An active malware campaign is leveraging two zero-day vulnerabilities with remote code execution (RCE) functionality to rope routers and video recorders into a Mirai-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet. “The payload targets routers and network video recorder (NVR) devices with default…
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6 Steps to Accelerate Cybersecurity Incident Response
Modern security tools continue to improve in their ability to defend organizations’ networks and endpoints against cybercriminals. But the bad actors still occasionally find a way in. Security teams must be able to stop threats and restore normal operations as…
N. Korean Hackers Distribute Trojanized CyberLink Software in Supply Chain Attack
A North Korean state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Diamond Sleet is distributing a trojanized version of a legitimate application developed by a Taiwanese multimedia software developer called CyberLink to target downstream customers via a supply chain attack. “This malicious file is a…
North Korean Hackers Distribute Trojanized CyberLink Software in Supply Chain Attack
A North Korean state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Diamond Sleet is distributing a trojanized version of a legitimate application developed by a Taiwanese multimedia software developer called CyberLink to target downstream customers via a supply chain attack. “This malicious file is a…
New Flaws in Fingerprint Sensors Let Attackers Bypass Windows Hello Login
A new research has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to bypass Windows Hello authentication on Dell Inspiron 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and Microsoft Surface Pro X laptops. The flaws were discovered by researchers at hardware and software product security and…
North Korean Hackers Pose as Job Recruiters and Seekers in Malware Campaigns
North Korean threat actors have been linked to two campaigns in which they masquerade as both job recruiters and seekers to distribute malware and obtain unauthorized employment with organizations based in the U.S. and other parts of the world. The…
AI Solutions Are the New Shadow IT
Ambitious Employees Tout New AI Tools, Ignore Serious SaaS Security RisksLike the SaaS shadow IT of the past, AI is placing CISOs and cybersecurity teams in a tough but familiar spot. Employees are covertly using AI with little regard for established IT and…
ClearFake Campaign Expands to Target Mac Systems with Atomic Stealer
The macOS information stealer known as Atomic is now being delivered to target via a bogus web browser update chain tracked as ClearFake. “This may very well be the first time we see one of the main social engineering campaigns,…
ClearFake Campaign Expands to Deliver Atomic Stealer on Mac Systems
The macOS information stealer known as Atomic is now being delivered to target via a bogus web browser update chain tracked as ClearFake. “This may very well be the first time we see one of the main social engineering campaigns,…
ClearFake Campaign Expands to Deliver Atomic Stealer on Macs Systems
The macOS information stealer known as Atomic is now being delivered to target via a bogus web browser update chain tracked as ClearFake. “This may very well be the first time we see one of the main social engineering campaigns,…
LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Critical Citrix Bleed Vulnerability to Break In
Multiple threat actors, including LockBit ransomware affiliates, are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler application delivery control (ADC) and Gateway appliances to obtain initial access to target environments. The joint advisory comes from the U.S. Cybersecurity and…
Play Ransomware Goes Commercial – Now Offered as a Service to Cybercriminals
The ransomware strain known as Play is now being offered to other threat actors “as a service,” new evidence unearthed by Adlumin has revealed. “The unusual lack of even small variations between attacks suggests that they are being carried out by affiliates…
New Agent Tesla Malware Variant Using ZPAQ Compression in Email Attacks
A new variant of the Agent Tesla malware has been observed delivered via a lure file with the ZPAQ compression format to harvest data from several email clients and nearly 40 web browsers. “ZPAQ is a file compression format that offers a better compression…
How Multi-Stage Phishing Attacks Exploit QRs, CAPTCHAs, and Steganography
Phishing attacks are steadily becoming more sophisticated, with cybercriminals investing in new ways of deceiving victims into revealing sensitive information or installing malicious software. One of the latest trends in phishing is the use of QR codes, CAPTCHAs, and steganography.…
Kinsing Hackers Exploit Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability to Deploy Linux Rootkits
The Kinsing threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in vulnerable Apache ActiveMQ servers to infect Linux systems with cryptocurrency miners and rootkits. “Once Kinsing infects a system, it deploys a cryptocurrency mining script that exploits the host’s resources to…
Malicious Apps Disguised as Banks and Government Agencies Targeting Indian Android Users
Android smartphone users in India are the target of a new malware campaign that employs social engineering lures to install fraudulent apps that are capable of harvesting sensitive data. “Using social media platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram, attackers are sending…
Mustang Panda Hackers Targets Philippines Government Amid South China Sea Tensions
The China-linked Mustang Panda actor has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a Philippines government entity amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed South China Sea. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 attributed the adversarial collective to three campaigns…
NetSupport RAT Infections on the Rise – Targeting Government and Business Sectors
Threat actors are targeting the education, government and business services sectors with a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. “The delivery mechanisms for the NetSupport RAT encompass fraudulent updates, drive-by downloads, utilization of malware loaders (such as GHOSTPULSE), and various forms of…
Product Walkthrough: Silverfort’s Unified Identity Protection Platform
In this article, we will provide a brief overview of Silverfort’s platform, the first (and currently only) unified identity protection platform on the market. Silverfort’s patented technology aims to protect organizations from identity-based attacks by integrating with existing identity and…
DarkGate and PikaBot Malware Resurrect QakBot’s Tactics in New Phishing Attacks
Phishing campaigns delivering malware families such as DarkGate and PikaBot are following the same tactics previously used in attacks leveraging the now-defunct QakBot trojan. “These include hijacked email threads as the initial infection, URLs with unique patterns that limit user…