FBI, CISA Warn of Rising AvosLocker Ransomware Attacks Against Critical Infrastructure

14/10/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The AvosLocker ransomware gang has been linked to attacks against critical infrastructure sectors in the U.S., with some of them detected as recently as May 2023. That’s according to a

New PEAPOD Cyberattack Campaign Targeting Women Political Leaders

14/10/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

European Union military personnel and political leaders working on gender equality initiatives have emerged as the target of a new campaign that delivers an updated version of RomCom RAT called PEAPOD.

Malicious NuGet Package Targeting .NET Developers with SeroXen RAT

12/10/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

A malicious package hosted on the NuGet package manager for the .NET Framework has been found to deliver a remote access trojan called SeroXen RAT. The package, named Pathoschild.Stardew.Mod.Build.Config and

ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers

12/10/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The threat actors behind ShellBot are leveraging IP addresses transformed into its hexadecimal notation to infiltrate poorly managed Linux SSH servers and deploy the DDoS malware. “The overall flow remains

How to Guard Your Data from Exposure in ChatGPT

12/10/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

ChatGPT has transformed the way businesses generate textual content, which can potentially result in a quantum leap in productivity. However, Generative AI innovation also introduces a new dimension of data

Microsoft Defender Thwarts Large-Scale Akira Ransomware Attack

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Microsoft on Wednesday said that a user containment feature in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helped thwart a “large-scale remote encryption attempt” made by Akira ransomware actors targeting an unknown industrial organization in

Researchers Uncover Malware Posing as WordPress Caching Plugin

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Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new sophisticated strain of malware that masquerades a WordPress plugin to stealthily create administrator accounts and remotely control a compromised site. “Complete with

Researchers Uncover Ongoing Attacks Targeting Asian Governments and Telecom Giants

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High-profile government and telecom entities in Asia have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign since 2021 that’s designed to deploy basic backdoors and loaders for delivering next-stage malware.

Two High-Risk Security Flaws Discovered in Curl Library – New Patches Released

12/10/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Patches have been released for two security flaws impacting the Curl data transfer library, the most severe of which could potentially result in code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows

Over 17,000 WordPress Sites Compromised by Balada Injector in September 2023

11/10/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

More than 17,000 WordPress websites have been compromised in the month of September 2023 with malware known as Balada Injector, nearly twice the number of detections in August. Of these, 9,000