Are You Doing Enough to Protect Your Data?
Google Workspace has quickly become the productivity backbone for businesses worldwide, offering an all-in-one suite with email, cloud storage and collaboration tools. This single-platform approach…
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Russian Hackers Deploy HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY Malware Across Europe and Asia
Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware Threat actors with ties to Russia have been linked to a cyber espionage campaign aimed at organizations in…
Microsoft, Meta, and DOJ Disrupt Global Cybercrime and Fraudulent Networks
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced independent actions to tackle cybercrime and disrupt services that enable scams, fraud, and…
ChatGPT, Claude Impersonators Deliver JarkaStealer via Python Libraries
Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that impersonated popular…
Chinese APT Gelsemium Targets Linux Systems with New WolfsBane Backdoor
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux backdoor…
Over 2,000 Palo Alto Networks Devices Hacked in Ongoing Attack Campaign
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Attack As many as 2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices are estimated to have been compromised as part of a…
10 Most Impactful PAM Use Cases for Enhancing Organizational Security
Privileged access management (PAM) plays a pivotal role in building a strong security strategy. PAM empowers you to significantly reduce cybersecurity risks, gain tighter control…
The Boy Who Cried “Secure!”
As a relatively new security category, many security operators and executives I’ve met have asked us “What are these Automated Security Validation (ASV) tools?” We’ve…
North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Fraud Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are impersonating U.S.-based software and technology…
Over 145,000 Industrial Control Systems Across 175 Countries Found Exposed Online
New research has uncovered more than 145,000 internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS) across 175 countries, with the U.S. alone accounting for over one-third of the…
5 Scattered Spider Gang Members Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Scheme
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Identity Theft Five alleged members of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime crew have been indicted in the U.S. for targeting…
Google’s AI-Powered OSS-Fuzz Tool Finds 26 Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Projects
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Software Security Google has revealed that its AI-powered fuzzing tool, OSS-Fuzz, has been used to help identify 26 vulnerabilities…