ScanSource says ransomware attack behind multi-day outages
Technology provider ScanSource has announced it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack impacting some of its systems, business operations, and...
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Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions steal passwords, open remote shells
Cybercriminals are starting to target Microsoft's VSCode Marketplace, uploading three malicious Visual Studio extensions that Windows developers downloaded 46,600 times....
MalasLocker ransomware targets Zimbra servers, demands charity donation
Image: Bing Create A new ransomware operation is hacking Zimbra servers to steal emails and encrypt files. However, instead of...
US-CERT Vulnerability Summary for the Week of May 8, 2023
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
OilAlpha: Emerging Houthi-linked Cyber Threat Targets Arabian Android Users
A hacking group dubbed OilAlpha with suspected ties to Yemen's Houthi movement has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign...
Identifying a Patch Management Solution: Overview of Key Criteria
Software is rarely a one-and-done proposition. In fact, any application available today will likely need to be updated – or...
State-Sponsored Sidewinder Hacker Group’s Covert Attack Infrastructure Uncovered
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed previously undocumented attack infrastructure used by the prolific state-sponsored group SideWinder to strike entities located in...
Threat Group UNC3944 Abusing Azure Serial Console for Total VM Takeover
A financially motivated cyber actor has been observed abusing Microsoft Azure Serial Console on virtual machines (VMs) to install third-party...
Serious Unpatched Vulnerability Uncovered in Popular Belkin Wemo Smart Plugs
The second generation version of Belkin's Wemo Mini Smart Plug has been found to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability that...
U.S. Offers $10 Million Bounty for Capture of Notorious Russian Ransomware Operator
A Russian national has been charged and indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) for launching ransomware attacks against...
Parental control app with 5 million downloads vulnerable to attacks
Image: Gaelle Marcel Kiddowares 'Parental Control – Kids Place' app for Android is impacted by multiple vulnerabilities that could enable attackers...
Open-source Cobalt Strike port ‘Geacon’ used in macOS attacks
Geacon, a Go-based implementation of the beacon from the widely abused penetration testing suite Cobalt Strike, is being used more and more...
Ransomware Prevention – Are Meeting Password Security Requirements Enough
As ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on organizations worldwide, many official standards and regulations have been established to address...
Russian ransomware affiliate charged with attacks on critical infrastructure
The U.S. Justice Department has filed charges against a Russian citizen named Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x,...
Hackers infect TP-Link router firmware to attack EU entities
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group named "Camaro Dragon" infects residential TP-Link routers with a custom "Horse Shell" malware used to...
Hackers use Azure Serial Console for stealthy access to VMs
A financially motivated cybergang tracked by Mandiant as 'UNC3944' is using phishing and SIM swapping attacks to hijack Microsoft Azure...
New ZIP domains spark debate among cybersecurity experts
Cybersecurity researchers and IT admins have raised concerns over Google's new ZIP and MOV Internet domains, warning that threat actors...
US-CERT Vulnerability Summary for the Week of May 8, 2023
The CISA Vulnerability Bulletin provides a summary of new vulnerabilities that have been recorded by the National Institute of Standards...
China’s Mustang Panda Hackers Exploit TP-Link Routers for Persistent Attacks
The Chinese nation-state actor known as Mustang Panda has been linked to a new set of sophisticated and targeted attacks...
Inside Qilin Ransomware: Affiliates Take Home 85% of Ransom Payouts
Ransomware affiliates associated with the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme earn anywhere between 80% to 85% of each ransom payment, according...
Cyolo Product Overview: Secure Remote Access to All Environments
Operational technology (OT) cybersecurity is a challenging but critical aspect of protecting organizations' essential systems and resources. Cybercriminals no longer...
CopperStealer Malware Crew Resurfaces with New Rootkit and Phishing Kit Modules
The threat actors behind the CopperStealer malware resurfaced with two new campaigns in March and April 2023 that are designed...
Hackers Using Golang Variant of Cobalt Strike to Target Apple macOS Systems
A Golang implementation of Cobalt Strike called Geacon is likely to garner the attention of threat actors looking to target...
i100 industry team and NCSC collaborate on refreshed guidance for boards
i100 industry team and NCSC collaborate on refreshed guidance for boards Originally published in 2019, the https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/collection/board-toolkit" target="_self">NCSC’s cyber security...
