Horns&Hooves Campaign Delivers RATs via Fake Emails and JavaScript Payloads
Dec 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Phishing Attack
A newly discovered malware campaign has been found to target private users, retailers, and service businesses mainly located in Russia to deliver NetSupport...
THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips (Nov 25 – Dec 1)
Dec 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threats / Weekly Recap
Ever wonder what happens in the digital world every time you blink? Here's something wild - hackers launch about 2,200 attacks every...
SmokeLoader Malware Resurfaces, Targeting Manufacturing and IT in Taiwan
Dec 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cryptocurrency
Taiwanese entities in manufacturing, healthcare, and information technology sectors have become the target of a new campaign distributing the SmokeLoader malware.
"SmokeLoader is well-known for...
Wanted Russian Hacker Linked to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Arrested
Nov 30, 2024Mohit KumarRansomware / Cybercrime
A Russian cybercriminal wanted in the U.S. in connection with LockBit and Hive ransomware operations has been arrested by law enforcement authorities in the...
INTERPOL Busts African Cybercrime: 1,006 Arrests, 134,089 Malicious Networks Dismantled
Nov 27, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Financial Fraud
An INTERPOL-led operation has led to the arrest of 1,006 suspects across 19 African countries and the takedown of 134,089 malicious infrastructures and...
Researchers Uncover Malware Using BYOVD to Bypass Antivirus Protections
Nov 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Windows Security
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new malicious campaign that leverages a technique called Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) to disarm security protections...
THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools, and Practices (Nov 18 – Nov 24)
Nov 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Critical Updates
We hear terms like "state-sponsored attacks" and "critical vulnerabilities" all the time, but what's really going on behind those words? This week's cybersecurity...
Microsoft, Meta, and DOJ Disrupt Global Cybercrime and Fraudulent Networks
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced independent actions to tackle cybercrime and disrupt services that enable scams, fraud, and phishing attacks.
To that end,...
Warning: VMware vCenter and Kemp LoadMaster Flaws Under Active Exploitation
Nov 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security
Now-patched security flaws impacting Progress Kemp LoadMaster and VMware vCenter Server have come under active exploitation in the wild, it has emerged.
The U.S....
New ‘Helldown’ Ransomware Variant Expands Attacks to VMware and Linux Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Linux variant of a relatively new ransomware strain called Helldown, suggesting that the threat actors are broadening their attack focus.
"Helldown deploys Windows...
