Microsoft Urges Customers to Secure On-Premises Exchange Servers
Jan 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananEmail Security / Cyber Threat Microsoft is urging customers to keep their Exchange servers updated as well as take steps to bolster…
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Ukraine Hit with New Golang-based ‘SwiftSlicer’ Wiper Malware in Latest Cyber Attack
Jan 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cyber War Ukraine has come under a fresh cyber onslaught from Russia that involved the deployment of a previously…
ISC Releases Security Patches for New BIND DNS Software Vulnerabilities
Jan 28, 2023Ravie LakshmananServer Security / DNS The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in the Berkeley Internet Name…
British Cyber Agency Warns of Russian and Iranian Hackers Targeting Key Industries
Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananNation-State-Sponsored Attacks The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Thursday warned of spear-phishing attacks mounted by Russian and Iranian state-sponsored actors…
Experts Uncover the Identity of Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware Service
Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Response / Cyber Crime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the real-world identity of the threat actor behind Golden Chickens malware-as-a-service, who goes…
3 Lifehacks While Analyzing Orcus RAT in a Malware Sandbox
Jan 27, 2023The Hacker NewsMalware Analyzing Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan with some distinctive characteristics. The RAT allows attackers to create plugins and offers…
Researchers Discover New PlugX Malware Variant Spreading via Removable USB Devices
Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a PlugX sample that employs sneaky methods to infect attached removable USB media devices…
Researchers Uncover Connection b/w Moses Staff and Emerging Abraham’s Ax Hacktivists Group
Jan 26, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan New research has linked the operations of a politically motivated hacktivist group known as Moses Staff to another nascent threat actor…
Researchers Release PoC Exploit for Windows CryptoAPI Bug Discovered by NSA
Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Windows Security Proof-of-concept (Poc) code has been released for a now-patched high-severity security flaw in the Windows CryptoAPI that the…
Hive Ransomware Infrastructure Seized in Joint International Law Enforcement Effort
Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Ransomware The infrastructure associated with the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been seized as part of a coordinated law enforcement…
Google Takes Down 50,000 Instances of Pro-Chinese DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Operation
Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Analysis Google on Thursday disclosed it took steps to dismantle over 50,000 instances of activity orchestrated by a pro-Chinese influence operation…
Is Once-Yearly Pen Testing Enough for Your Organization?
Any organization that handles sensitive data must be diligent in its security efforts, which include regular pen testing. Even a small data breach can result…