Fake ChatGPT Chrome Browser Extension Caught Hijacking Facebook Accounts
Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Artificial Intelligence Google has stepped in to remove a bogus Chrome browser extension from the official Web Store that…
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2023 Cybersecurity Maturity Report Reveals Organizational Unpreparedness for Cyberattacks
Mar 23, 2023The Hacker News In 2022 alone, global cyberattacks increased by 38%, resulting in substantial business loss, including financial and reputational damage. Meanwhile, corporate…
A New Rising Android Banking Trojan Targeting 450 Financial Apps
Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Banking An emerging Android banking trojan dubbed Nexus has already been adopted by several threat actors to target 450…
Chinese Hackers Breach Middle East Telecom Providers
Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure Security Telecommunication providers in the Middle East are the subject of new cyber attacks that commenced in the first quarter…
German and South Korean Agencies Warn of Kimsuky’s Expanding Cyber Attack Tactics
Mar 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Browser Security German and South Korean government agencies have warned about cyber attacks mounted by a threat actor tracked…
Researchers Reveal New Malware Distribution Techniques
Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat Intelligence The North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) actor dubbed ScarCruft is using weaponized Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (CHM) files…
CISA Alerts on Critical Security Vulnerabilities in Industrial Control Systems
Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananICS/SCADA Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released eight Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on Tuesday, warning of…
Preventing Insider Threats in Your Active Directory
Mar 22, 2023The Hacker NewsPassword Security / Active Directory Active Directory (AD) is a powerful authentication and directory service used by organizations worldwide. With this…
Rogue NuGet Packages Infect .NET Developers with Crypto-Stealing Malware
Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananDevOpsSec / Malware The NuGet repository is the target of a new “sophisticated and highly-malicious attack” aiming to infect .NET developer systems…
New NAPLISTENER Malware Used by REF2924 Group to Evade Network Detection
Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Threat The threat group tracked as REF2924 has been observed deploying previously unseen malware in its attacks aimed…
BreachForums Administrator Baphomet Shuts Down Infamous Hacking Forum
Mar 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking In a sudden turn of events, Baphomet, the current administrator of BreachForums, said in an update on March…
New ‘Bad Magic’ Cyber Threat Disrupt Ukraine’s Key Sectors Amid War
Mar 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber War / Cyber Threat Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, government, agriculture, and transportation organizations located in Donetsk, Lugansk,…