#mWISE: Chinese Cyber Power Bigger Than the Rest of the World Combined
While most people won’t be surprised to hear that China is investing heavily in cybersecurity, the extent of the country’s...
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Chinese Group Exploiting Linux Backdoor to Target Governments
A Chinese-linked threat actor known as ‘Earth Lusca’ has been conducting cyber espionage campaigns against governments around the world via...
#mWISE: FBI Director Urges Greater Private-Public Collaboration Against Cybercrime
“I’m here to recruit you.” Was Christopher Wray, director of the FBI, really joking when he said that hiring people...
Threat Actor Claims Major TransUnion Data Breach
A notorious threat actor linked to previous big-name breaches has released several gigabytes of personal data stolen from credit agency...
US-CERT Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 11, 2023
High VulnerabilitiesPrimary Vendor -- ProductDescriptionPublishedCVSS ScoreSource & Patch Infowibu -- codemeter_runtime A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Wibu CodeMeter Runtime...
ShroudedSnooper’s HTTPSnoop Backdoor Targets Middle East Telecom Companies
Telecommunication service providers in the Middle East are the target of a new intrusion set dubbed ShroudedSnooper that employs a...
Operation Rusty Flag: Azerbaijan Targeted in New Rust-Based Malware Campaign
Targets located in Azerbaijan have been singled out as part of a new campaign that's designed to deploy Rust-based malware...
Financially Motivated UNC3944 Threat Actor Shifts Focus to Ransomware Attacks
The financially motivated threat actor known as UNC3944 is pivoting to ransomware deployment as part of an expansion to its...
Hook: New Android Banking Trojan That Expands on ERMAC’s Legacy
A new analysis of the Android banking trojan known as Hook has revealed that it's based on its predecessor called...
Retool Falls Victim to SMS-Based Phishing Attack Affecting 27 Cloud Clients
Software development company Retool has disclosed that the accounts of 27 of its cloud customers were compromised following a targeted...
Think Your MFA and PAM Solutions Protect You? Think Again
When you roll out a security product, you assume it will fulfill its purpose. Unfortunately, however, this often turns out...
Microsoft AI Researchers Accidentally Expose 38 Terabytes of Confidential Data
Microsoft on Monday said it took steps to correct a glaring security gaffe that led to the exposure of 38...
New AMBERSQUID Cryptojacking Operation Targets Uncommon AWS Services
A novel cloud-native cryptojacking operation has set its eyes on uncommon Amazon Web Services (AWS) offerings such as AWS Amplify,...
Nearly 12,000 Juniper Firewalls Found Vulnerable to Recently Disclosed RCE Vulnerability
New research has found that close to 12,000 internet-exposed Juniper firewall devices are vulnerable to a recently disclosed remote code...
Live Webinar: Overcoming Generative AI Data Leakage Risks
As the adoption of generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, continues to surge, so does the risk of data exposure. According...
Inside the Code of a New XWorm Variant
XWorm is a relatively new representative of the remote access trojan cohort that has already earned its spot among the...
Earth Lusca’s New SprySOCKS Linux Backdoor Targets Government Entities
The China-linked threat actor known as Earth Lusca has been observed targeting government entities using a never-before-seen Linux backdoor called...
Transparent Tribe Uses Fake YouTube Android Apps to Spread CapraRAT Malware
The suspected Pakistan-linked threat actor known as Transparent Tribe is using malicious Android apps mimicking YouTube to distribute the CapraRAT...
Illegal Betting Ring Used Satellite Tech to Get Scoop on Results
Police are celebrating after busting a suspected illegal betting and match-fixing ring which used advanced technology to find out the...
Fraudsters Steal Over $1m in Three Weeks Through ‘Pig Butchering’ Crypto Scam
Malicious actors have stolen more than $1m in a ‘pig butchering’ cryptocurrency scam in just three months, researchers from Sophos...
Another $40m Dispersed to Western Union Fraud Victims
A further multimillion-dollar distribution of funds from Western Union to victims of fraud perpetrated via its payment network has begun,...
TikTok Fined $368m For Child Data Privacy Offenses
TikTok has been fined hundreds of millions of dollars after Ireland’s data protection regulator found it infringed the GDPR with...
US-CERT Vulnerability Summary for the Week of September 11, 2023
High VulnerabilitiesPrimary Vendor -- ProductDescriptionPublishedCVSS ScoreSource & Patch Infowibu -- codemeter_runtime A heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Wibu CodeMeter Runtime...
The Week in Ransomware – September 15th 2023 – Russian Roulette
This week’s big news is the extortion attacks on the Caesars and MGM Las Vegas casino chains, with one having...
