Chinese Hackers Use DLL Hijacking to Target Asian Gamblers
Security researchers have spotted a new Chinese espionage campaign targeting Asian gambling companies, which they suspect is the work of...
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UK’s AI Safety Summit Scheduled For Early November
The UK’s much-anticipated summit on AI safety will reportedly be held in November, with cybersecurity experts welcoming the government’s focus...
Interpol-Led Africa Cyber Surge II Nets 14 Cybercrime Suspects
A collaborative effort led by Interpol, known as Africa Cyber Surge II, has yielded significant results in combating cybercrime across...
QR Code Campaign Targets Major Energy Firm
A significant phishing campaign employing QR codes has recently come to light, with a major US-based energy company as one...
Cybersecurity Study Reveals Web App Vulnerability Crisis
A recent cybersecurity study has brought to light a concerning vulnerability crisis affecting web applications. CyCognito’s semi-annual State of External Exposure...
US-CERT Vulnerability Summary for the Week of August 7, 2023
High VulnerabilitiesPrimary Vendor -- ProductDescriptionPublishedCVSS ScoreSource & Patch Info phoenixcontact -- wp_6xxx_series In PHOENIX CONTACTs WP 6xxx series web panels...
The Vulnerability of Zero Trust: Lessons from the Storm 0558 Hack
While IT security managers in companies and public administrations rely on the concept of Zero Trust, APTS (Advanced Persistent Threats)...
Google Chrome’s New Feature Alerts Users About Auto-Removal of Malicious Extensions
Google has announced plans to add a new feature in the upcoming version of its Chrome web browser to alert...
New BlackCat Ransomware Variant Adopts Advanced Impacket and RemCom Tools
Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it found a new version of the BlackCat ransomware (aka ALPHV and Noberus) that embeds...
New Wave of Attack Campaign Targeting Zimbra Email Users for Credential Theft
A new "mass-spreading" social engineering campaign is targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server with an aim to collect...
14 Suspected Cybercriminals Arrested Across Africa in Coordinated Crackdown
A coordinated law enforcement operation across 25 African countries has led to the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals, INTERPOL announced...
Catching up with WoofLocker, the most elaborate traffic redirection scheme to tech support scams
Back in January 2020, we blogged about a tech support scam campaign dubbed WoofLocker that was by far using the...
Microsoft PowerShell Gallery vulnerable to spoofing, supply chain attacks
Lax policies for package naming on Microsoft’s PowerShell Gallery code repository allow threat actors to perform typosquatting attacks, spoof popular...
Hackers ask $120,000 for access to multi-billion auction house
Hackers claim to have breached the network of a major auction house and offered access to whoever was willing to...
Phishing campaign steals accounts for Zimbra email servers worlwide
An ongoing phishing campaign has been underway since at least April 2023 that attempts to steal credentials for Zimbra Collaboration...
Triple Extortion Ransomware and the Cybercrime Supply Chain
Ransomware attacks continue to grow both in sophistication and quantity. 2023 has already seen more ransomware attacks involving data exfiltration...
Thousands of Android APKs use compression trick to thwart analysis
Threat actors increasingly distribute malicious Android APKs (packaged app installers) that resist decompilation using unsupported, unknown, or heavily tweaked compression...
Google Fixes 26 Bugs Amid Fake Update Warning
Google has released the latest version of its Chrome browser, addressing 26 vulnerabilities including eight critical flaws.Chrome 116 covers updates...
AnonFiles Shuts Down After Massive User Abuse
A popular anonymous file sharing service used by security researchers and threat actors has decided to close down, citing “extreme...
Critical Flaws in PowerShell Gallery Enable Malicious Exploits
Aqua Nautilus has uncovered critical vulnerabilities persisting within the PowerShell Gallery, resulting in a fertile ground for malicious actors to...
Phishing Spree Targets Zimbra Collaboration Account Holders
Cybersecurity researchers at ESET have exposed an ongoing mass-spreading phishing campaign that explicitly targets Zimbra Collaboration email server users. The...
CISA Launches Joint Initiative to Secure RMM Software
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has unveiled its Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) Cyber Defense Plan. Created in...
CISA Urges Patching of Actively Exploited Citrix Bug
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has warned that a Citrix flaw patched in June is being actively...
NoFilter Attack: Sneaky Privilege Escalation Method Bypasses Windows Security
A previously undetected attack method called NoFilter has been found to abuse the Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) to achieve privilege...
