TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025
Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States, 2025, as a federal ban on the app comes into effect...
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for...
Critical Flaws in WGS-804HPT Switches Enable RCE and Network Exploitation
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed three security flaws in Planet Technology's WGS-804HPT industrial switches that could be chained to achieve pre-authentication remote code execution on...
Python-Based Bots Exploiting PHP Servers Fuel Gambling Platform Proliferation
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a new campaign that targets web servers running PHP-based applications to promote gambling platforms in Indonesia."Over the past two months,...
How to Bring Zero Trust to Wi-Fi Security with a Cloud-based Captive Portal?
Recent data breaches have highlighted the critical need to improve guest Wi-Fi infrastructure security in modern business environments. Organizations face increasing pressure to protect...
U.S. Sanctions North Korean IT Worker Network Supporting WMD Programs
The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and four entities for their alleged involvement in illicit revenue generation...
New ‘Sneaky 2FA’ Phishing Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts with 2FA Code Bypass
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing kit that's capable of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to steal credentials and two-factor...
European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China
Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data...
Russian Star Blizzard Shifts Tactics to Exploit WhatsApp QR Codes for Credential Harvesting
The Russian threat actor known as Star Blizzard has been linked to a new spear-phishing campaign that targets victims' WhatsApp accounts, signaling a departure...
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