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Cross-browser Tracking Vulnerability Tracks You Via Installed Apps Researchers have developed a way to track a user across different browsers on the same machine by querying the installed applications on the device. Certain applications, when installed, will create custom URL schemes that the browser can use to launch a URL in a specific application. For
Popular Russian Hacking Forum XSS Bans All Ransomware Topics One of the most popular Russian-speaking hacker forums, XSS, has banned all topics promoting ransomware to prevent unwanted attention. XSS is a Russian-speaking hacking forum created to share knowledge about exploits, vulnerabilities, malware, and network penetration. With the rise of ransomware, Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) gangs, such as
Chemical Distributor Pays $4.4 Million To DarkSide Ransomware Chemical distribution company Brenntag paid a $4.4 million ransom in Bitcoin to the DarkSide ransomware gang to receive a decryptor for encrypted files and prevent the threat actors from publicly leaking stolen data. Brenntag is a world-leading chemical distribution company headquartered in Germany but with over 17,000
Rapid7 Source Code, Credentials Accessed In Codecov Supply-chain Attack US cybersecurity firm Rapid7 has disclosed that some source code repositories were accessed in a security incident linked to the supply-chain attack that recently impacted customers of the popular Codecov code coverage tool. The computer and network security company has already notified a “small subset of