Hackers Exploited Popular BillQuick Billing Software to Deploy Ransomware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers on Friday disclosed a now-patched critical vulnerability in multiple versions of a time and billing system called BillQuick that's being actively exploited by threat actors...
‘Lone Wolf’ Hacker Group Targeting Afghanistan and India with Commodity RATs
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A new malware campaign targeting Afghanistan and India is exploiting a now-patched, 20-year-old flaw affecting Microsoft Office to deploy an array of commodity remote access trojans (RATs)...
Two Eastern Europeans Sentenced for Providing Bulletproof Hosting to Cyber Criminals
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Two Eastern European nationals have been sentenced in the U.S. for offering "bulletproof hosting" services to cybercriminals, who used the technical infrastructure to distribute malware and attack...
LightBasin Hackers Breach at Least 13 Telecom Service Providers Since 2019
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A highly sophisticated adversary named LightBasin has been identified as behind a string of attacks targeting the telecom sector with the goal of collecting "highly specific information"...
Google: We’re Tracking 270 State-Sponsored Hacker Groups From Over 50 Countries
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday said it's tracking more than 270 government-backed threat actors from more than 50 countries, adding it has approximately sent 50,000...
Microsoft Warns of Iran-Linked Hackers Targeting US and Israeli Defense Firms
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
An emerging threat actor likely supporting Iranian national interests has been behind a password spraying campaign targeting US, EU, and Israeli defense technology companies, with additional activity...
Researchers Warn of FontOnLake Rootkit Malware Targeting Linux Systems
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new campaign that likely targets entities in Southeast Asia with a previously unrecognized Linux malware that's engineered to enable remote access to...
Ransomware Group FIN12 Aggressively Going After Healthcare Targets
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
An "aggressive" financially motivated threat actor has been identified as linked to a string of RYUK ransomware attacks since October 2018, while maintaining close partnerships with TrickBot-affiliated...
New U.S. Government Initiative Holds Contractors Accountable for Cybersecurity
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. government on Wednesday announced the formation of a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative that aims to hold contractors accountable for failing to meet required cybersecurity requirements...
Iranian Hackers Abuse Dropbox in Cyberattacks Against Aerospace and Telecom Firms
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Details have emerged about a new cyber espionage campaign directed against the aerospace and telecommunications industries, primarily in the Middle East, with the goal of stealing sensitive...
