Beware: Tainted VPNs Being Used to Spread EyeSpy Surveillanceware
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Jan 13, 2023Ravie LakshmananVPN / Surveillanceware
Tainted VPN installers are being used to deliver a piece of surveillanceware dubbed EyeSpy as part of a malware campaign that started in...
IcedID Malware Strikes Again: Active Directory Domain Compromised in Under 24 Hours
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Jan 12, 2023Ravie LakshmananActive Directory / Malware
A recent IcedID malware attack enabled the threat actor to compromise the Active Directory domain of an unnamed target less than 24...
Rackspace Confirms Play Ransomware Gang Responsible for Recent Breach
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Jan 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cyber Threat
Cloud services provider Rackspace on Thursday confirmed that the ransomware gang known as Play was responsible for last month's breach.
The security...
The FBI’s Perspective on Ransomware
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Ransomware: contemporary threats, how to prevent them and how the FBI can help
In April 2021, Dutch supermarkets faced a food shortage. The cause wasn't a drought or a...
RedZei Chinese Scammers Targeting Chinese Students in the U.K.
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Jan 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Scam / Cybersecurity
Chinese international students in the U.K. have been targeted by persistent Chinese-speaking scammers for over a year as part of an activity...
Hackers Breach Okta’s GitHub Repositories, Steal Source Code
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Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Data Breach
Okta, a company that provides identity and access management services, disclosed on Wednesday that some of its source code repositories were...
Zerobot Botnet Emerges as a Growing Threat with New Exploits and Capabilities
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Dec 22, 2022Ravie LakshmananInternet of Things / Patch Management
The Zerobot DDoS botnet has received substantial updates that expand on its ability to target more internet-connected devices and scale...
Ukraine’s DELTA Military System Users Under Attack from Info Stealing Malware
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Dec 21, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) this week disclosed that users of the Delta situational awareness program received phishing...
The Rise of the Rookie Hacker – A New Trend to Reckon With
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Dec 21, 2022The Hacker NewsThreat Detection and Response
More zero knowledge attacks, more leaked credentials, more Gen-Z cyber crimes - 2022 trends and 2023 predictions.
Cybercrime remains a major threat...
Facebook Cracks Down on Spyware Vendors from U.S., China, Russia, Israel, and India
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Meta Platforms disclosed that it took down no less than 200 covert influence operations since 2017 spanning roughly 70 countries across 42 languages.
The social media conglomerate also took...