LockBit Ransomware Group Resurfaces After Law Enforcement Takedown
The threat actors behind the LockBit ransomware operation have resurfaced on the dark web using new infrastructure, days after an international law enforcement exercise seized…
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Authorities Claim LockBit Admin “LockBitSupp” Has Engaged with Law Enforcement
LockBitSupp, the individual(s) behind the persona representing the LockBit ransomware service on cybercrime forums such as Exploit and XSS, “has engaged with law enforcement,” authorities…
Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies
Feb 24, 2024NewsroomActive Directory / Data Protection Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the…
Dormant PyPI Package Compromised to Spread Nova Sentinel Malware
Feb 23, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Malware A dormant package available on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository was updated nearly after two years to…
How to Use Tines’s SOC Automation Capability Matrix
Created by John Tuckner and the team at workflow and automation platform Tines, the SOC Automation Capability Matrix (SOC ACM) is a set of techniques…
Microsoft Releases PyRIT – A Red Teaming Tool for Generative AI
Feb 23, 2024NewsroomRed Teaming / Artificial Intelligence Microsoft has released an open access automation framework called PyRIT (short for Python Risk Identification Tool) to proactively…
Researchers Detail Apple’s Recent Zero-Click Shortcuts Vulnerability
Feb 23, 2024NewsroomData Privacy / iOS Security Details have emerged about a now-patched high-severity security flaw in Apple’s Shortcuts app that could permit a shortcut…
FTC Slams Avast with $16.5 Million Fine for Selling Users’ Browsing Data
Feb 23, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Regulatory Compliance The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit antivirus vendor Avast with a $16.5 million fine over charges that…
Apple Unveils PQ3 Protocol – Post-Quantum Encryption for iMessage
Feb 22, 2024NewsroomQuantum Computing / Encryption Apple has announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol called PQ3 that it said will be integrated into iMessage to…
Russian Government Software Backdoored to Deploy Konni RAT Malware
Feb 22, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage An installer for a tool likely used by the Russian Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID)…
Cybercriminals Weaponizing Open-Source SSH-Snake Tool for Network Attacks
Feb 22, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Penetration Testing A recently open-sourced network mapping tool called SSH-Snake has been repurposed by threat actors to conduct malicious activities.…
U.S. Offers $15 Million Bounty to Hunt Down LockBit Ransomware Leaders
The U.S. State Department has announced monetary rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification of key leaders within…