U.S., U.K. and Australia Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities by...
Abcbot — A New Evolving Wormable Botnet Malware Targeting Linux
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Researchers from Qihoo 360's Netlab security team have released details of a new evolving botnet called "Abcbot" that has been observed in the wild with worm-like propagation...
Iran’s Lyceum Hackers Target Telecoms, ISPs in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Africa
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A state-sponsored threat actor allegedly affiliated with Iran has been linked to a series of targeted attacks aimed at internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunication operators in...
TrickBot Operators Partner with Shathak Attackers for Conti Ransomware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The operators of TrickBot trojan are collaborating with the Shathak threat group to distribute their wares, ultimately leading to the deployment of Conti ransomware on infected machines.
"The...
U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on DarkSide Ransomware Group
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Thursday announced a $10 million reward for information that may lead to the identification or location of key individuals who hold leadership positions...
U.S. Federal Agencies Ordered to Patch Hundreds of Actively Exploited Flaws
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a catalog of vulnerabilities, including from Apple, Cisco, Microsoft, and Google, that have known exploits and are...
Ukraine Identifies Russian FSB Officers Hacking As Gamaredon Group
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Ukraine's premier law enforcement and counterintelligence agency on Thursday disclosed the real identities of five individuals allegedly involved in cyberattacks attributed to a cyber-espionage group named Gamaredon,...
US Sanctions Pegasus-maker NSO Group and 3 Others For Selling Spyware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday added four companies, including Israel-based spyware companies NSO Group and Candiru, to a list of entities engaging in "malicious cyber activities."
The...
Researchers Uncover ‘Pink’ Botnet Malware That Infected Over 1.6 Million Devices
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers disclosed details of what they say is the "largest botnet" observed in the wild in the last six years, infecting over 1.6 million devices primarily...
Russian TrickBot Gang Hacker Extradited to U.S. Charged with Cybercrime
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A Russian national, who was arrested in South Korea last month and extradited to the U.S. on October 20, appeared in a federal court in the state...
