New ‘MMRat’ Android Trojan Targeting Users in Southeast Asia
A newly identified Android trojan targeting users in Southeast Asia is allowing attackers to control devices remotely and perform bank fraud, Trend Micro reports. Dubbed…
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Meta Fights Sprawling Chinese ‘Spamouflage’ Operation
Meta on Tuesday said it purged thousands of Facebook accounts that were part of a widespread online Chinese spam operation trying to covertly boost China…
Chinese APT Was Prepared for Remediation Efforts in Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Attack
The Chinese cyberespionage group exploiting Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances was preparing for remediation efforts, deploying persistent backdoors on select targets, Mandiant reports. Tracked…
Did Microsoft Just Upend the Enterprise Browser Market?
NEWS ANALYSIS: Redmond plants its feet firmly in the enterprise browser space, sending major ripples through Silicon Valley’s bustling venture-backed startup ecosystem. Without much fanfare…
The Reality of Cyberinsurance in 2023
The cyberinsurance industry is maturing. In its early days, it simply accepted cyber risk with few questions asked. It lost money. Now it asks more…
UN Warns Hundreds of Thousands in Southeast Asia Roped Into Online Scams
The U.N. human rights office says criminal gangs have forced hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia into participating in unlawful online scam operations,…
Security Team Huddle: Using the Full NIST Cybersecurity Framework for the Win
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) recent decision to include “govern” as a core function of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is much-needed additional…
Personal, Health Information of 1.2 Million Stolen in PurFoods Ransomware Attack
Meal delivery service PurFoods says the personal and protected health information of more than 1.2 million individuals was stolen in a ransomware attack in early…
Acquisition Chatter Swirl Around SentinelOne, BlackBerry
Prominent anti-malware vendors SentinelOne and BlackBerry have been separately named in public acquisition chatter, underscoring a clear signal of impending consolidation in cybersecurity. According to…
Signs of Malware Attack Targeting Rust Developers Found on Crates.io
The Crates.io Rust package registry was targeted recently in what appeared to be the initial phase of a malware attack aimed at developers, according to…
10 Million Likely Impacted by Data Breach at French Unemployment Agency
The personal information of roughly 10 million individuals was likely compromised in a data breach at French governmental unemployment agency Pole Emploi. The agency, which…
3 Malware Loaders Detected in 80% of Attacks: Security Firm
QakBot, SocGholish, and Raspberry Robin are the three most popular malware loaders among cybercriminals, accounting for 80% of the observed attacks, cybersecurity firm ReliaQuest reports.…