US authorities have revealed a major cyberespionage campaign by hackers, targeting information from Americans in government and politics. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said in a joint statement on Wednesday that actors affiliated with Beijing had “compromised networks at multiple telecommunications companies”. In a statement …

A significant security flaw, CVE-2024-52301, has been found in the Laravel framework, which is widely used for web applications. With a CVSS rating of 8.7, this vulnerability could allow unauthorized access, data tampering, and privilege escalation in many Laravel applications. CVE-2024-52301 pertains to inadequate input validation in Laravel’s environment configuration. …

Bitdefender has released a decryptor for the ShrinkLocker ransomware after months of concern from responders regarding attacks involving this malware. Bitdefender released a detailed blog explaining how a ransomware strain utilizes Microsoft’s BitLocker to encrypt files and removes recovery options. “ShrinkLocker is a novel ransomware strain that leverages a unique …