Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in ClamAV Open-Source Antivirus Software
Feb 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananSysadmin / Endpoint Security Cisco has rolled out security updates to address a critical flaw reported in the ClamAV open source antivirus…
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Researchers Link SideWinder Group to Dozens of Targeted Attacks in Multiple Countries
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threat The prolific SideWinder group has been attributed as the nation-state actor behind attempted attacks against 61 entities in Afghanistan,…
Researchers Hijack Popular NPM Package with Millions of Downloads
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananSupply Chain / Software Security A popular npm package with more than 3.5 million weekly downloads has been found vulnerable to an…
New Threat Actor WIP26 Targeting Telecom Service Providers in the Middle East
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cyber Threat Telecommunication service providers in the Middle East are being targeted by a previously undocumented threat actor as…
Breaking the Security “Black Box” in DBs, Data Warehouses and Data Lakes
Security teams typically have great visibility over most areas, for example, the corporate network, endpoints, servers, and cloud infrastructure. They use this visibility to enforce…
Hackers Using Google Ads to Spread FatalRAT Malware Disguised as Popular Apps
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananAd Fraud / Malware Chinese-speaking individuals in Southeast and East Asia are the targets of a new rogue Google Ads campaign that…
Researchers Warn of Critical Security Bugs in Schneider Electric Modicon PLCs
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure / Cybersecurity Security researchers have disclosed two new vulnerabilities affecting Schneider Electric Modicon programmable logic controllers (PLCs) that could allow…
ESXiArgs Ransomware Hits Over 500 New Targets in European Countries
Feb 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Ransomware More than 500 hosts have been newly compromised en masse by the ESXiArgs ransomware strain, most of which…
Financially Motivated Threat Actor Strikes with New Ransomware and Clipper Malware
Feb 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Ransomware A new financially motivated campaign that commenced in December 2022 has seen the unidentified threat actor behind it deploying…
9 Myths about File-based Threats
Feb 15, 2023The Hacker NewsCybersecurity Webinar Bad actors love to deliver threats in files. Persistent and persuasive messages convince unsuspecting victims to accept and open…
North Korea’s APT37 Targeting Southern Counterpart with New M2RAT Malware
Feb 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware The North Korea-linked threat actor tracked as APT37 has been linked to a piece of new malware dubbed…
Experts Warn of ‘Beep’ – A New Evasive Malware That Can Fly Under the Radar
Feb 15, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Detection / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new piece of evasive malware dubbed Beep that’s designed to fly under the…