Flaw Affecting Millions of Cisco Devices Let Attackers Implant Persistent Backdoor

The Hacker News Daily Updates 8 questions every IT leader should ask when choosing a collaboration platform How to choose the right collaboration platform. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS May 14, 2019 Flaw Affecting Millions of Cisco Devices Let Attackers Implant Persistent Backdoor Researchers have discovered a severe vulnerability in Cisco products that could allow attackers to implant persistent backdoor on wide range devices used in enterprises and government networks, including routers, switches, and firewalls. Dubbed Thrangrycat or 😾😾😾, the vulnerability, discovered by ... Read More Cryptocurrency Hacks Still Growing — What Does That Mean for the Industry? Though once synonymous with underground networks and black hat hackers, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have gone mainstream over the past two years. In 2017, we saw the skyrocket of bitcoin to an all-time high of close to $20,000 followed by a significant decline the following year. But ... Read More Hackers Used WhatsApp 0-Day Flaw to Secretly Install Spyware On Phones Whatsapp has recently patched a severe vulnerability that was being exploited by attackers to remotely install surveillance malware on a few "selected" smartphones by simply calling the targeted phone numbers over Whatsapp audio call. Discovered, weaponized and then sold by the Israeli company NSO ... Read More U.S. Charges 9 'SIM Swapping' Attackers For Stealing $2.5 Million The U.S. Department of Justice today announced charges against nine individuals, 6 of which are members of a hacking group called "The Community" and other 3 are former employees of mobile phone providers who allegedly helped them steal roughly $2.5 million worth of the cryptocurrency using a ... Read More North Korean Hackers Using ELECTRICFISH Tunnels to Exfiltrate Data The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI have issued another joint alert about a new piece of malware that the prolific North Korean APT hacking group Hidden Cobra has actively been using in the wild. Hidden Cobra, also known as Lazarus Group and Guardians of Peace, is believed ... Read More 8 questions every IT leader should ask when choosing a collaboration platform How to choose the right collaboration platform. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to balvistudio4.raaj@blogger.com. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please click here. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com Unsubscribe The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India