International Malware Takedown Seized 100+ Servers (www.techrepublic.com)
Europol identifies 8 cybercriminals tied to malware loader botnets (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
CISA warns of actively exploited Linux privilege elevation flaw (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Cyber cops plead for info on elusive Emotet mastermind (www.theregister.com)
US senator claims UnitedHealth's CEO, board appointed 'unqualified' CISO (www.theregister.com)
Cops Swarm Global Cybercrime Botnet Infrastructure in 2 Massive Ops (www.darkreading.com)
Mystery Malware Destroys 600,000 Routers From a Single ISP During 72-hour Span (it.slashdot.org)
Chinese national cuffed on charges of running 'likely the world's largest botnet ever' (www.theregister.com)
US govt sanctions cybercrime gang behind massive 911 S5 botnet (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
BreachForums returns just weeks after FBI-led takedown (www.theregister.com)
SingCERT Warns Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Multiple WordPress Plugins (thecyberexpress.com)
Amazon Secures pcTattletale Spyware AWS Infrastructure After Hack Reveals 17TB of Data (thecyberexpress.com)
Russian Hackers Use Legit Remote Monitoring Software to Spy on Ukraine and Allies (thecyberexpress.com)
Pakistan’s Islamabad’s Safe City Authority Online System Down After Hack (thecyberexpress.com)
Russian Cyber Army Claims Alleged Cyberattack on Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (thecyberexpress.com)
Hacker defaces spyware app’s site, dumps database and source code (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Google Patches Fourth Chrome Zero-Day in Two Weeks (www.securityweek.com)
Cybercriminals Exploit Cloud Storage For SMS Phishing Scams (www.infosecurity-magazine.com)
State hackers turn to massive ORB proxy networks to evade detection (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Three-year-old Apache Flink flaw under active attack (www.theregister.com)
The End of an Era: Microsoft Phases Out VBScript for JavaScript and PowerShell (thehackernews.com)
Microsoft on Wednesday outlined its plans to deprecate Visual Basic Script (VBScript) in the second half of 2024 in favor of more advanced alternatives such as JavaScript and PowerShell.
Kyrgyzstan Unrest Escalates: Hackers Target Nation Amidst Mob Violence (thecyberexpress.com)
Amidst the physical violence, Kyrgyzstan’s digital infrastructure is under severe attack from various hacktivist groups.
Norwegian National Cyber Security Centre Recommends Moving Away from SSLVPN and WebVPN (thecyberexpress.com)
Third Chrome Zero-Day Patched by Google Within One Week (www.securityweek.com)
Google releases Chrome 125 to the stable channel with patches for nine vulnerabilities, including a zero-day.