Internet of things devices have been subjected to attacks with a new version of the KmsdBot botnet malware, which has been enhanced with Telnet scanning and more extensive CPU architecture support, reports The Hacker News.
BleepingComputer reports that attacks with the Smoke Loader botnet have been observed to deploy the novel Whiffy Recon malware, which leverages Wi-Fi scanning and Google's geolocation API to determine where compromised devices are located.
SiliconAngle reports that online privacy solutions firm Cyrus Labs has been purchased by cybersecurity software provider Malwarebytes although details regarding the acquisition were not disclosed.
Human-machine interfaces for industrial equipment could be compromised with the exploitation of three recently patched vulnerabilities in Rockwell Automation's ThinManager ThinServer software, according to SecurityWeek.
Malicious Telegram bot Telekopye has been leveraged by suspected Russian threat operation Neanderthals to create fraudulent links, web pages, and QR codes, as well as deliver SMS messages and convincing images in its phishing campaigns, The Hacker News reports.
Attacks with a novel exploit could compromise over 3,000 of more than 6,300 internet-exposed Openfire cross-platform real-time collaboration servers, which continue to be vulnerable against a high-severity path traversal vulnerability that has been patched in May, reports SecurityWeek.
Three months after details of the actively exploited zero-day bug were first released, the FBI says Barracuda’s patches are ineffective and the email security gateways should be removed.
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