Italy has foiled a series of cyberattacks targeting some of its foreign ministry offices, including one in Washington. The post Italy Averted Russian-Linked Cyberattacks Targeting Winter Olympics Websites, Foreign Minister Says appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The malware is known for dropping ransomware and other payloads, and for abusing infected machines to proxy traffic. The post SystemBC Infects 10,000 Devices After Defying Law Enforcement Takedown appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Hackers associated with the Chinese government used a Trojaned version of Notepad++ to deliver malware to selected users. Notepad++ said that officials with the unnamed provider hosting the update infrastructure consulted with incident responders and found that it remained compromised until September 2. Even then, the attackers maintained credentials toRead More »Backdoor in Notepad++

The vulnerability could allow attackers to execute arbitrary commands and steal credentials and other secrets. The post Critical N8n Sandbox Escape Could Lead to Server Compromise appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Palo Alto Networks has not attributed the APT activity to any specific country, but evidence points to China. The post Cyberspy Group Hacked Governments and Critical Infrastructure in 37 Countries appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The security defects can lead to DoS conditions, arbitrary command execution, and privilege escalation. The post Cisco, F5 Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek.