U.S. Charges 6 Russian Intelligence Officers Over Destructive Cyberattacks
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The US government on Monday formally charged six Russian intelligence officers for carrying out destructive malware attacks with an aim to disrupt and destabilize other nations and...
New Chinotto Spyware Targets North Korean Defectors, Human Rights Activists
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
North Korean defectors, journalists who cover North Korea-related news, and entities in South Korea are being zeroed in on by a nation-state-sponsored advanced persistent threat (APT) as...
Exfiltrating Data from Air-Gapped Computers via Wi-Fi Signals (Without Wi-Fi Hardware)
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A security researcher has demonstrated that sensitive data could be exfiltrated from air-gapped computers via a novel technique that leverages Wi-Fi signals as a covert channel—surprisingly, without...
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...
The Rise of Data Exfiltration and Why It Is a Greater Risk Than Ransomware
By: The Hacker News
Ransomware is the de facto threat organizations have faced over the past few years. Threat actors were making easy money by exploiting the high valuation of...
Iran-Based Hackers Caught Carrying Out Destructive Attacks Under Ransomware Guise
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The Iranian nation-state group known as MuddyWater has been observed carrying out destructive attacks on hybrid environments under the guise of a ransomware operation.
That's according to new findings...
Ukrainian CERT Warns Citizens of a New Wave of Attacks Distributing Jester Malware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of phishing attacks that deploy an information-stealing malware called Jester Stealer on compromised systems.
The mass email campaign...
Hackers Breached Colonial Pipeline Using Compromised VPN Password
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The ransomware cartel that masterminded the Colonial Pipeline attack early last month crippled the pipeline operator's network using a compromised virtual private network (VPN) account password, the...
