U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban
Jun 22, 2024NewsroomNational Security / Cyber Espionage The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions against a dozen individuals…
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Chinese Hackers Deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in Global Espionage Campaign
Jun 21, 2024NewsroomMalware / Threat Intelligence A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed SneakyChef has been linked to an espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities…
Military-themed Email Scam Spreads Malware to Infect Pakistani Users
Jun 21, 2024NewsroomPhishing Attack / Email Security Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing campaign that has been identified as targeting people in…
Oyster Backdoor Spreading via Trojanized Popular Software Downloads
Jun 21, 2024NewsroomMalware / Malvertising A malvertising campaign is leveraging trojanized installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams to drop a…
SolarWinds Serv-U Vulnerability Under Active Attack
Jun 21, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Data Protection A recently patched high-severity flaw impacting SolarWinds Serv-U file transfer software is being actively exploited by malicious actors in…
U.S. Bans Kaspersky Software, Citing National Security Risks
Jun 21, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Threat Intelligence The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Thursday announced a “first of its…
French Diplomatic Entities Targeted in Russian-Linked Cyber Attacks
Jun 20, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Hacking News State-sponsored actors with ties to Russia have been linked to targeted cyber attacks aimed at French diplomatic entities,…
Researchers Uncover UEFI Vulnerability Affecting Multiple Intel CPUs
Jun 20, 2024NewsroomFirmware Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware that affects multiple families…
Why MSPs Are Still Drowning with Countless Cybersecurity Tools in 2024
Jun 20, 2024The Hacker NewsEndpoint Protection / Data Security Highlights Complex Tool Landscape: Explore the wide array of cybersecurity tools used by MSPs, highlighting the…
New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration
Jun 20, 2024NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Cybercrime A new Rust-based information stealer malware called Fickle Stealer has been observed being delivered via multiple attack chains with…
Experts Uncover New Evasive SquidLoader Malware Targeting Chinese Organizations
Jun 20, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Attack Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new evasive malware loader named SquidLoader that spreads via phishing campaigns targeting Chinese organizations.…
Kraken Crypto Exchange Hit by $3 Million Theft Exploiting Zero-Day Flaw
Jun 19, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Crypto Security Crypto exchange Kraken revealed that an unnamed security researcher exploited an “extremely critical” zero-day flaw in its platform to…