Holy moly! Cloudflare thwarted a massive DDoS attack that peaked at over 71 million requests per second, setting a new record for HTTP attacks.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/massive-http-ddos-attack-hits-record.html

Microsoft has linked an emerging threat cluster, DEV-0147, to a China-based cyberespionage group that is utilizing ShadowPad and QuasarLoader to infiltrate diplomatic entities in South America.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/chinese-hackers-targeting-south.html

🚨 Attention all Windows users: Microsoft has released 75 new software security updates, including fixes for 3 actively exploited vulnerabilities.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/update-now-microsoft-releases-patches.html

Heads up, Python developers! Over 451 malicious Python packages have been found in the PyPI repository, designed to steal your cryptocurrency with Clipper malware.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/python-developers-beware-clipper.html

Over 10,000+ WordPress websites have been compromised in a recent massive AdSense fraud campaign using fake URL shorteners.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/massive-adsense-fraud-campaign.html

Google is rolling out Privacy Sandbox Beta to Android 13, providing new APIs to display personalized ads without compromising user privacy.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/google-rolling-out-privacy-sandbox-beta.html

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new evasive malware, "Beep," which drops an information stealer onto compromised hosts.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/experts-warn-of-beep-new-evasive.html

A financially motivated threat actor is targeting individuals and businesses using a new strain of ransomware (MortalKombat) and a clipper malware (Laplas) to steal cryptocurrencies from its victims.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/financially-motivated-threat-actor.html

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ESXiArgs ransomware is spreading fast and has infected over 500 new hosts in France, Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, and Ukraine.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/esxiargs-ransomware-hits-over-500-new.html

Cybersecurity experts are 🚨 cautioning of a new, previously unreported threat actor located in the Middle East that is targeting telecommunications service providers.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/new-threat-actor-wip26-targeting.html

Cybercriminals are using Google ads to spread FatalRAT malware disguised as popular apps like Chrome, Firefox, Telegram, WhatsApp, LINE, Signal, and Skype to target Chinese-speaking individuals in Southeast and East Asia.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/hackers-using-google-ads-to-spread.html

Heads up, developers! A popular npm package with 3.5 million weekly downloads has been found vulnerable to an account takeover attack.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/researchers-hijack-popular-npm-package.html

SideWinder nation-state group has been attributed to cyber attacks against 61 entities related to government, military, law enforcement, banking, and other organizations in multiple countries.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/researchers-link-sidewinder-group-to.html

🚨 ALERT: Cybercriminals are using a new version of OxtaRAT backdoor to target Armenian entities.

Read details: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/armenian-entities-hit-by-new-version-of.html

RambleOn: A new Android malware targeting South Korean journalists has been discovered.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/experts-warn-of-rambleon-android.html

🚨 GoDaddy, the web hosting services provider, reveals a multi-year security breach that allowed unknown actors to install malware and siphon source code related to some of its services.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/godaddy-discloses-multi-year-security.html

ALERT: Twitter is limiting the use of SMS-based two-factor authentication to its Blue subscribers only.

If you're not a Blue subscriber, you'll need to switch to other methods, an authenticator app or a hardware security key, by March 20, 2023.

Read: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/twitter-limits-sms-based-2-factor.html

An employee at the popular cryptocurrency exchange platform, Coinbase, recently fell victim to a cyber attack scam, leading to a small amount of employee data being compromised.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/coinbase-employee-falls-for-sms-scam-in.html

ALERT: SideCopy, a Pakistani-origin threat group, is using an updated version of the backdoor ReverseRAT to target Indian government entities.

Learn more: https://thehackernews.com/2023/02/researchers-warn-of-reverserat-backdoor.html