More than 20 would-be hackers gathered in the Brazilian electoral authority’s headquarters in the capital this week. Their mission: infiltrate the nation’s voting system ahead of a hotly anticipated race in October.
Iran-Linked OilRig APT Caught Using New Backdoor
The Iran-linked hacking group OilRig was observed using a new backdoor in an attack against a government official within Jordan’s foreign ministry, according to new research published this week.
Hackers Can Make Siemens Building Automation Controllers ‘Unavailable for Days’
A vulnerability affecting building automation controllers from Siemens can be exploited to disrupt a device for an extended period of time, according to OT and IoT cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks.
devOcean Emerges From Stealth With Cloud-Native Security Operations Platform
devOcean has emerged from stealth mode with a cloud-native security operations platform and $6 million in funding. The company’s seed round was led by Glilot Capital Partners, with participation from angel investors.
Critical Vulnerability Allows Remote Hacking of Zyxel Firewalls
Thousands of Zyxel firewalls could be vulnerable to remote attacks due to a vulnerability discovered recently by cybersecurity firm Rapid7. The vendor was quick to release a patch, but it did not immediately inform customers about it.
‘IceApple’ Post-Exploitation Framework Created for Long-Running Operations
CrowdStrike has detailed a new post-exploitation framework that could be the work of a state-sponsored threat actor, one likely linked to China.
Critical Vulnerabilities Provide Root Access to InHand Industrial Routers
A total of 17 vulnerabilities have been found in a wireless industrial router made by InHand Networks, including flaws that can be chained to gain root access by getting a user to click on a malicious link.
Ukrainian Sentenced to US Prison for Selling Hacked Credentials
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in a US prison for decrypting stolen usernames and passwords and selling them on a dark web marketplace.
Organizations in Europe Targeted With New ‘Nerbian’ RAT
Proofpoint’s security researchers have documented a new remote access trojan (RAT) being used in a series of recent attacks targeting various industries in multiple European countries.
Maryland Governor Signs Bills to Strengthen Cybersecurity
Gov. Larry Hogan signed measures to strengthen cybersecurity in state and local governments in Maryland on Thursday, after lawmakers approved legislation and big investments earlier this year to protect vital systems against cyberattacks.












