What is Infrastructure as Code? The Best Way to Fully Control Your Cloud Configuration
Cloud-first computing has taken the tech world by storm, and for good reason. Cloud native infrastructure gives developers and organizations the tools to create and scale new software more...
ICYMI: Critical Cisco RCE Bug, Microsoft Breaks Down Hive, SHI Cyberattack
Cybercrime never sleeps — but editors do. To cap off this short Fourth of July week, Dark Reading's editors are collecting all of the interesting threat intelligence and cyber-incident stories...
In Switch, Trickbot Group Now Attacking Ukrainian Targets
In a break from precedent, Russia's hitherto purely financially motivated Trickbot threat group has systematically been attacking targets in Ukraine over the past three months, apparently in support of...
Arrested Russian hacker Pavel Sitnikov looks to start a new chapter
Editor’s Note: In December 2020, The Record published an interview between Recorded Future’s Dmitry Smilyanets and Russian hacker Pavel Sitnikov about ransomware, cybercrime, and his self-proclaimed connection with the...
Stealthy Cyber-Campaign Ditches Cobalt Strike for Rival ‘Brute Ratel’ Pen Test Tool
In a fresh campaign that takes a page from the advanced persistent threat known as APT29, hackers are shifting away from the Cobalt Strike post-exploitation toolkit, instead embracing Brute Ratel...
ZuoRAT Can Take Over Widely Used SOHO Routers
Devices from Cisco, Netgear and others at risk from the multi-stage malware, which has been active since April 2020 and shows the work of a sophisticated threat actor.
A novel...
Latest Cyberattack Against Iran Part of Ongoing Campaign
Iran’s steel manufacturing industry is victim to ongoing cyberattacks that previously impacted the country’s rail system.
Malware used in a crippling cyberattacks against an Iranian steel plants last week is...
North Korean Maui Ransomware Actively Targeting U.S. Healthcare Organizations
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
In a new joint cybersecurity advisory, U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned about the use of Maui ransomware by North Korean government-backed hackers to target the...
Hack Allows Drone Takeover Via ‘ExpressLRS’ Protocol
A radio control system for drones is vulnerable to remote takeover, thanks to a weakness in the mechanism that binds transmitter and receiver.
The popular protocol for radio controlled (RC)...
China’s Tonto Team APT Ramps Up Spy Operations Against Russia
Representing a significant increase in activity, a campaign linked to China started targeting Russia-linked organizations in June with malware designed to collect intelligence on government activities, according to analyses by security...
