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Cybercrime Group TA4563 Targets DeFi Market With Evolving Evilnum Backdoor

Financial and investment entities, including those involved in the decentralized finance (DeFi) and cryptocurrency markets, are being actively targeted by a group of hackers identified as TA4563, who are leveraging...
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The Market Is Teeming: Bargains on Dark Web Give Novice Cybercriminals a Quick Start

Would-be cybercriminals can easily buy advanced tools, common exploits, and stolen credentials on underground markets for a few dollars — a low barrier to entry for novices, according to...
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‘AIG’ Threat Group Launches With Unique Business Model

A threat group calling itself the Atlas Intelligence Group (AIG, aka Atlantis Cyber-Army) has recently surfaced with what appears to be a somewhat different — and potentially trend-setting —...
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Chaotic LAPSUS$ Group Goes Quiet, but Threat Likely Persists

The LAPSUS$ extortion group has gone quiet following a notorious and rapid rise through the threat landscape, targeting companies including Microsoft, NVIDIA, and Okta, and earning notoriety for its...
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Feds Recoup $500K From Maui Ransomware Gang

Two healthcare companies — one in Kansas and another in Colorado — are about to have about $500,000 in combined ransomware payments returned, after the Department of Justice was...
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Ongoing Magecart Campaign Targets Online Ordering at Local Restaurants

A massive Magecart e-skimmer campaign has siphoned off the payment records of hundreds of restaurants by attacking their online payment platforms. Targets include MenuDrive, Harbortouch, and InTouchPOS, according to...
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Okta Exposes Passwords in Clear Text for Possible Theft

Identity services provider Okta is facing serious security flaws, researchers contend, that could easily let an attacker gain remote access to the platform, extract plaintext passwords, impersonate users of...
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Post-Breakup, Conti Ransomware Members Remain Dangerous

Two months after the infamous Conti ransomware gang ceased operations, several of its members remain as active as ever either as part of other ransomware groups or as independent...
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FBI: Beware of Scam Cryptocurrency Investment Apps

Would-be cryptocurrency investors are being targeted in a scam that has already stolen more than $42.7 million from 244 victims, according to the latest private industry notification from the...
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Retbleed Fixed in Linux Kernel, Patch Delayed

Linux kernel developers have successfully addressed Retbleed, the latest Spectre-like speculative execution attack against older AMD and Intel processors, Linus Torvalds wrote in a message to the Linux Kernel...