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GitHub Enterprise Server vulnerable to critical auth bypass flaw

A critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of GitHub Enterprise Server could be exploited to bypass authentication and enable an attacker to gain administrator privileges on the machine. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-enterprise-server-vulnerable-to-critical-auth-bypass-flaw/
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Phrack hacker zine publishes new edition after three years

Phrack #71 has been released online and is available to read for free. This issue is the first to be released since 2021, marking a new chapter in the influential online magazine's history. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/phrack-hacker-zine-publishes-new-edition-after-three-years/
QNAP adds NAS ransomware protection to latest QTS version

​Taiwanese hardware vendor QNAP has added a Security Center with ransomware protection capabilities to the latest version of its QTS operating system for network-attached storage (NAS) devices. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qnap-adds-nas-ransomware-protection-to-latest-qts-version/
Google fixes ninth Chrome zero-day exploited in attacks this year

​​Today, Google released a new Chrome emergency security update to patch a zero-day vulnerability, the ninth one exploited in attacks this year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fixes-tenth-actively-exploited-chrome-zero-day-in-2024/
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Man sentenced for hacking state registry to fake his own death

A 39-year old man from Somerset, Kentucky, was sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for identity theft and faking his own death in government registry systems. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/man-sentenced-for-hacking-state-registry-to-fake-his-own-death/
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Microsoft: August updates cause Windows Server boot issues, freezes

Microsoft has confirmed and fixed a known issue causing performance issues, boot problems, and freezes on Windows Server 2019 systems after installing the August 2024 security updates. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-august-updates-cause-windows-server-boot-issues-freezes/
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Qilin ransomware now steals credentials from Chrome browsers

The Qilin ransomware group has been using a new tactic and deploys a custom stealer to steal account credentials stored in Google Chrome browser. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/qilin-ransomware-now-steals-credentials-from-chrome-browsers/
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Hackers are exploiting critical bug in LiteSpeed Cache plugin

Hackers have already started to exploit the critical severity vulnerability that affects LiteSpeed Cache, a WordPress plugin used for accelerating response times, a day after technical details become public. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-are-exploiting-critical-bug-in-litespeed-cache-plugin/
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Greasy Opal's CAPTCHA solver still serving cybercrime after 16 years

A developer that researchers now track as Greasy Opal, operating as a seemingly legitimate business, has been fueling the cybercrime-as-a-service industry with a tool that bypasses account security solutions and allows bot-led CAPTCHA solving at scale. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/greasy-opals-captcha-solver-still-serving-cybercrime-after-16-years/
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Russian laundering millions for Lazarus hackers arrested in Argentina

The federal police in Argentina (PFA) have arrested a 29-year-old Russian national in Buenos Aires, who is facing money laundering charges related to cryptocurrency proceeds of the notorious North Korean hackers' Lazarus Group.' [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/russian-laundering-millions-for-lazarus-hackers-arrested-in-argentina/
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US oil giant Halliburton confirms cyberattack behind systems shutdown

​Halliburton, one of the world's largest providers of services to the energy industry, has confirmed a cyberattack that forced it to shut down some of its systems earlier this week. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-oil-giant-halliburton-confirms-cyberattack-behind-systems-shutdown/
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Hackers now use AppDomain Injection to drop CobaltStrike beacons

A wave of attacks that started in July 2024 rely on a less common technique called AppDomain Manager Injection, which can weaponize any Microsoft .NET application on Windows. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-now-use-appdomain-injection-to-drop-cobaltstrike-beacons/
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