Tag: Turkey

  • Schneier on Security: TP-Link Router Botnet

    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/03/tp-link-router-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: TP-Link Router Botnet Feedly Summary: There is a new botnet that is infecting TP-Link routers: The botnet can lead to command injection which then makes remote code execution (RCE) possible so that the malware can spread itself across the internet automatically. This high severity security flaw (tracked…

  • Hacker News: The GitVenom campaign: cryptocurrency theft using GitHub

    Source URL: https://securelist.com/gitvenom-campaign/115694/ Source: Hacker News Title: The GitVenom campaign: cryptocurrency theft using GitHub Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the GitVenom campaign, which involves threat actors creating fake open-source projects on GitHub to distribute malicious code. These projects appear legitimate and lure unsuspecting users, emphasizing the need for…

  • Hacker News: Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder

    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-infects-18-000-script-kiddies-with-fake-malware-builder/ Source: Hacker News Title: Hacker infects 18,000 "script kiddies" with fake malware builder Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A recent report by CloudSEK reveals how a Trojanized version of the XWorm RAT builder was weaponized and distributed, unknowingly compromising low-skilled hackers, or “script kiddies”. This incident underscores the…

  • Krebs on Security: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/web-hacking-service-araneida-tied-to-turkish-it-firm/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm Feedly Summary: Cybercriminals are selling hundreds of thousands of credential sets stolen with the help of a cracked version of Acunetix, a powerful commercial web app vulnerability scanner, new research finds. The cracked software is being resold as…

  • The Register: Admins can give thanks this November for dollops of Microsoft patches

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/november_patch_tuesday/ Source: The Register Title: Admins can give thanks this November for dollops of Microsoft patches Feedly Summary: Don’t be a turkey – get these fixed Patch Tuesday Patch Tuesday has swung around again, and Microsoft has released fixes for 89 CVE-listed security flaws in its products – including two under active attack…

  • The Register: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/snowflake_hackers_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists Feedly Summary: A Canadian and an American living in Turkey ‘walk into’ cloud storage environments… Two men allegedly compromised what’s believed to be multiple organizations’ Snowflake-hosted cloud environments, stole sensitive data within, and extorted at least $2.5 million…

  • Wired: The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-cryptocurrency-pump-and-dump/ Source: Wired Title: The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters Feedly Summary: Plus: New details emerge in the National Public Data breach, Discord gets blocked in Russia and Turkey over alleged illegal activity on the platform, and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers significant incidents…

  • Slashdot: Turkey Blocks Discord

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/2030216/turkey-blocks-discord?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Turkey Blocks Discord Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Turkey’s recent decision to block access to the messaging platform Discord due to its refusal to cooperate with authorities in sharing potentially illegal information, particularly regarding child sexual abuse and obscenity. This action underscores tensions…