Google nukes 50,000 accounts pushing Chinese disinformation
Google’s Threat Analysis Group terminated tens of thousands of accounts linked to a group known as “Dragonbridge” or “Spamouflage Dragon” that is disseminating pro-Chinese disinformation…
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UK warns of increased attacks from Russian, Iranian hackers
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning of Russian and Iranian state-sponsored hackers increasingly targeting organizations and individuals. More specifically, the country’s…
Hive ransomware dark web sites seized by law enforcement
Today, the Hive ransomware Tor payment and data leak sites were seized as part of an international law enforcement operation involving the US Department of…
New stealthy Python RAT malware targets Windows in attacks
A new Python-based malware has been spotted in the wild featuring remote access trojan (RAT) capabilities to give its operators control over the breached systems. Named PY#RATION…
Malware exploited critical Realtek SDK bug in millions of attacks
Hackers have leveraged a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Realtek Jungle SDK 134 million attacks trying to infect smart devices in the second half…
Zacks Investment Research data breach affects 820,000 clients
Hackers breached Zacks Investment Research (Zacks) company last year and gained access to personal and sensitive information belonging to 820,000 customers. Founded in 1978, the…
Exploit released for critical Windows CryptoAPI spoofing bug
Proof of concept exploit code has been released by Akamai researchers for a critical Windows CryptoAPI vulnerability discovered by the NSA and U.K.’s NCSC allowing…
Federal agencies hacked using legitimate remote desktop tools
CISA, the NSA, and MS-ISAC warned today in a joint advisory that attackers are increasingly using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for malicious…
Hackers auction alleged source code for League of Legends
Threat actors are auctioning the alleged source code for Riot Game’s League of Legends and the Packman anti-cheat software, confirmed to be stolen in a…
Botnets exploited Realtek SDK critical bug in millions of attacks
Hackers have leveraged a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Realtek Jungle SDK 134 million attacks trying to infect smart devices in the second half…
Lessons Learned from the Windows Remote Desktop Honeypot Report
Threat actors spend much of their time on surveillance. Typical services generate many audit logs that may be hard to parse and locate potentially malicious…
Microsoft 365 outage takes down Teams, Exchange Online, Outlook
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing outage impacting multiple Microsoft 365 services after customers have reported experiencing connection issues. “We’re investigating issues impacting multiple Microsoft 365…