Ransomware Review February 2024
This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on...
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Remote Monitoring Management Software Used In Phishing Attacks
Remote Monitoring & Management (RMM) software, including popular tools like AnyDesk, Atera, and Splashtop, are invaluable for IT administrators today,...
Massive Utility Scam Campaign Spreads Via Online Ads
For many households, energy costs represent a significant part of their overall budget. And when customers want to discuss their...
Stopping A Targeted Attack On A Managed Service Provider Msp With Threatdown Mdr
In late January 2024, the ThreatDown Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team found and stopped a three-month long malware campaign...
Microsoft Monthly Security Update (February 2024)
Exploit in the wild has been detected for CVE-2024-21410, affecting Microsoft Exchange Server. The vulnerability could be exploited by sending...
High-Severity Vulnerability in Apple Products
Apple has released security updates to address a high-severity vulnerability (CVE-2024-23204) affecting their Shortcuts app in their products.The Apple Shortcuts...
Japan Warns Of Malicious Pypi Packages Created By North Korean Hackers
Japan's Computer Security Incident Response Team (JPCERT/CC) is warning that the notorious North Korean hacking group Lazarus has uploaded four...
Savvy Seahorse Gang Uses Dns Cname Records To Power Investor Scams
Image: Midjourney A threat actor named Savvy Seahorse is abusing CNAME DNS records Domain Name System to create a traffic...
Kali Linux 20241 Released With 4 New Tools Ui Refresh
Kali Linux has released version 2024.1, the first version of 2024, with four new tools, a theme refresh, and desktop...
New Executive Order Bans Mass Sale Of Personal Data To China Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that aims to ban the bulk sale and transfer of Americans'...
Lazarus Hackers Exploited Windows Zero Day To Gain Kernel Privileges
North Korean threat actors known as the Lazarus Group exploited a flaw in the Windows AppLocker driver (appid.sys) as a...
Malicious Ai Models On Hugging Face Backdoor Users Machines
At least 100 instances of malicious AI ML models were found on the Hugging Face platform, some of which can...
Rhysida Ransomware Wants 36 Million For Childrens Stolen Data
The Rhysida ransomware gang has claimed the cyberattack on Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago at the start of the month....
Need To Know Key Takeaways From The Latest Phishing Attacks
These days, cyber threat actors continue to rely just as much on psychological manipulation in the form of convincing phishing...
Epic Games Zero Evidence We Were Hacked By Mogilevich Gang
Epic Games said they found zero evidence of a cyberattack or data theft after the Mogilevich extortion group claimed to...
Ransomware Gang Claims They Stole 6tb Of Change Healthcare Data
Image: Midjourney The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang has officially claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group...
Anycubic 3d Printers Hacked Worldwide To Expose Security Flaw
Image: Midjourney According to a wave of online reports from Anycubic customers, someone hacked their 3D printers to warn that...
Lockbit Ransomware Returns To Attacks With New Encryptors Servers
The LockBit ransomware gang is once again conducting attacks, using updated encryptors with ransom notes linking to new servers after...
Ads for Zero-Day Exploit Sales Surge 70% Annually
Security researchers have warned that threat actors are increasingly turning to zero-day exploits to increase the success rate of advanced...
UK ICO Vows to Safeguard Privacy in AI Era, Rules Out Bespoke Regulation
The UK's top Information Commissioner has confirmed safeguarding consumer rights in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) is a top...
Over Half of UK Firms Concerned About Insider Threats
A majority (54%) of UK business decision makers are concerned about the likelihood of their employees being approached by cybercriminals,...
FBI Issues Alert on Russian Threats Targeting Ubiquiti Routers
A joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command...
UK Unveils Draft Cybersecurity Governance Code to Boost Business Resilience
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has revealed what its future Cybersecurity Governance Code of Practice will...
How Security Leaders Can Break Down Barriers to Enable Digital Trust
This is part one of a two-part series on advancing digital trust in a security context.The term “digital trust” has...
