HackGATE: Setting New Standards for Visibility and Control in Penetration Testing Projects

Imagine receiving a penetration test report that leaves you with more questions than answers. Questions like, “Were all functionalities of the web app tested?” or ” Were there any security issues that could have been identified during testing?” often go

PNGPlug Loader Delivers ValleyRAT Malware Through Fake Software Installers

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks that have targeted Chinese-speaking regions like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China with a known malware called ValleyRAT. The attacks leverage a multi-stage loader dubbed PNGPlug to deliver the

CERT-UA Warns of Cyber Scams Using Fake AnyDesk Requests for Fraudulent Security Audits

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of ongoing attempts by unknown threat actors to impersonate the cybersecurity agency by sending AnyDesk connection requests. The AnyDesk requests claim to be for conducting an audit to assess the

Unsecured Tunneling Protocols Expose 4.2 Million Hosts, Including VPNs and Routers

New research has uncovered security vulnerabilities in multiple tunneling protocols that could allow attackers to perform a wide range of attacks. “Internet hosts that accept tunneling packets without verifying the sender’s identity can be hijacked to perform anonymous attacks and

DoNot Team Linked to New Tanzeem Android Malware Targeting Intelligence Collection

The Threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to a new Android malware as part of highly targeted cyber attacks. The artifacts in question, named Tanzeem (meaning “organization” in Urdu) and Tanzeem Update, were spotted in October and

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips [20 January]

As the digital world becomes more complicated, the lines between national security and cybersecurity are starting to fade. Recent cyber sanctions and intelligence moves show a reality where malware and fake news are used as tools in global politics. Every

Product Walkthrough: How Satori Secures Sensitive Data From Production to AI

Every week seems to bring news of another data breach, and it’s no surprise why: securing sensitive data has become harder than ever. And it’s not just because companies are dealing with orders of magnitude more data. Data flows and

Hackers Deploy Malicious npm Packages to Steal Solana Wallet Keys via Gmail SMTP

Cybersecurity researchers have identified three sets of malicious packages across the npm and Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that come with capabilities to steal data and even delete sensitive data from infected systems. The list of identified packages is below

TikTok Goes Dark in the U.S. as Federal Ban Takes Effect January 19, 2025

Popular video-sharing social network TikTok has officially gone dark in the United States, 2025, as a federal ban on the app comes into effect on January 19, 2025. “We regret that a U.S. law banning TikTok will take effect on

U.S. Sanctions Chinese Cybersecurity Firm Over Treasury Hack Tied to Silk Typhoon

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent compromise of the federal agency.