Threat actors are increasingly abusing legitimate and commercially available packer software such as BoxedApp to evade detection and distribute malware such as remote access trojans and information stealers. “The majority of the attributed malicious samples targeted financial institutions and government…
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Prevent Account Takeover with Better Password Security
Tom works for a reputable financial institution. He has a long, complex password that would be near-impossible to guess. He’s memorized it by heart, so he started using it for his social media accounts and on his personal devices too.…
We Want a Solution to Remediate, Not Just Detect Problems
Discovery of security issues is important, but ultimately we need them remediated. So why do so many solutions seem to stop short? Check out this post for the discussion that […] The post We Want a Solution to Remediate, Not…
Salesforce Opens First AI Centre In London
American CRM giant selects UK capital for its first AI centre where industry, customers and experts can advance AI innovation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Salesforce Opens First AI Centre In London
Fog Ransomware Attacking Windows Servers Administrators To Steal RDP Logins
A new ransomware variant dubbed ‘Fog’ has been spotted targeting US businesses in the education and recreation sectors. Forensic data revealed that threat actors accessed victim environments using compromised VPN credentials. Notably, two different VPN gateway providers were used for…
UNC1151 Hackers Weaponizing Excel Documents To Attack Windows Machine
Mandiant identified a UNC1151 information campaign targeting Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, and Poland with disinformation, as CRIL linked a recent malicious XLS campaign to UNC1151. The attackers used spam emails with Excel documents containing VBA macros that dropped LNK and DLL…
FBI Says It Has 7,000 LockBit Ransomware Decryption Keys
The FBI has obtained more than 7,000 LockBit ransomware decryption keys and is urging victims to get in touch with its IC3. The post FBI Says It Has 7,000 LockBit Ransomware Decryption Keys appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…
Cybersecurity News: Psychology vs. threat actors, AI leveling up, Qilin hit Synnovis
In today’s cybersecurity news… US research using psychology against threat actors The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity, IARPA, picked five research teams to look into threat actor behavior, hoping to […] The post Cybersecurity News: Psychology vs. threat actors, AI…
Malicious Python Script with a “Best Before” Date, (Thu, Jun 6th)
When you buy some fresh food, it's always a good idea to keep an eye on the best-before date. I found a funny piece of malicious Python script that implements the same technique. It will execute only before a specified…
Hackers Attacking Banking Customers Using Phishing-As-A-Service V3B Toolkit
A cybercriminal group is selling and distributing a sophisticated phishing kit called “V3B” through Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) and self-hosting methods, which targets EU banking customers and is designed to steal login credentials and one-time codes (OTPs) through social engineering tactics. Launched…
Python Developers Beware! Russian Hackers Targeting You With Malicious Packages
A malicious Python package named “crytic-compilers” was identified on PyPI. Masquerading as a legitimate library for intelligent contract compilation, it mimicked the name and versioning scheme of the real “crytic-compile” tool. The imposter package infiltrated popular development environments by appearing…
Pester Power – How Hackers Wear Down Your Defences
Every parent is aware of pester power. From a very young age, kids will beg and plead to try and get their own way. “Mom,… The post Pester Power – How Hackers Wear Down Your Defences appeared first on Panda…
Parrot Security OS 6.1 Released – What’s New
The Parrot Security team has officially announced the release of Parrot OS 6.1, the latest version of their popular Linux distribution tailored for security professionals, ethical hackers, and privacy enthusiasts. This new release brings a range of enhancements, updated tools,…
What is the Standard of Good Practice for Information Security?
The ISF (Information Security Forum) Standard of Good Practice (SoGP) is a comprehensive set of best practices designed to help organizations effectively manage their information security risks. Covering various topics, including governance, risk management, compliance, incident management, and technical security…
What Is the Difference between FIM and DLP?
Threats to sensitive data are everywhere. From sophisticated cybercriminal syndicates to accidental exposure to nation-state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) groups and everything in between, it’s never been more critical for organizations to have the correct data protection tools. When designing…
RansomHub operation is a rebranded version of the Knight RaaS
Researchers believe the RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service is a rebranded version of the Knight ransomware operation. Cybersecurity experts who analyzed the recently emerged ransomware operation RansomHub speculate that is is a rebranded version of Knight ransomware. Knight, also known as Cyclops 2.0,…
Tenable partners with Deloitte to help organizations reduce cyber risk
Tenable announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Deloitte. Deloitte has added the Tenable One Exposure Management Platform, Tenable Cloud Security and Tenable OT Security to its portfolio of available cyber solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) and…
Google Maps Timeline Data to be Stored Locally on Your Device for Privacy
Google has announced plans to store Maps Timeline data locally on users’ devices instead of their Google account effective December 1, 2024. The changes were originally announced by the tech giant in December 2023, alongside changes to the auto-delete control…
Commando Cat: A Novel Cryptojacking Attack Abusing Docker Remote API Servers
We analyze a cryptojacking attack campaign exploiting exposed Docker remote API servers to deploy cryptocurrency miners, using Docker images from the open-source Commando project. This article has been indexed from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives Read the original article:…
Symmetry Systems Recognized as a Strong Performer in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Data Security Posture Management report
San Mateo, Calif. – JUNE 6, 2024 – Symmetry Systems, the data+AI security company, today announced it has been named… The post Symmetry Systems Recognized as a Strong Performer in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for…