New IDAT loader version uses steganography to push Remcos RAT
A hacking group tracked as ‘UAC-0184’ was observed utilizing steganographic image files to deliver the Remcos remote access trojan (RAT) onto the systems of a…
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Hackers exploit 14-year-old CMS editor on govt, edu sites for SEO poisoning
Threat actors are exploiting a CMS editor discontinued 14 years ago to compromise education and government entities worldwide to poison search results with malicious sites…
Russian hackers shift to cloud attacks, US and allies warn
Members of the Five Eyes (FVEY) intelligence alliance warned today that APT29 Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) hackers are now switching to attacks targeting their victims’ cloud services.…
Steel giant ThyssenKrupp confirms cyberattack on automotive division
Steel giant ThyssenKrupp confirms that hackers breached systems in its Automotive division last week, forcing them to shut down IT systems as part of its response…
LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption
The LockBit gang is relaunching its ransomware operation on a new infrastructure less than a week after law enforcement hacked their servers, and is threatening…
PayPal files patent for new method to detect stolen cookies
PayPal has filed a patent application for a novel method that can identify when “super-cookie” is stolen, which could improve the cookie-based authentication mechanism and limit…
RCMP investigating cyber attack as its website remains down
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), Canada’s national police force has disclosed that it recently faced a cyber attack targeting its networks. The federal body has…
Apple adds PQ3 quantum-resistant encryption to iMessage
Apple is adding to the iMessage instant messaging service a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol named PQ3, designed to defend encryption from quantum attacks. iMessage is the default…
LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin
The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency…
FTC sues H&R Block over deceptive ‘free’ online filing ads
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued tax preparation giant H&R Block over the company’s deceptive “free” online filing advertising and for pressuring people into…
Google Pay app shutting down in US, users have till June to move funds
Google is retiring the standalone Pay app in the United States. Users have until June 4 to transfer the balance to bank accounts. Google Pay…
Insomniac Games alerts employees hit by ransomware data breach
Sony subsidiary Insomniac Games is sending data breach notification letters to employees whose personal information was stolen and leaked online following a Rhysida ransomware attack…