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Evasive QBot Malware
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Jun
2023

Evasive QBot Malware Leverages Short-lived Residential IPs for Dynamic Attacks

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Network Security An analysis of the “evasive and tenacious” malware known as QBot has…

Cybercrime Kingpin
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Jun
2023

Experts Reveal Identity of Suspected Cybercrime Kingpin

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have unmasked the identity of one of the individuals who is believed…

Zero-Click iOS Hacking Malware
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Jun
2023

New Zero-Click Hack Targets iOS Users with Stealthy Root-Privilege Malware

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / APT A previously unknown advanced persistent threat (APT) is targeting iOS devices as part…

Cyber Security Resilience
01
Jun
2023

How Wazuh Improves IT Hygiene for Cyber Security Resilience

IT hygiene is a security best practice that ensures that digital assets in an organization’s environment are secure and running…

Malicious PyPI Packages
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Jun
2023

Malicious PyPI Packages Using Compiled Python Code to Bypass Detection

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananProgramming / Supply Chain Researchers have discovered a novel attack on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository…

Ransomware
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Jun
2023

Improved BlackCat Ransomware Strikes with Lightning Speed and Stealthy Tactics

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Encryption The threat actors behind BlackCat ransomware have come up with an improved variant…

RokRAT
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Jun
2023

N. Korean ScarCruft Hackers Exploit LNK Files to Spread RokRAT

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have offered a closer look at the RokRAT remote access trojan…

WordPress
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Jun
2023

Urgent WordPress Update Fixes Critical Flaw in Jetpack Plugin on Million of Sites

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananWebsite Security / WordPress WordPress has issued an automatic update to address a critical flaw in the…

Zyxel Devices for DDoS Attacks
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Jun
2023

Active Mirai Botnet Variant Exploiting Zyxel Devices for DDoS Attacks

Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Exploit The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a recently patched…

Apache NiFi
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May
2023

Cybercriminals Targeting Apache NiFi Instances for Cryptocurrency Mining

May 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Cryptocurrency A financially motivated threat actor is actively scouring the internet for unprotected Apache…

RomCom RAT
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May
2023

RomCom RAT Using Deceptive Web of Rogue Software Sites for Covert Attacks

May 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware The threat actors behind RomCom RAT are leveraging a network of fake websites…

Dark Pink
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May
2023

Dark Pink APT Group Leverages TelePowerBot and KamiKakaBot in Sophisticated Attacks

May 31, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat The threat actor known as Dark Pink has been linked to five new attacks…