Iranian Hackers Exploiting VPN Flaws to Backdoor Organizations Worldwide

The Hacker News Daily Updates Becoming the Hacker ($31.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time Protect the web by learning the tools and the tricks of the web application attacker. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Feb 18, 2020 Iranian Hackers Exploiting VPN Flaws to Backdoor Organizations Worldwide A new report published by cybersecurity researchers has unveiled evidence of Iranian state-sponsored hackers targeting dozens of companies and organizations in Israel and around the world over the past three years. Dubbed "Fox Kitten," the cyber-espionage campaign is said to have been directed at ... Read More Cynet Offers Free Threat Assessment for Mid-sized and Large Organizations Visibility into an environment attack surface is the fundamental cornerstone to sound security decision making. However, the standard process of 3rd party threat assessment as practiced today is both time consuming and expensive. Cynet changes the rules of the game with a free threat assessment ... Read More Critical Bug in WordPress Theme Plugin Opens 200,000 Sites to Hackers A popular WordPress theme plugin with over 200,000 active installations contains a severe but easy-to-exploit software vulnerability that, if left unpatched, could let unauthenticated remote attackers compromise a wide range of websites and blogs. The vulnerable plugin in question is 'ThemeGrill ... Read More OpenSSH now supports FIDO U2F security keys for 2-factor authentication Here's excellent news for sysadmins. You can now use a physical security key as hardware-based two-factor authentication to securely log into a remote system via SSH protocol. OpenSSH, one of the most widely used open-source implementations of the Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, yesterday announced ... Read More A Dozen Vulnerabilities Affect Millions of Bluetooth LE Powered Devices A team of cybersecurity researchers late last week disclosed the existence of 12 potentially severe security vulnerabilities, collectively named 'SweynTooth,' affecting millions of Bluetooth-enabled wireless smart devices worldwide—and worryingly, a few of which haven't yet been patched. All ... Read More Becoming the Hacker ($31.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time Protect the web by learning the tools and the tricks of the web application attacker. 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