BlueNoroff Threat Group Targets Cryptocurrency Startups
BlueNoroff, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group that's part of the larger Lazarus Group associated with North Korea, is behind a series of attacks against small and medium-sized companies...
FBI shifting cybercrime focus from arrests, indictments to payment seizures, incident response
Written by Tim Starks Jan 13, 2022 |...
New GootLoader Campaign Targets Accounting, Law Firms
GootLoader hijacks WordPress sites to lure professionals to download malicious sample contract templates.
Once prolific spreaders of REvil ransomware, the GootLoader malware gang has pivoted to actively targeting employees...
US Cyber Command Links ‘MuddyWater’ Hacking Group to Iranian Intelligence
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) on Wednesday officially confirmed MuddyWater's ties to the Iranian intelligence apparatus, while simultaneously detailing the various tools and tactics adopted by the...
Researchers Decrypted Qakbot Banking Trojan’s Encrypted Registry Keys
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity researchers have decoded the mechanism by which the versatile Qakbot banking trojan handles the insertion of encrypted configuration data into the Windows Registry.
Qakbot, also known as...
Microsoft RDP Bug Enables Data Theft, Smart-Card Hijacking
Microsoft Windows systems going back to at least Windows Server 2012 R2 are affected by a vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Services protocol that gives attackers, connected to a...
Ransomware cyberattack forces New Mexico jail to lock down
A ransomware attack in New Mexico shut down Internet-facing systems for one detention center, which could spell legal trouble for the jail.
Five days after the new year, the...
Europol ordered to delete personal data of people not linked to crime
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) ordered Europol to delete huge amounts of personal data which belongs to people not tied to criminal activity.
The EDPS began its investigation into...
Stolen TikTok videos on YouTube Shorts lead to adult dating sites
Scammers post stolen TikTok videos to pedal adult-dating sites and promote fishy products. YouTube Shorts, Google's answer to TikTok, attracted troves of scammers trying to reuse stolen content for...
Malicious hackers exploit Adobe to harvest credentials
There’s been a new wave of hackers creating accounts in Adobe and importing PDF files that redirect users to credential harvesting pages.
Avanan, a Check Point company, has observed...
