Karakurt: A New Emerging Data Theft and Cyber Extortion Hacking Group

The Hacker News Daily Updates Boosting Security: Partnering for Cyber Defense and Resilience | Live Virtual Event | January 18, 2022 | 1-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT | Download Now Sponsored LATEST NEWS Dec 14, 2021 Hackers Exploit Log4j Vulnerability to Infect Computers with Khonsari Ransomware Romanian cybersecurity technology company Bitdefender on Monday revealed that attempts are being made to target Windows machines with a novel ransomware family called Khonsari as well as a remote access Trojan named Orcus by exploiting the recently disclosed critical Log4j vulnerability. The ... Read More How Extended Security Posture Management Optimizes Your Security Stack As a CISO, one of the most challenging questions to answer is "How well are we protected right now?" Between the acceleration of hackers' offensive capabilities and the dynamic nature of information networks, a drift in the security posture is unavoidable and needs to be continuously compensated. ... Read More Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Romania; 51 Stolen Data Brokers Arrested in Ukraine Europol, the European Union's premier law enforcement agency, has announced the arrest of a third Romanian national for his role as a ransomware affiliate suspected of hacking high-profile organizations and companies and stealing large volumes of sensitive data. The 41-year-old unnamed individual ... Read More Latest Apple iOS Update Patches Remote Jailbreak Exploit for iPhones Apple on Monday released updates to iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS with security patches for multiple vulnerabilities, including a remote jailbreak exploit chain as well as a number of critical issues in the Kernel and Safari web browser that were first demonstrated at the Tianfu Cup held in China ... Read More Update Google Chrome to Patch New Zero-Day Exploit Detected in the Wild Google has rolled out fixes for five security vulnerabilities in its Chrome web browser, including one which it says is being exploited in the wild, making it the 17th such weakness to be disclosed since the start of the year. Tracked as CVE-2021-4102, the flaw relates to a use-after-free bug in ... Read More Boosting Security: Partnering for Cyber Defense and Resilience | Live Virtual Event | January 18, 2022 | 1-2pm ET | 10am-11am PT | 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