Iron Tiger hackers create Linux version of their custom malware
The APT27 hacking group, aka “Iron Tiger,” has prepared a new Linux version of its SysUpdate custom remote access malware, allowing the Chinese cyberespionage group…
Month: March 2023
Belgium admits China hackers behind the attack on European Government MP
Belgium government has made an official announcement that Beijing launched cyber-attacks on a prominent MP of the nation and tagged the activity as a “Crime…
Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks access to mailboxes worldwide
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage blocking Exchange Online customers worldwide from accessing their mailboxes or sending/receiving emails. Affected users see “550 5.4.1 Recipient address…
(ISC)² Members Reveal Deep Skepticism About Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
[ This article was originally published here ] By John E. Dunn It’s little surprise that many people are skeptical about the rapid encroachment of…
GitHub’s secret scanning alerts now available for all public repos
GitHub has announced that its secret scanning alerts service is now generally available to all public repositories and can be enabled to detect leaked secrets…
Third party Cybersecurity risks in securing the supply chain
[ This article was originally published here ] Some of the biggest prevailing challenges in the cybersecurity world over the last year have been those…
Post Office ditched plan to replace Fujitsu with IBM in 2015 due to cost and project concerns
As a project to replace the Post Office’s controversial core computer system by 2025 progresses, a statutory public inquiry has been told of a failed…
Russia bans private messaging apps owned by foreign entities
Russia’s internet watchdog agency Roskomnadzor is warning that today is the first day that laws banning the use of many foreign private messaging applications in the…
Google Cloud Platform allows data exfiltration without a (forensic) trace
Attackers can exfiltrate company data stored in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) storage buckets without leaving obvious forensic traces of the malicious activity in GCP’s storage…
AlertEnterprise reveals Guardian AI Chatbot powered by OpenAI ChatGPT
AlertEnterprise revealed the launch of its Guardian AI Chatbot powered by OpenAI ChatGPT. The Guardian AI Chatbot is developed with the world-renowned GPT-3 platform created…
Cybercriminals Targeting Law Firms with GootLoader and FakeUpdates Malware
Mar 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware Six different law firms were targeted in January and February 2023 as part of two disparate threat campaigns…
Dish Network Hacked – Ransomware Attack Causes Outage
DISH Network Corporation learned on February 27, 2023, that the recent incident involved the extraction of certain data from the Corporation’s IT systems. The inquiry…