Ransomware on ESXi: The mechanization of virtualized attacks

13/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

In 2024, ransomware attacks targeting VMware ESXi servers reached alarming levels, with the average ransom demand skyrocketing to $5 million. With approximately 8,000 ESXi hosts exposed directly to the internet

WordPress Skimmers Evade Detection by Injecting Themselves into Database Tables

13/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers are warning of a new stealthy credit card skimmer campaign that targets WordPress e-commerce checkout pages by inserting malicious JavaScript code into a database table associated with the

Expired Domains Allowed Control Over 4,000 Backdoors on Compromised Systems

13/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

No less than 4,000 unique web backdoors previously deployed by various threat actors have been hijacked by taking control of abandoned and expired infrastructure for as little as $20 per

Microsoft Sues Hacking Group Exploiting Azure AI for Harmful Content Creation

11/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Microsoft has revealed that it’s pursuing legal action against a “foreign-based threat–actor group” for operating a hacking-as-a-service infrastructure to intentionally get around the safety controls of its generative artificial intelligence

DoJ Indicts Three Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Used in Cybercrime Laundering

11/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday indicted three Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in operating the cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander

Hands-On Walkthrough: Microsegmentation For all Users, Workloads and Devices by Elisity

10/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Network segmentation remains a critical security requirement, yet organizations struggle with traditional approaches that demand extensive hardware investments, complex policy management, and disruptive network changes. Healthcare and manufacturing sectors face

RedDelta Deploys PlugX Malware to Target Mongolia and Taiwan in Espionage Campaigns

10/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Mongolia, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia have been targeted by the China-nexus RedDelta threat actor to deliver a customized version of the PlugX backdoor between July 2023 and December 2024.

CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer

10/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is alerting of a phishing campaign that exploits its own branding to distribute a cryptocurrency miner that’s disguised as an employee CRM application as part of a

Google Project Zero Researcher Uncovers Zero-Click Exploit Targeting Samsung Devices

10/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched security flaw impacting Monkey’s Audio (APE) decoder on Samsung smartphones that could lead to code execution. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-49415 (CVSS score:

Taking the Pain Out of Cybersecurity Reporting: A Practical Guide for MSPs

10/01/2025 0 Comments 0 tags

Cybersecurity reporting is a critical yet often overlooked opportunity for service providers managing cybersecurity for their clients, and specifically for virtual Chief Information Security Officers (vCISOs). While reporting is seen