DHS Sounds Alarm on Potential for Major Russian Cyberattacks on US
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly has warned state and local governments and critical infrastructure operators about the risk of Russia hitting the US with cyberattacks in retaliation for...
Trickbot Injections Get Harder to Detect & Analyze
The authors of the Trickbot Trojan have added multiple layers of defenses around the malware to make it harder for defenders to detect and analyze the injections it uses...
Unusual ‘Donald Trump’ Packer Malware Delivers RATs, Infostealers
The ‘DTPacker’ downloader used fake Liverpool Football Club sites as lures for several weeks, a report finds.
A new .NET malware packer being used to deliver a variety of remote...
Surge in Malicious QR Codes Sparks FBI Alert
QR codes have become a go-to staple for contactless transactions of all sorts during the pandemic, and the FBI is warning cybercriminals are capitalizing on their lax security to...
Dark Souls 3 Servers Shut Down Due to Critical RCE Bug
The bug can allow attackers to remotely execute code on gamers’ computers. The devs temporarily deactivated PvP servers across multiple affected versions.
There’s a dangerous remote-code execution (RCE) bug in...
A Level-Set on Russia-Borne Cyber Threats
While the continuous and dynamic evolution of malicious cyber adversaries and threats has shown no signs of slowing in recent years, a large portion of the criminal activity has...
Merck Awarded $1.4B Insurance Payout over NotPetya Attack
Court rules ‘War or Hostile Acts’ exclusion doesn’t apply to the pharma giant’s 2017 cyberattack.
Unsealed court records show pharmaceutical giant Merck was awarded a $1.4 billion payout last month...
Earth Lusca: cyber espionage with crypto theft on the side
A China-linked cyber espionage group targets government institutions with a side dish of financially motivated crypto theft.Researchers at Trend Micro claim that an analysis of Earth Lusca activities points...
Elderly targeted with malware while young adults receive TikTok scams
Differences in preferred devices for internet access result in divergent threats among age groups.Most people over 55 primarily use desktop computers and laptops to go online, recent research by...
