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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Microsoft warns of new IE zero-day exploited in targeted Office attacks
Brief Microsoft warns of new IE zero-day exploited in targeted Office attacks

Catalin Cimpanu September 7, 2021

REvil ransomware group returns following Kaseya attack
Brief REvil ransomware group returns following Kaseya attack

Catalin Cimpanu September 7, 2021

UK calls for browser-level controls to tackle cookie pop-up fatigue

Catalin Cimpanu September 7, 2021

UK calls for browser-level controls to tackle cookie pop-up fatigue
Ghostscript zero-day allows full server compromises

Catalin Cimpanu September 7, 2021

Ghostscript zero-day allows full server compromises
ProtonMail forced to collect an activist’s IP address in police investigation

Catalin Cimpanu September 6, 2021

ProtonMail forced to collect an activist’s IP address in police investigation
Jenkins project discloses security breach following Confluence server hack
Brief Jenkins project discloses security breach following Confluence server hack

Catalin Cimpanu September 6, 2021

‘Demon’s Cries’ authentication bypass patched in Netgear switches
Brief ‘Demon’s Cries’ authentication bypass patched in Netgear switches

Catalin Cimpanu September 6, 2021

TrickBot gang member arrested after getting stuck in South Korea due to COVID-19 pandemic

Catalin Cimpanu September 5, 2021

TrickBot gang member arrested after getting stuck in South Korea due to COVID-19 pandemic
Malware found preinstalled in classic push-button phones sold in Russia

Catalin Cimpanu September 5, 2021

Malware found preinstalled in classic push-button phones sold in Russia
More than 10% of Firebase databases are open and exposing data
Brief More than 10% of Firebase databases are open and exposing data

Catalin Cimpanu September 3, 2021

Chinese hackers behind July 2021 SolarWinds zero-day attacks

Catalin Cimpanu September 3, 2021

Chinese hackers behind July 2021 SolarWinds zero-day attacks
FBI: Americans lost more than $8 million to sextortion scams this year
Brief FBI: Americans lost more than $8 million to sextortion scams this year

Catalin Cimpanu September 2, 2021

US farm loses $9 million in the aftermath of a ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu September 2, 2021

US farm loses $9 million in the aftermath of a ransomware attack
WhatsApp hit with giant €225 million (~$267M) million GDPR fine
Brief WhatsApp hit with giant €225 million (~$267M) million GDPR fine

Catalin Cimpanu September 2, 2021

SEC fines three companies over hacked employee email accounts

Catalin Cimpanu September 2, 2021

SEC fines three companies over hacked employee email accounts
Billions of devices impacted by new BrakTooth Bluetooth vulnerabilities

Catalin Cimpanu September 1, 2021

Billions of devices impacted by new BrakTooth Bluetooth vulnerabilities
Google pauses quantum security feature in Chrome because of buggy middleware
Brief Google pauses quantum security feature in Chrome because of buggy middleware

Catalin Cimpanu September 1, 2021

Confluence enterprise servers targeted with recent vulnerability
Brief Confluence enterprise servers targeted with recent vulnerability

Catalin Cimpanu September 1, 2021

Mozi botnet authors arrested in China

Catalin Cimpanu September 1, 2021

Mozi botnet authors arrested in China
Microsoft will split Defender pricing plans to lower the entry bar for SMBs

Catalin Cimpanu August 31, 2021

Microsoft will split Defender pricing plans to lower the entry bar for SMBs
CISA and the FBI warn of ransomware gangs’ tendency of launching attacks over holidays and weekends

Catalin Cimpanu August 31, 2021

CISA and the FBI warn of ransomware gangs’ tendency of launching attacks over holidays and weekends
CISA adds single-factor authentication to its catalog of ‘Bad Practices’
Brief CISA adds single-factor authentication to its catalog of ‘Bad Practices’

Catalin Cimpanu August 30, 2021

Bangkok Air confirms passenger PII leak after ransomware attack
Brief Bangkok Air confirms passenger PII leak after ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu August 30, 2021

Hackers steal $29 million from crypto-platform Cream Finance

Catalin Cimpanu August 30, 2021

Hackers steal $29 million from crypto-platform Cream Finance
ProxyToken vulnerability can modify Exchange server configs
Brief ProxyToken vulnerability can modify Exchange server configs

Catalin Cimpanu August 30, 2021