FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure
The AvosLocker ransomware gang has been linked to attacks against critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S., with some of them detected as recently as May…
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Researchers Unveil ToddyCat’s New Set of Tools for Data Exfiltration
Oct 13, 2023NewsroomAPT / Malware The advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as ToddyCat has been linked to a new set of malicious tools that…
Ransomware attacks doubled year on year. Are organizations equipped to handle the evolution of Ransomware in 2023?
Ransomware attacks have only increased in sophistication and capabilities over the past year. From new evasion and anti-analysis techniques to stealthier variants coded in new…
DarkGate Malware Spreading via Messaging Services Posing as PDF Files
Oct 13, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat A piece of malware known as DarkGate has been observed being spread via instant messaging platforms such as Skype…
Malicious NuGet Package Targeting .NET Developers with SeroXen RAT
A malicious package hosted on the NuGet package manager for the .NET Framework has been found to deliver a remote access trojan called SeroXen RAT.…
Microsoft Defender Thwarts Large-Scale Akira Ransomware Attack
Oct 12, 2023NewsroomThreat Intelligence / Microsoft on Wednesday said that a user containment feature in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helped thwart a “large-scale remote encryption…
ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers
Oct 12, 2023Newsroom The threat actors behind ShellBot are leveraging IP addresses transformed into its hexadecimal notation to infiltrate poorly managed Linux SSH servers and…
How to Guard Your Data from Exposure in ChatGPT
Oct 12, 2023The Hacker NewsData Security / Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT has transformed the way businesses generate textual content, which can potentially result in a quantum…
Researchers Uncover Malware Posing as WordPress Caching Plugin
Oct 12, 2023NewsroomWebsite Security / WordPress Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new sophisticated strain of malware that masquerades a WordPress plugin to stealthily…
Researchers Uncover Ongoing Attacks Targeting Asian Governments and Telecom Giants
Oct 12, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware High-profile government and telecom entities in Asia have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign since 2021 that’s…
Two High-Risk Security Flaws Discovered in Curl Library
Oct 12, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Software Security Patches have been released for two security flaws impacting the Curl data transfer library, the most severe of which…
Take an Offensive Approach to Password Security by Continuously Monitoring for Breached Passwords
Oct 11, 2023The Hacker NewsPassword Security / Data Safety Passwords are at the core of securing access to an organization’s data. However, they also come…