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Operation Zero, a Russian zero-day broker, is offering up to $4 million for Telegram exploits. They seek $500K for one-click RCE, $1.5M for zero-click RCE, and $4M for a full-chain exploit that can fully compromise a device. The firm only sells exploits to the Russian government and local companies. We …

WhatsApp has patched a zero-click, zero-day vulnerability used to install Paragon’s Graphite spyware following reports from security researchers at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. The company addressed the attack vector late last year “without the need for a client-side fix” and decided not to assign a CVE-ID after “reviewing …

11 nation-state groups from North Korea, China, and Russia are exploiting a vulnerability in a common feature of Microsoft Windows. Researchers at the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) have found several campaigns exploiting the bug in Windows shortcut (.lnk) files, dating back to 2017. Microsoft hasn’t assigned a CVE number, but …

On Sunday, Poland Minister for Digitalisation Krzysztof Gawkowski said that Polish cybersecurity services found unauthorized access to the IT infrastructure of the Polish Space Agency (POLSA). “In connection with the incident, the systems under attack were secured … Intensive operational activities are also underway to identify who is behind the …

On February 21, the Australian Department of Home Affairs issued a directive prohibiting the installation of Kaspersky Lab products and services on all Australian government systems and devices. The directive under the protective security policy framework (PSPF) mandates federal entities to eliminate “all instances” of Kaspersky’s products. Home Affairs secretary …

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been named in an FIR after a builder claimed damages to the tune of Rs 150 crore over the loss of data stored with the cloud-service platform. The FIR was filed by the CCB’s Cyber Crime Police Station on February 11 following a complaint by …

Lazarus Group has initiated a complex global campaign aimed at software developers and cryptocurrency users. Operation Marstech Mayhem uses the group’s new implant, “Marstech1,” to access the software supply chain and steal sensitive data. The campaign signifies a major change in the group’s tactics, targeting hidden malware in open-source repositories …

Last year, a joint investigation revealed that a Florida-based data broker, Datastream Group, was selling highly sensitive location data that tracked United States (US) military and intelligence personnel overseas. However, at the time, the origin of that data remained unknown. Now, a letter sent to US senator Ron Wyden’s office …