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New iLeakage attack steals emails, passwords from Apple Safari

Academic researchers created a new speculative side-channel attack they named iLeakage that works on all recent Apple devices and can extract sensitive information from the Safari web browser. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-ileakage-attack-steals-emails-passwords-from-apple-safari/
Cloudflare sees surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks

The number of hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS (distributed denial of service) attacks recorded in the third quarter of 2023 surpasses every precedent, indicating that the field has entered a new chapter. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflare-sees-surge-in-hyper-volumetric-http-ddos-attacks/
StripedFly malware framework infects 1 million Windows, Linux hosts

A sophisticated cross-platform malware platform named StripedFly flew under the radar of cybersecurity researchers for five years, infecting over a million Windows and Linux systems during that time. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/stripedfly-malware-framework-infects-1-million-windows-linux-hosts/
France says Russian state hackers breached numerous critical networks

The Russian APT28 hacking group (aka 'Strontium' or 'Fancy Bear') has been targeting government entities, businesses, universities, research institutes, and think tanks in France since the second half of 2021. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/france-says-russian-state-hackers-breached-numerous-critical-networks/
Microsoft: Octo Tempest is one of the most dangerous financial hacking groups

Microsoft has published a detailed profile of a native English-speaking threat actor with advanced social engineering capabilities it tracks as Octo Tempest, that targets companies in data extortion and ransomware attacks. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-octo-tempest-is-one-of-the-most-dangerous-financial-hacking-groups/