-update-642-to.html

⚠️ Macs at risk! Cybercriminals are targeting macOS systems with Trojan-Proxy malware, spreading using pirated software to turn them into "proxy servers" for illegal activities.

Find details here: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/mac-users-beware-new-trojan-proxy.html

Protect yourself – avoid illegal downloads.

🚨 North Korean threat actor Kimsuky targets South Korean research institutes in a spear-phishing campaign.

Learn how they use backdoors to steal information and execute commands.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/n-korean-kimsuky-targeting-south-korean.html

🚨 Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is reshaping cybercrime. Anyone with limited tech skills can now carry out devastating attacks.

Learn how in this article: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/ransomware-as-service-growing-threat.html

⚠️ IMPORTANT

A set ("5Ghoul") of new major security flaws in 📡 5G mobile network modems impact 714 smartphones models from all major brands—including Apple, Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, OnePlus and more.

Details on 5Ghoul here: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/new-5g-modems-flaws-affect-ios-devices.html

🔒💻 Experts unveil new evasion tactics of GuLoader malware, a sophisticated shellcode-based downloader for dangerous payloads.

Learn more ➡️ https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/researchers-unveal-guloader-malwares.html

🛡️ 🔒 New Spectre-based side-channel attack SLAM threatens Intel, AMD, and Arm CPUs, potentially leaking sensitive data from kernel memory.

Learn more about SLAM attack : https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/slam-attack-new-spectre-based.html

New process injection technique called "PoolParty" discovered, enabling undetected code execution on Windows systems by bypassing top EDR systems.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/new-poolparty-process-injection.html

🚨 Beware of Malicious Loan Apps!

18 deceptive Android loan apps on Google Play Store, downloaded 12M+ times. They offer high-interest loans and collect your personal info for blackmail.

Read details here: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/spyloan-scandal-18-malicious-loan-apps.html

Ever wondered why Social Engineering works so well?

Discover the "Psychology of Social Engineering" in our upcoming WEBINAR. Dive deep into a hacker's mind with expert Tim Chase.!

Don't miss out. Register now: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/webinar-psychology-of-social.html

Your first 100 days as a vCISO are crucial. Learn how to succeed with our 5-step action plan. Explore vCISO goals, pitfalls to avoid, and key activities for each phase.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/playbook-your-first-100-days-as-vciso-5.html

Lazarus Group's new campaign, Operation Blacksmith, utilizes Log4j exploits to deploy Remote Access Trojans (RATs), including NineRAT and DLRAT.

🔗 Read the full article: https://thehackernews.com/2023/12/lazarus-group-using-log4j-exploits-to.html