FakeCalls Vishing Malware Targets South Korean Users via Popular Financial Apps
Mar 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Scam Alert An Android voice phishing (aka vishing) malware campaign known as FakeCalls has reared its head once again…
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A New Security Category Addresses Web-borne Threats
Mar 17, 2023The Hacker NewsBrowser Security / Endpoint Protection In the modern corporate IT environment, which relies on cloud connectivity, global connections and large volumes…
New GoLang-Based HinataBot Exploiting Router and Server Flaws for DDoS Attacks
Mar 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Botnet A new Golang-based botnet dubbed HinataBot has been observed to leverage known flaws to compromise routers and servers and…
3 Research-Backed Ways to Secure Your Identity Perimeter
Mar 17, 2023The Hacker NewsZero Trust / Access Control Think of the typical portrayal of a cyberattack. Bad guy pounding furiously on a keyboard, his…
Lookalike Telegram and WhatsApp Websites Distributing Cryptocurrency Stealing Malware
Mar 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Mobile Security Copycat websites for instant messaging apps like Telegram and WhatApp are being used to distribute trojanized versions and…
Google Uncovers 18 Severe Security Vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos Chips
Mar 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Firmware Google is calling attention to a set of severe security flaws in Samsung’s Exynos chips, some of which…
Winter Vivern APT Group Targeting Indian, Lithuanian, Slovakian, and Vatican Officials
The advanced persistent threat known as Winter Vivern has been linked to campaigns targeting government officials in India, Lithuania, Slovakia, and the Vatican since 2021.…
Chinese and Russian Hackers Using SILKLOADER Malware to Evade Detection
Threat activity clusters affiliated with the Chinese and Russian cybercriminal ecosystems have been observed using a new piece of malware that’s designed to load Cobalt…
Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration
Mar 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptojacking / Cyber Attack The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used…
Authorities Shut Down ChipMixer Platform Tied to Crypto Laundering Scheme
Mar 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Cryptocurrency A coalition of law enforcement agencies across Europe and the U.S. announced the takedown of ChipMixer, an unlicensed…
What’s Wrong with Manufacturing?
In last year’s edition of the Security Navigator we noted that the Manufacturing Industry appeared to be totally over-represented in our dataset of Cyber Extortion…
Multiple Hacker Groups Exploit 3-Year-Old Vulnerability to Breach U.S. Federal Agency
Mar 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Vulnerability Multiple threat actors, including a nation-state group, exploited a critical three-year-old security flaw in Progress Telerik to break…