U.S. Defence Warns of 3 New Malware Used by North Korean Hackers

The Hacker News Daily Updates [Newsletter]( [cover]( [Cybersecurity Essentials ($26.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time]( An accessible introduction to cybersecurity concepts and practices. [Download Now]( Sponsored LATEST NEWS May 13, 2020 [Researcher Spots New Malware Claimed to be 'Tailored for Air‑Gapped Networks']( A cybersecurity researcher at ESET today published an analysis of a new piece of malware, a sample of which they spotted on the Virustotal malware scanning engine and believe the hacker behind it is likely interested in some high-value computers protected behind air‑gapped networks. Dubbed ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [U.S Defence Warns of 3 New Malware Used by North Korean Hackers]( Yesterday, on the 3rd anniversary of the infamous global WannaCry ransomware outbreak for which North Korea was blamed, the U.S. government released information about three new malware strains used by state-sponsored North Korean hackers. Called COPPERHEDGE, TAINTEDSCRIBE, and PEBBLEDASH, the ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Over 4000 Android Apps Expose Users' Data via Misconfigured Firebase Databases]( More than 4,000 Android apps that use Google's cloud-hosted Firebase databases are 'unknowingly' leaking sensitive information on their users, including their email addresses, usernames, passwords, phone numbers, full names, chat messages and location data. The investigation, led by Bob Diachenko ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [Cynet Offers IR Specialists Grants up to $1500 for each IR Engagement]( In the past, the autonomous breach protection company Cynet announced that it is making Cynet 360 threat detection and response platform available at no charge for IR (incident response) service providers and consultants. Today Cynet takes another step and announces a $500 grant for Incident ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [An Undisclosed Critical Vulnerability Affect vBulletin Forums — Patch Now]( If you are running an online discussion forum based on vBulletin software, make sure it has been updated to install a newly issued security patch that fixes a critical vulnerability. Maintainers of the vBulletin project recently announced an important patch update but didn't reveal any information ... [Read More]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [LinkedIn]( [cover]( [Cybersecurity Essentials ($26.99 Value) FREE for a Limited Time]( An accessible introduction to cybersecurity concepts and practices. [Download Now]( Sponsored This email was sent to {EMAIL}. You are receiving this newsletter because you opted-in to receive relevant communications from The Hacker News. To manage your email newsletter preferences, please [click here](. Contact The Hacker News: info@thehackernews.com [Unsubscribe]( The Hacker News | Pearls Omaxe, Netaji Subash Place, Pitampura, Delhi 110034 India