Bill Toulas

Bill Toulas is a technology writer and infosec news reporter with over a decade of experience working on various online publications. An open source advocate and Linux enthusiast, is currently finding pleasure in following hacks, malware campaigns, and data breach incidents, as well as by exploring the intricate ways through which tech is swiftly transforming our lives.

Bill Toulas

Thursday, 15 June 2023

Barracuda ESG zero-day attacks linked to suspected Chinese hackers

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A suspected pro-China hacker group tracked by Mandiant as UNC4841 has been linked to data-theft attacks on Barracuda ESG (Email Security Gateway) appliances using a now-patched zero-day vulnerability.

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Bill Toulas

Monday, 29 May 2023

Flash loan attack on Jimbos Protocol steals over $7.5 million

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Jimbos Protocol, an Arbitrum-based DeFi project, has suffered a flash loan attack that resulted in the loss of more than of 4000 ETH tokens, currently valued at over $7,500,000.

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Bill Toulas

Monday, 29 May 2023

MCNA Dental data breach impacts 8.9 million people after ransomware attack

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Managed Care of North America (MCNA) Dental has published a data breach notification on its website, informing almost 9 million patients that their personal data were compromised.

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Monday, 29 May 2023

Lazarus hackers target Windows IIS web servers for initial access

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The notorious North Korean state-backed hackers, known as the Lazarus Group, are now targeting vulnerable Windows Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers to gain initial access to corporate networks.

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Saturday, 27 May 2023

Hot Pixels attack checks CPU temp, power changes to steal data

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A team of researchers at Georgia Tech, the University of Michigan, and Ruhr University Bochum have developed a novel attack called "Hot Pixels," which can retrieve pixels from the content displayed in the target's browser and infer the navigation history.