Part of Twitter source code leaked on GitHub
Twitter has filed a case in the US District Court for the Northern District of California seeking GitHub to identify the person who shared the code.
Stories by Apurva Venkat
-
-
As critical Microsoft vulnerabilities drop, attackers may adopt new techniques
As critical Microsoft software vulnerabilities decline, attackers will need to chain together less severe exploits to achieve code execution, elevate system privilege levels, and move around victim networks.
-
Developed countries lag emerging markets in cybersecurity readiness
Organisations in Asia-Pacific countries including Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and India are generally more prepared for cyberattacks than their peers in more economically developed nations, according to a new Cisco report.
-
BianLian ransomware group shifts focus to extortion
The shift in the operating model comes as a result of Avast’s release of a decryption tool that allowed a victim of BianLian ransomware gang to decrypt and recover their files without paying the ransom.
-
Russian hacktivist group targets India’s health ministry
The Phoenix group claims to have access to all hospitals in India and information on hospital employees and chief physicians.
-
Cybercriminals target SVB customers with BEC and cryptocurrency scams
Security researchers have found that threat actors have already registered suspicious domains and pages to carry out the attacks.
-
Blackbaud penalised $3M for not disclosing the full scope of ransomware attack
The company detected unauthorised access to its systems in May 2020 that impacted 13,000 customers.
-
AT&T informs 9M customers about data breach
The company’s marketing vendor suffered a security failure in January and exposed CPNI data that included first names, wireless account numbers, wireless phone numbers, and email addresses.
-
Unpatched old vulnerabilities continue to be exploited: Report
The top five exploited vulnerabilities in 2022 include several high-severity flaws in Microsoft Exchange, Zoho ManageEngine products, and virtual private network solutions from Fortinet, Citrix and Pulse Secure.
-
Iron Tiger updates malware to target Linux platform
Researchers predict the APT will expand capabilities to target other platforms and apps in the future.
-
Top 10 open source software risks for 2023
While open source software is the bedrock of modern software development, it is also the weakest link in the software supply chain, according to a report by Endor Labs.
-
Cyberattacks hit data centres to steal information from global companies
Data centre access credentials from some of the world's biggest companies, including financial organisations and tech vendors, have been leaked on the dark web, according to Resecurity.
-
US warns of cyberattacks by Russia on anniverary of Ukraine war
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an advisory about stepped-up Russian 'disruptive' actions right after Ukraine detected a cyberattack on government websites.
-
At least one open source vulnerability found in 84 per cent of code bases
Almost all applications contain at least some open source code, and 48% of code bases contained high-risk vulnerabilities.
-
New Mirai botnet variant V3G4 targets Linux servers, IoT devices
The new V3G4 variant of Mirai, which creates botnets for DDoS attacks, exploited 13 different vulnerabilities in three campaigns over a six-month period, Palo Alto Network’s Unit 42 team reports.
