Researchers Uncover Obfuscated Malicious Code in PyPI Python Packages
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Feb 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security
Four different rogue packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) have been found to carry out a number of malicious actions,...
Gootkit Malware Adopts New Tactics to Attack Healthcare and Finance Firms
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Feb 09, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware
The Gootkit malware is prominently going after healthcare and finance organizations in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, according to new findings from...
Sydney Man Sentenced for Blackmailing Optus Customers After Data Breach
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Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / SMS Fraud
A Sydney man has been sentenced to an 18-month Community Correction Order (CCO) and 100 hours of community service for attempting...
Russian Hacker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Linked to Ryuk Ransomware
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Feb 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Endpoint Security
A Russian national on February 7, 2023, pleaded guilty in the U.S. to money laundering charges and for attempting to conceal the...
VMware Finds No Evidence of 0-Day in Ongoing ESXiArgs Ransomware Spree
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Feb 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Zero-Day
VMware on Monday said it found no evidence that threat actors are leveraging an unknown security flaw, i.e., a zero-day, in its...
Linux Variant of Clop Ransomware Spotted, But Uses Faulty Encryption Algorithm
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Feb 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Linux
The first-ever Linux variant of the Clop ransomware has been detected in the wild, but with a faulty encryption algorithm that has made...
CoW Swap hacker milks over 550 BNB using ‘solver’ exploit
Decentralized exchange (DEX) protocol CoW Swap recently suffered an attack, losing at least 550 BNB (BNB) in a contract exploit that approved fund transfers from the protocol.Blockchain surveyor MevRefund...
Scammers are targeting crypto users with new ‘zero value TransferFrom’ trick
Data from Etherscan shows that some crypto scammers are targeting users with a new trick that allows them to confirm a transaction from the victim’s wallet, but without having...
GuLoader Malware Using Malicious NSIS Executables to Target E-Commerce Industry
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Feb 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Endpoint Security
E-commerce industries in South Korea and the U.S. are at the receiving end of an ongoing GuLoader malware campaign, cybersecurity firm...
Critical vulnerability patched in Jira Service Management Server and Data Center
A critical vulnerability was fixed this week in Jira Service Management Server, a popular IT services management platform for enterprises, that could allow attackers to impersonate users and gain...
