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Trojanized Messaging Apps
07
Mar
2023

Transparent Tribe Hackers Distribute CapraRAT via Trojanized Messaging Apps

Mar 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananSpyware / Cyber Espionage A suspected Pakistan-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Transparent Tribe has…

Lastpass Data Breach
07
Mar
2023

Engineer’s Failure to Update Plex Software Led to Massive Data Breach

Mar 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananPassword Security / Software Update The massive breach at LastPass was the result of one of its…

Shein Android
07
Mar
2023

Shein’s Android App Caught Transmitting Clipboard Data to Remote Servers

Mar 07, 2023Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Breach An older version of Shein’s Android application suffered from a bug that periodically…

Disinformation to Deep Fakes
06
Mar
2023

How Threat Actors Manipulate Reality

Deep fakes are expected to become a more prominent attack vector. Here’s how to identify them. What are Deep Fakes?…

HiatusRAT Router Hacking Malware
06
Mar
2023

New HiatusRAT Malware Targets Business-Grade Routers to Covertly Spy on Victims

Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Malware A never-before-seen complex malware is targeting business-grade routers to covertly spy on victims…

Google Cloud Platform
06
Mar
2023

Experts Reveal Google Cloud Platform’s Blind Spot for Data Exfiltration Attacks

Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Computing / Data Safety Malicious actors can take advantage of “insufficient” forensic visibility into Google Cloud…

DoppelPaymer Ransomware
06
Mar
2023

Core Members of DoppelPaymer Ransomware Gang Targeted in Germany and Ukraine

Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware Law enforcement authorities from Germany and Ukraine have targeted suspected core members of…

Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithm
06
Mar
2023

Experts Discover Flaw in U.S. Govt’s Chosen Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithm

Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Cybersecurity A group of researchers has revealed what it says is a vulnerability in a…

ATM Malware
04
Mar
2023

New FiXS ATM Malware Targeting Mexican Banks

Mar 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananBanking Security / Cyber Crime A new ATM malware strain dubbed FiXS has been observed targeting Mexican…

SaaS-Shadow IT Discovery
04
Mar
2023

Security and IT Teams No Longer Need To Pay For SaaS-Shadow IT Discovery

Mar 04, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Cyber Security This past January, a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company named…

Enterprises and IoT Devices
03
Mar
2023

New Flaws in TPM 2.0 Library Pose Threat to Billions of IoT and Enterprise Devices

Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / IoT A pair of serious security defects has been disclosed in the Trusted Platform…

MQsTTang Backdoor
03
Mar
2023

Chinese Hackers Targeting European Entities with New MQsTTang Backdoor

Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber Attack The China-aligned Mustang Panda actor has been observed using a hitherto unseen…