Ransomware gangs abuse Process Explorer driver to kill security software
Threat actors use a new hacking tool dubbed AuKill to disable Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Software on targets’ systems before deploying backdoors and ransomware…
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UK cyber-argency warns of a new ‘class’ of Russian hackers
The United Kingdom’s NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) is warning of a heightened risk from attacks by state-aligned Russian hacktivists, urging all organizations in the…
Hackers actively exploit critical RCE bug in PaperCut servers
Print management software developer PaperCut is warning customers to update their software immediately, as hackers are actively exploiting flaws to gain access to vulnerable servers.…
March 2023 broke ransomware attack records with 459 incidents
March 2023 was the most prolific month recorded by cybersecurity analysts in recent years, measuring 459 attacks, an increase of 91% from the previous month…
Play ransomware gang uses custom Shadow Volume Copy data-theft tool
The Play ransomware group has developed two custom tools in .NET, namely Grixba and VSS Copying Tool, which it uses to improve the effectiveness of…
Google patches another actively exploited Chrome zero-day
Google has released a security update for the Chrome web browser to fix the second zero-day vulnerability found to be exploited in attacks this year.…
Google Search outage prevents some from seeing search results
Google Search is currently suffering a partial outage that prevents the search engine from returning search results for some people. According to DownDetector, the outage…
US, UK warn of govt hackers using custom malware on Cisco routers
The US, UK, and Cisco are warning of Russian state-sponsored APT28 hackers deploying a custom malware named ‘Jaguar Tooth’ on Cisco IOS routers, allowing unauthenticated…
Iranian hackers behind retaliatory cyberattacks on US orgs
Microsoft has discovered that an Iranian hacking group known as ‘Mint Sandstorm’ is conducting cyberattacks on US critical infrastructure in what is believed to be…
Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams last year
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) says Australians lost a record $3.1 billion to scams in 2022, an 80% increase over the total losses…
The Attacks that can Target your Windows Active Directory
Active Directory is at the center of many attacks as it is still the predominant source of identity and access management in the enterprise. Hackers…
New sandbox escape PoC exploit available for VM2 library, patch now
A security researcher has released, yet another sandbox escape proof of concept (PoC) exploit that makes it possible to execute unsafe code on a host…