New Study Links Seemingly Disparate Malware Attacks to Chinese Hackers
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Chinese cyber espionage group APT41 has been linked to seemingly disparate malware campaigns, according to fresh research that has mapped together additional parts of the group's network...
New Tomiris Backdoor Found Linked to Hackers Behind SolarWinds Cyberattack
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday disclosed a previously undocumented backdoor likely designed and developed by the Nobelium advanced persistent threat (APT) behind last year's SolarWinds supply chain attack,...
A New APT Hacker Group Spying On Hotels and Governments Worldwide
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A new advanced persistent threat (APT) has been behind a string of attacks against hotels across the world, along with governments, international organizations, engineering companies, and law...
US Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange SUEX for Aiding Ransomware Gangs
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday imposed sanctions on Russian cryptocurrency exchange Suex for helping facilitate and launder transactions from at least eight ransomware variants as part...
Windows MSHTML 0-Day Exploited to Deploy Cobalt Strike Beacon in Targeted Attacks
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Microsoft on Wednesday disclosed details of a targeted phishing campaign that leveraged a now-patched zero-day flaw in its MSHTML platform using specially-crafted Office documents to deploy Cobalt...
Linux Implementation of Cobalt Strike Beacon Targeting Organizations Worldwide
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Researchers on Monday took the wraps off a newly discovered Linux and Windows re-implementation of Cobalt Strike Beacon that's actively set its sights on government, telecommunications, information...
Experts Link Sidewalk Malware Attacks to Grayfly Chinese Hacker Group
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A previously undocumented backdoor that was recently found targeting an unnamed computer retail company based in the U.S. has been linked to a longstanding Chinese espionage operation...
New 0-Day Attack Targeting Windows Users With Microsoft Office Documents
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Microsoft on Tuesday warned of an actively exploited zero-day flaw impacting Internet Explorer that's being used to hijack vulnerable Windows systems by leveraging weaponized Office documents.
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FIN7 Hackers Using Windows 11 Themed Documents to Drop Javascript Backdoor
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A recent wave of spear-phishing campaigns leveraged weaponized Windows 11 Alpha-themed Word documents with Visual Basic macros to drop malicious payloads, including a JavaScript implant, against a...
Microsoft Warns of Widespread Phishing Attacks Using Open Redirects
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Microsoft is warning of a widespread credential phishing campaign that leverages open redirector links in email communications as a vector to trick users into visiting malicious websites...
