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Social Engineering Attacks
08
Jun
2023

Kimsuky Targets Think Tanks and News Media with Social Engineering Attacks

Jun 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Hacking The North Korean nation-state threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to…

Cisco and VMware
08
Jun
2023

Cisco and VMware Address Critical Vulnerabilities

Jun 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability VMware has released security updates to fix a trio of flaws in Aria…

Barracuda ESG
08
Jun
2023

Barracuda Urges Immediate Replacement of Hacked ESG Appliances

Jun 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Vulnerability Enterprise security company Barracuda is now urging customers who were impacted by a…

Privacy Breach
07
Jun
2023

Microsoft to Pay $20 Million Penalty for Illegally Collecting Kids’ Data on Xbox

Jun 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Technology Microsoft has agreed to pay a penalty of $20 million to settle U.S. Federal…

Ransomware Negotiator
07
Jun
2023

The Role of the Ransomware Negotiator

Get exclusive insights from a real ransomware negotiator who shares authentic stories from network hostage situations and how he managed…

PowerDrop Malware
07
Jun
2023

New PowerDrop Malware Targeting U.S. Aerospace Industry

Jun 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Attack An unknown threat actor has been observed targeting the U.S. aerospace industry with…

Cryptocurrency Malware
06
Jun
2023

New Malware Campaign Leveraging Satacom Downloader to Steal Cryptocurrency

Jun 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cyber Threat A recent malware campaign has been found to leverage Satacom downloader as a…

Adware Apps
06
Jun
2023

Over 60K Adware Apps Posing as Cracked Versions of Popular Apps Target Android Devices

Jun 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Malvertising Thousands of adware apps for Android have been found to masquerade as cracks…

5 Reasons Why IT Security Tools Don't Work For OT
06
Jun
2023

5 Reasons Why IT Security Tools Don’t Work For OT

Attacks on critical infrastructure and other OT systems are on the rise as digital transformation and OT/IT convergencecontinue to accelerate….

Chrome Vulnerability
06
Jun
2023

Zero-Day Alert: Google Issues Patch for New Chrome Vulnerability

Jun 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Vulnerability Google on Monday released security updates to patch a high-severity flaw in its…

Cyclops Ransomware
06
Jun
2023

Cyclops Ransomware Gang Offers Go-Based Info Stealer to Cybercriminals

Jun 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Data Security Threat actors associated with the Cyclops ransomware have been observed offering an…

Chinese PostalFurious Gang Strikes UAE Users with Sneaky SMS Phishing Scheme
06
Jun
2023

Chinese PostalFurious Gang Strikes UAE Users with Sneaky SMS Phishing Scheme

Jun 06, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan A Chinese-speaking phishing gang dubbed PostalFurious has been linked to a new SMS campaign that’s targeting…