Catalin Cimpanu

Catalin Cimpanu is a cybersecurity reporter for The Record. He previously worked at ZDNet and Bleeping Computer, where he became a well-known name in the industry for his constant scoops on new vulnerabilities, cyberattacks, and law enforcement actions against hackers.

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Google will extend Permission Auto-Reset feature to older Android versions
Brief Google will extend Permission Auto-Reset feature to older Android versions

Catalin Cimpanu September 17, 2021

DDoS botnets, cryptominers target Azure systems after OMIGOD exploit goes public

Catalin Cimpanu September 17, 2021

DDoS botnets, cryptominers target Azure systems after OMIGOD exploit goes public
Man who bribed AT&T employees to install malware on the company’s network gets 12 years in prison

Catalin Cimpanu September 16, 2021

Man who bribed AT&T employees to install malware on the company’s network gets 12 years in prison
Freedom Hosting admin gets 27 years in prison for hosting child pornography

Catalin Cimpanu September 16, 2021

Freedom Hosting admin gets 27 years in prison for hosting child pornography
AMD CPU driver bug can break KASLR, expose passwords
Brief AMD CPU driver bug can break KASLR, expose passwords

Catalin Cimpanu September 16, 2021

Universal decryptor released for past REvil ransomware victims

Catalin Cimpanu September 16, 2021

Universal decryptor released for past REvil ransomware victims
Malware samples found trying to hack Windows from its Linux subsystem
Brief Malware samples found trying to hack Windows from its Linux subsystem

Catalin Cimpanu September 16, 2021

Anonymous hacks and leaks data from domain registrar Epik

Catalin Cimpanu September 15, 2021

Anonymous hacks and leaks data from domain registrar Epik
Ransomware accounted for a quarter of all cyber insurance claims in Europe between 2016 and 2020

Catalin Cimpanu September 15, 2021

Ransomware accounted for a quarter of all cyber insurance claims in Europe between 2016 and 2020
Microsoft to let users completely remove account passwords and go passwordless
Brief Microsoft to let users completely remove account passwords and go passwordless

Catalin Cimpanu September 15, 2021

Microsoft fixes OMIGOD bugs in secret Azure app

Catalin Cimpanu September 15, 2021

Microsoft fixes OMIGOD bugs in secret Azure app
US fines former NSA employees who provided hacker-for-hire services to UAE

Catalin Cimpanu September 14, 2021

US fines former NSA employees who provided hacker-for-hire services to UAE
Microsoft patches Office zero-day in today’s Patch Tuesday

Catalin Cimpanu September 14, 2021

Microsoft patches Office zero-day in today’s Patch Tuesday
Wikimedia bans seven Chinese users citing “security risk”

Catalin Cimpanu September 14, 2021

Wikimedia bans seven Chinese users citing “security risk”
OWASP Top 10 ranking has a new leader after ten years

Catalin Cimpanu September 14, 2021

OWASP Top 10 ranking has a new leader after ten years
Apple releases patches for NSO Group’s ForcedEntry zero-day
Brief Apple releases patches for NSO Group’s ForcedEntry zero-day

Catalin Cimpanu September 13, 2021

Threat actor ports Cobalt Strike beacon to Linux, uses it in attacks

Catalin Cimpanu September 13, 2021

Threat actor ports Cobalt Strike beacon to Linux, uses it in attacks
Hackers stole Puma source code, no customer data, company says

Catalin Cimpanu September 12, 2021

Hackers stole Puma source code, no customer data, company says
Bail services affected in South Africa after ransomware attack
Brief Bail services affected in South Africa after ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu September 11, 2021

Indonesian intelligence agency compromised in suspected Chinese hack

Catalin Cimpanu September 10, 2021

Indonesian intelligence agency compromised in suspected Chinese hack
Meet Meris, the new 250,000-strong DDoS botnet terrorizing the internet

Catalin Cimpanu September 9, 2021

Meet Meris, the new 250,000-strong DDoS botnet terrorizing the internet
Fortinet warns customers after hackers leak passwords for 87,000 VPNs

Catalin Cimpanu September 9, 2021

Fortinet warns customers after hackers leak passwords for 87,000 VPNs
CISA warns of Zoho server zero-day exploited in the wild

Catalin Cimpanu September 8, 2021

CISA warns of Zoho server zero-day exploited in the wild
Ukrainian indicted for running brute-force botnet, selling hacked PC accounts
Brief Ukrainian indicted for running brute-force botnet, selling hacked PC accounts

Catalin Cimpanu September 8, 2021

New CPU side-channel attack takes aim at Chrome’s Site Isolation feature

Catalin Cimpanu September 8, 2021

New CPU side-channel attack takes aim at Chrome’s Site Isolation feature