Cybercriminals Hold $115,000-Prize Contest to Find New Cryptocurrency Hacks

The Hacker News Daily Updates 451 Research: Adapting Information Protection for a Changing World Of all an organization’s assets, data is one of the most complex to manage effectively. It’s critical to the way business is conducted and must be safeguarded, but traditional approaches to data loss prevention (DLP) can fall short in today’s environment. Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Jun 3, 2021 The Vulnerabilities of the Past Are the Vulnerabilities of the Future Major software vulnerabilities are a fact of life, as illustrated by the fact that Microsoft has patched between 55 and 110 vulnerabilities each month this year – with 7% to 17% of those vulnerabilities being critical. May had the fewest vulnerabilities, with a total of 55 and only four considered ... Read More Researchers Warn of Critical Bugs Affecting Realtek Wi-Fi Module A new set of critical vulnerabilities has been disclosed in the Realtek RTL8170C Wi-Fi module that an adversary could abuse to gain elevated privileges on a device and hijack wireless communications. "Successful exploitation would lead to complete control of the Wi-Fi module and potential root ... Read More Experts Uncover Yet Another Chinese Spying Campaign Aimed at Southeast Asia An ongoing cyber-espionage operation with suspected ties to China has been found targeting a Southeast Asian government to deploy spyware on Windows systems while staying under the radar for more than three years. "In this campaign, the attackers utilized the set of Microsoft Office exploits and ... Read More Cybercriminals Hold $115,000-Prize Contest to Find New Cryptocurrency Hacks A top Russian-language underground forum has been running a "contest" for the past month, calling on its community to submit "unorthodox" ways to conduct cryptocurrency attacks. The forum's administrator, in an announcement made on April 20, 2021, invited members to submit papers that assess the ... Read More Researchers Uncover Hacking Operations Targeting Government Entities in South Korea A North Korean threat actor active since 2012 has been behind a new espionage campaign targeting high-profile government officials associated with its southern counterpart to install an Android and Windows backdoor for collecting sensitive information. Cybersecurity firm Malwarebytes attributed the ... Read More 451 Research: Adapting Information Protection for a Changing World Of all an organization’s assets, data is one of the most complex to manage effectively. It’s critical to the way business is conducted and must be safeguarded, but traditional approaches to data loss prevention (DLP) can fall short in today’s environment. Download Now Sponsored This email was sent to myemailku.ghdbrevo2018@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