New Threat Actor ‘AeroBlade’ Emerges in Espionage Attack on U.S. Aerospace
Dec 05, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Analysis A previously undocumented threat actor has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an aerospace organization in the…
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New BLUFFS Bluetooth Attack Expose Devices to Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomEncryption / Technology New research has unearthed multiple novel attacks that break Bluetooth Classic’s forward secrecy and future secrecy guarantees, resulting in adversary-in-the-middle…
New P2PInfect Botnet MIPS Variant Targeting Routers and IoT Devices
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomMalware / Botnet Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of an emerging botnet called P2PInfect that’s capable of targeting routers and IoT…
Clean Out Your User Inventory to Reduce SaaS Risk
As work ebbs with the typical end-of-year slowdown, now is a good time to review user roles and privileges and remove anyone who shouldn’t have…
Microsoft Warns of Malvertising Scheme Spreading CACTUS Ransomware
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Attack Microsoft has warned of a new wave of CACTUS ransomware attacks that leverage malvertising lures to deploy DanaBot as…
UEFI Vulnerabilities Expose Devices to Stealth Malware Attacks
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomTechnology / Firmware Security The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) code from various independent firmware/BIOS vendors (IBVs) has been found vulnerable to potential…
Agent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.
Dec 02, 2023Newsroom Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. have been targeted by an unknown threat actor to distribute a new backdoor…
Russian Hacker Vladimir Dunaev Convicted for Creating TrickBot Malware
Dec 02, 2023NewsroomCybercrime / Malware A Russian national has been found guilty in connection with his role in developing and deploying a malware known as…
New FjordPhantom Android Malware Targets Banking Apps in Southeast Asia
Dec 01, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Banking Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new sophisticated Android malware called FjordPhantom that has been observed targeting users in…
WhatsApp’s New Secret Code Feature Lets Users Protect Private Chats with Password
Dec 01, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Data Protection Meta-owned WhatsApp has launched a new Secret Code feature to help users protect sensitive conversations with a custom password…
Chinese Hackers Using SugarGh0st RAT to Target South Korea and Uzbekistan
Dec 01, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage A suspected Chinese-speaking threat actor has been attributed to a malicious campaign that targets the Uzbekistan Ministry of Foreign…
Mitigations and Protecting Against Future Threats
Dec 01, 2023The Hacker NewsMalware / Cyber Threat The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FBI recently collaborated in a multinational operation to dismantle…