Category: TheHackerNews

LockBit Ransomware
18
Apr
2023

LockBit Ransomware Now Targeting Apple macOS Devices

Apr 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Malware Threat actors behind the LockBit ransomware operation have developed new artifacts that can encrypt…

QBot Malware Campaign
17
Apr
2023

New QBot Banking Trojan Campaign Hijacks Business Emails to Spread Malware

Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananFinancial Security / Malware A new QBot malware campaign is leveraging hijacked business correspondence to trick unsuspecting…

Israeli Spyware
17
Apr
2023

Israeli Spyware Vendor QuaDream to Shut Down Following Citizen Lab and Microsoft Expose

Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSurveillance / Privacy Israeli spyware vendor QuaDream is allegedly shutting down its operations in the coming days,…

CSPM & SSPM
17
Apr
2023

What’s the Difference Between CSPM & SSPM?

Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) are frequently confused. The similarity of the acronyms notwithstanding,…

Domino Malware Attacks
17
Apr
2023

FIN7 and Ex-Conti Cybercrime Gangs Join Forces in Domino Malware Attacks

Apr 17, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan A new strain of malware developed by threat actors likely affiliated with the FIN7 cybercrime group…

Dark Web Intelligence Gathering
17
Apr
2023

Master the Art of Dark Web Intelligence Gathering

Apr 17, 2023The Hacker NewsCybersecurity / Webinar The Deep, Dark Web – The Underground – is a haven for cybercriminals,…

Threat Analysis Group
17
Apr
2023

Google Uncovers APT41’s Use of Open Source GC2 Tool to Target Media and Job Sites

Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cloud Security A Chinese nation-state group targeted an unnamed Taiwanese media organization to deliver…

PowerShell Hacking Tool
17
Apr
2023

Vice Society Ransomware Using Stealthy PowerShell Tool for Data Exfiltration

Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Cyber Attack Threat actors associated with the Vice Society ransomware gang have been observed using…

Zaraza Bot
17
Apr
2023

New Zaraza Bot Credential-Stealer Sold on Telegram Targeting 38 Web Browsers

Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Cyber Threat A novel credential-stealing malware called Zaraza bot is being offered for sale…

Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability
15
Apr
2023

Google Releases Urgent Chrome Update to Fix Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Apr 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Browser Security Google on Friday released out-of-band updates to resolve an actively exploited zero-day flaw…

Espionage Attacks on Foreign Diplomatic Entities
14
Apr
2023

Russia-Linked Hackers Launches Espionage Attacks on Foreign Diplomatic Entities

Apr 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananUnited States The Russia-linked APT29 (aka Cozy Bear) threat actor has been attributed to an ongoing cyber…

Kodi Suffers Data Breach
14
Apr
2023

400K User Records and Private Messages Stolen

Apr 14, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Cyber Security Open source media player software provider Kodi has confirmed a data breach…