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Wherever There's Ransomware, There's Service Account Compromise. Are You Protected?
19
Sep
2024

Wherever There’s Ransomware, There’s Service Account Compromise. Are You Protected?

Until just a couple of years ago, only a handful of IAM pros knew what service accounts are. In the…

Construction Firms
19
Sep
2024

Hackers Exploit Default Credentials in FOUNDATION Software to Breach Construction Firms

Sep 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Hacking Threat actors have been observed targeting the construction sector by infiltrating the FOUNDATION…

CentOS Servers with Rootkit
19
Sep
2024

New TeamTNT Cryptojacking Campaign Targets CentOS Servers with Rootkit

Sep 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptojacking / Cloud Security The cryptojacking operation known as TeamTNT has likely resurfaced as part of a…

SambaSpy Malware
19
Sep
2024

New Brazilian-Linked SambaSpy Malware Targets Italian Users via Phishing Emails

A previously undocumented malware called SambaSpy is exclusively targeting users in Italy via a phishing campaign orchestrated by a suspected…

The Cure is Cybersecurity Hygiene
19
Sep
2024

The Cure is Cybersecurity Hygiene

Cybersecurity in healthcare has never been more urgent. As the most vulnerable industry and largest target for cybercriminals, healthcare is…

INC Ransomware
19
Sep
2024

Microsoft Warns of New INC Ransomware Targeting U.S. Healthcare Sector

Sep 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananHealthcare / Malware Microsoft has revealed that a financially motivated threat actor has been observed using a…

Authentication Bypass
19
Sep
2024

GitLab Patches Critical SAML Authentication Bypass Flaw in CE and EE Editions

Sep 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / DevOps GitLab has released patches to address a critical flaw impacting Community Edition (CE)…

IoT Botnet
18
Sep
2024

New “Raptor Train” IoT Botnet Compromises Over 200,000 Devices Worldwide

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen botnet comprising an army of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices that are…

Chinese Engineer Charged in U.S. for Years-Long Cyber Espionage Targeting NASA and Military
18
Sep
2024

Chinese Engineer Charged in U.S. for Years-Long Cyber Espionage Targeting NASA and Military

A Chinese national has been indicted in the U.S. on charges of conducting a “multi-year” spear-phishing campaign to obtain unauthorized…

Penetration Testing
18
Sep
2024

Why Pay A Pentester?

The evolution of software always catches us by surprise. I remember betting against the IBM computer Deep Blue during its…

MISTPEN Malware
18
Sep
2024

North Korean Hackers Target Energy and Aerospace Industries with New MISTPEN Malware

Sep 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A North Korea-linked cyber-espionage group has been observed leveraging job-themed phishing lures to…

Chrome Safer Browsing
18
Sep
2024

Chrome Introduces One-Time Permissions and Enhanced Safety Check for Safer Browsing

Sep 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananBrowser Security / Privacy Google has announced that it’s rolling out a new set of features to…