New Privacy-Focused Database Querying System
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Privacy / Browser The developers behind the Brave open-source web browser have revealed a new privacy-preserving data querying and retrieval…
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W4SP Stealer Discovered in Multiple PyPI Packages Under Various Names
Dec 24, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Threat actors have published yet another round of malicious packages to Python Package Index (PyPI) with the…
2022 Top Five Immediate Threats in Geopolitical Context
As we are nearing the end of 2022, looking at the most concerning threats of this turbulent year in terms of testing numbers offers a…
GuLoader Malware Utilizing New Techniques to Evade Security Software
Dec 26, 2022Ravie LakshmananReverse Engineering Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a wide variety of techniques adopted by an advanced malware downloader called GuLoader to evade security…
KmsdBot Botnet Suspected of Being Used as DDoS-for-Hire Service
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Cyber Attacks An ongoing analysis of the KmsdBot botnet has raised the possibility that it’s a DDoS-for-hire service offered…
PrivateLoader PPI Service Found Distributing Info-Stealing RisePro Malware
Dec 26, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Data Security The pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader service known as PrivateLoader is being used to distribute a previously documented…
A Guide to Efficient Patch Management with Action1
Dec 20, 2022The Hacker NewsPatch Management / Endpoint Security It’s no secret that keeping software up to date is one of the key best practices…
Russian Hackers Targeted Petroleum Refinery in NATO Country During Ukraine War
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack The Russia-linked Gamaredon group attempted to unsuccessfully break into a large petroleum refining company within a NATO…
Cybercriminals Launch New BrasDex Android Trojan Targeting Brazilian Banking Users
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananBanking Malware / Mobile Security The threat actors behind the Windows banking malware known as Casbaneiro has been attributed as behind a…
Ukraine’s DELTA Military System Users Under Attack from Info Stealing Malware
Dec 21, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Attack The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) this week disclosed that users of the Delta situational…
Ransomware Hackers Using New Way to Bypass MS Exchange ProxyNotShell Mitigations
Dec 21, 2022Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Data Security Threat actors affiliated with a ransomware strain known as Play are leveraging a never-before-seen exploit chain that…
GodFather Android Banking Trojan Targeting Users of Over 400 Banking and Crypto Apps
Dec 21, 2022Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Banking Trojan An Android banking trojan known as GodFather is being used to target users of more than 400…