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Vulnerable Video DVR Devices Now Targeted by the FreakOut Botnet

FreakOut Botnet Developers Have Added a PoC Exploit for Visual Tools DVR.

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Android Privacy Issues Were Discovered in a New Study

Data Collection Is Popular Among Android Devices.

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DDoS Website Customers Warned About a Possible Prosecution

The Dutch Police Sent Warning Letters to Customers of a DDos Site.

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Undercover FBI Agent Reveals Espionage Plans of Nuclear Engineer

The Nuclear Engineer and His Wife Were Arrested.

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Flaw Impacting LibreOffice & OpenOffice Enables Attackers to Spoof Signed Documents

Users Urged to Upgrade to the Latest Available Version ASAP.

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GitHub Revokes Duplicate SSH Authentication Keys

The Weak SSH Authentication Keys Were Generated Using a Library that Incorrectly Created Duplicate RSA Keypairs.

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Help Net Security Publishes a Report on Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

The Paper Includes a Directory of Notable Players in the XDR Market Segment, Including Heimdal™’s CEO, Morten Kjærsgaard.

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Crypto-mining Malware Targets Huawei Cloud

This Linux Malware Has a New Version with Enhanced Capabilities.

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DDoS Operator Arrested by the Ukrainian Police

The Ukrainian Police Arrested a Hacker that Controlled More than 100,000 Botnets.

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Amnesty International Associates Security Organization with a Spyware Campaign

Security Experts Say They Discovered Two Spyware Sent to a Human Rights Activist from Togo.

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Cox Media Group Ransomware Attack Confirmed

The Attack Took Down the Live TV and Radio Broadcast Streams.

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Three Men Accused to Have Participated in a Scheme to Launder the Profits of a BEC Attack

One of the Individuals Is Facing Up to 52 Years in Jail.

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Newly Discovered Malware Infects Linux Systems

FontOnLake Is a New Malware that Is Infecting Linux Systems by Making Use of the Trojanized Utilities.

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Heimdal™ and Sumillion Partner Up for Educational Cyberattack Prevention Webinar

Our Very Own Alan Case Hosted a Cyberattack Prevention Webinar for Sumillion. Find Out More About It Here!

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AVD Bug Fixed by Microsoft

A Bug that Was Blocking Azure Virtual Desktop Devices to Run and Deploy Monthly Updates Has Been Fixed by Microsoft.

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FIN12 Ransomware Group Hits Healthcare Sector

The Prolific Threat Actor Has Carried Out Ransomware Attacks Since 2018.

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Apache Releases Yet Another Emergency Update to Address Exploited Vulnerabilities

Apache Server 2.4.49 and 2.4.50 Users Urged to Immediately Update to 2.4.51 Version

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Excel 4.0 Macros Will Be Disabled in Order to Protect Users

​Microsoft Will Begin to Disable Excel 4.0 XLM Macros.

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14,000 Gmail Users Warned by Google of Phishing Campaign

The Phishing Operation Was Reportedly Conducted by Russian APT28Threat Actors.

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Vidar Stealer Returns and Has a New Target: Mastodon

Researchers Have Discovered a New Malicious Campaign where Vidar Stealer Is Back in the Game.

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Medtronic Cybersecurity Risks: Some Devices Should Be Returned to Vendor

The Outdated Versions of Some Remote Controllers Could Allow Cyberattacks.

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Welland Park Academy IT Systems Hacked by a Former Employee Who Was Getting Bored

The School Is Not the Only Victim of the 29-year-old Man. An IT Company Also Reported Unauthorized Actions against their Computer Systems.

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ShellClient Malware Used against Aerospace and Telco Firms

This Malware is a Previously Undocumented Remote Access Trojan (RAT).

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The Department of Justice Intends to Sue Contractors Who Don't Report Cybersecurity Breaches

The Initiative Is Part of a Larger Biden Administration Effort to Encourage Contractors and Private Entities to Report Security Breaches to the Government.

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Honeywell Critical Vulnerabilities in Experion Process Knowledge System and ACE Controllers

If Hackers Take Advantage of Them, This Could Lead to Remote Code Execution and Denial of Service.

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Twitch Was Hacked

The Source Code of the App and Payment Reports Got Leaked Online.

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Heimdal™ Adds a New Product to Its Suite of Cybersecurity Solutions: Remote Desktop

Heimdal™ Remote Desktop Is the Newest Product in Our Cybersecurity Suite. Book a Demo Today!

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The Telegraph Leaked 10 TB Database

After Not Properly Securing One of Its Database One of the UK’s Largest Publication Leaked 10 TB of Data.

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150 Million Google User Accounts Will Automatically Be Enrolled Into 2FA

Google Announced They Plan to Do This by the End of 2021.

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