NCSC exposes Chinese company running malicious Mirai botnet
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its counterpart Five Eyes agencies have accused a China-based company acting as a front for the state…
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Chinese botnet infects 260,000 SOHO routers, IP cameras with malware
The FBI and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted a massive Chinese botnet called “Raptor Train” that infected over 260,000 networking devices to target critical infrastructure in…
SpyCloud Unveils Massive Scale of Identity Exposure Due to Infostealers, Highlighting Need for Advanced Cybersecurity Measures
Research indicates that an infostealer malware infection is often a precursor to a ransomware attack SpyCloud, the leader in Cybercrime Analytics, today announced new cybersecurity…
Walmart customers scammed via fake shopping lists, threatened with arrest
Shopping online or attempting to get in touch with a store is a little bit like walking on a minefield: you might get lucky or…
New “Raptor Train” IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen botnet comprising an army of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that are likely operated by a Chinese…
Europol provides detail on Ghost encrypted comms platform takedown
A Europol official says the pan-European law enforcement agency is now the “go-to place” for international police investigations into the use of encryption services by…
Apple pulls iPadOS 18 update bricking M4 iPad Pro devices
Apple has paused the rollout of iPadOS 18 on iPad Pro tablets with the M4 chip after numerous owners reported the update is “bricking” their…
SOC Analysts Can Now Use ANY.RUN Malware Sandbox with Splunk
Splunk users can now leverage ANY.RUN’s sandbox and threat intelligence directly within their Splunk SOAR environment. This allows for the analysis of suspicious files and…
Walkie-Talkies Explode in New Attack on Hezbollah
With Hezbollah and Lebanon still reeling from a coordinated wave of pager explosions on Tuesday that killed at least 12 people and injured thousands, another…
Rising Threat of Ransomware Targeting Cloud Services
In a concerning development within the cybersecurity landscape, ransomware operators have adopted a novel approach to infiltrating networks by focusing on cloud instances. This tactic…
Ghost Cybercrime Platform Dismantled, Admin Charged
Law enforcement agencies have successfully dismantled “Ghost,” a sophisticated encrypted communication platform allegedly designed exclusively for criminal use. The operation, codenamed “Kraken,” resulted in the…
Server Misconfiguration at Fuel Industry Software Provider Exposes SSNs, PII Data
A server misconfiguration exposed a trove of documents belonging to FleetPanda, a leading petroleum and fuel industry software provider. Sensitive data including invoices, driver applications,…