North Korean hackers exploit Itaewon tragedy to infiltrate South Korean targets
The notorious hacking group used the Halloween tragedy that killed more than 150 people to trick South Koreans into downloading malware.
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Researchers uncover sophisticated global Chinese hacking operation
The group used six backdoors against more than a dozen industrial plants, research institutes and government agencies, according to Kaspersky.
US report details SolarWinds hacking tools
“Reduced exposure to malicious activity” for U.S. organizations is the goal.
After SolarWinds breach, lawmakers ask NSA for help in cracking Juniper cold case
The lawmakers are hoping to crack open a cold case and learn from it before the next big supply-chain breach happens.
Microsoft identifies second hacking group affecting SolarWinds software
The discovery underscores the extent to which SolarWinds, whose customers include Fortune 500 companies, is a valuable target for hackers.
MacOS backdoor appears to be update of tool previously used by Vietnam-linked group
Researchers at Trend Micro say a newly discovered MacOS backdoor uses tactics previously associated with the group known as APT32 or OceanLotus.
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Well-developed backdoor can harvest information from restaurants, bars and hotels, researchers say
A point-of-sale-system widely used in the hospitality industry is vulnerable to a backdoor, ESET reports.
Chinese banks require clients to use tax programs laced with backdoors, report says
A Chinese bank required a company to use a specific kind of tax software for local tax purposes, but the software deployed a backdoor, Trustwave researchers say.
How GitHub untangled itself from the ‘Octopus’ malware that infected 26 software projects
It's an example of the potentially insidious nature of open-source supply chain compromises.
‘Turla’ spies have been stealing documents from foreign ministries in Eastern Europe, researchers find
Turla has a knack for rewriting code and using it to steal state secrets.