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? A deep fake is the…
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New HiatusRAT Malware Targets Business-Grade Routers to Covertly Spy on Victims
Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Malware A never-before-seen complex malware is targeting business-grade routers to covertly spy on victims in Latin America, Europe, and…
Experts Reveal Google Cloud Platform’s Blind Spot for Data Exfiltration Attacks
Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Computing / Data Safety Malicious actors can take advantage of “insufficient” forensic visibility into Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to exfiltrate sensitive…
Core Members of DoppelPaymer Ransomware Gang Targeted in Germany and Ukraine
Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware Law enforcement authorities from Germany and Ukraine have targeted suspected core members of a cybercrime group that has…
Experts Discover Flaw in U.S. Govt’s Chosen Quantum-Resistant Encryption Algorithm
Mar 06, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Cybersecurity A group of researchers has revealed what it says is a vulnerability in a specific implementation of CRYSTALS-Kyber, one…
New FiXS ATM Malware Targeting Mexican Banks
Mar 04, 2023Ravie LakshmananBanking Security / Cyber Crime A new ATM malware strain dubbed FiXS has been observed targeting Mexican banks since the start of…
Security and IT Teams No Longer Need To Pay For SaaS-Shadow IT Discovery
Mar 04, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Cyber Security This past January, a SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) company named Wing Security (Wing) made waves…
New Flaws in TPM 2.0 Library Pose Threat to Billions of IoT and Enterprise Devices
Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / IoT A pair of serious security defects has been disclosed in the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 reference library…
Chinese Hackers Targeting European Entities with New MQsTTang Backdoor
Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Cyber Attack The China-aligned Mustang Panda actor has been observed using a hitherto unseen custom backdoor called MQsTTang as…
U.S. Cybersecurity Agency Raises Alarm Over Royal Ransomware’s Deadly Capabilities
Mar 03, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Ransomware The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new advisory about Royal ransomware, which emerged…
Experts Identify Fully-Featured Info Stealer and Trojan in Python Package on PyPI
Mar 02, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / CodingSec A malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) has been found to contain a fully-featured…
2023 Browser Security Report Uncovers Major Browsing Risks and Blind Spots
Mar 02, 2023The Hacker NewsBrowser Security As a primary working interface, the browser plays a significant role in today’s corporate environment. The browser is constantly…