Facebook Cracks Down on Spyware Vendors from U.S., China, Russia, Israel, and India
Meta Platforms disclosed that it took down no less than 200 covert influence operations since 2017 spanning roughly 70 countries across 42 languages. The social…
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New Agenda Ransomware Variant, Written in Rust, Aiming at Critical Infrastructure
Dec 19, 2022Ravie LakshmananData Security / Endpoint Security A Rust variant of a ransomware strain known as Agenda has been observed in the wild, making…
Glupteba Botnet Continues to Thrive Despite Google’s Attempts to Disrupt It
Dec 19, 2022Ravie LakshmananBlockchain / Botnet The operators of the Glupteba botnet resurfaced in June 2022 as part of a renewed and “upscaled” campaign, months…
Researchers Discover Malicious PyPI Package Posing as SentinelOne SDK to Steal Data
Dec 19, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that impersonates…
Microsoft Details Gatekeeper Bypass Vulnerability in Apple macOS Systems
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Vulnerability Microsoft has disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an…
FTC Fines Fortnite Maker Epic Games $275 Million for Violating Children’s Privacy Law
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security Epic Games has reached a $520 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that…
New Privacy-Focused Database Querying System
Dec 23, 2022Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Privacy / Browser The developers behind the Brave open-source web browser have revealed a new privacy-preserving data querying and retrieval…
W4SP Stealer Discovered in Multiple PyPI Packages Under Various Names
Dec 24, 2022Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Threat actors have published yet another round of malicious packages to Python Package Index (PyPI) with the…
2022 Top Five Immediate Threats in Geopolitical Context
As we are nearing the end of 2022, looking at the most concerning threats of this turbulent year in terms of testing numbers offers a…
GuLoader Malware Utilizing New Techniques to Evade Security Software
Dec 26, 2022Ravie LakshmananReverse Engineering Cybersecurity researchers have exposed a wide variety of techniques adopted by an advanced malware downloader called GuLoader to evade security…
KmsdBot Botnet Suspected of Being Used as DDoS-for-Hire Service
Dec 20, 2022Ravie LakshmananServer Security / Cyber Attacks An ongoing analysis of the KmsdBot botnet has raised the possibility that it’s a DDoS-for-hire service offered…
PrivateLoader PPI Service Found Distributing Info-Stealing RisePro Malware
Dec 26, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Data Security The pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader service known as PrivateLoader is being used to distribute a previously documented…