Operation Rusty Flag: Azerbaijan Targeted in New Rust-Based Malware Campaign

19/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Targets located in Azerbaijan have been singled out as part of a new campaign that’s designed to deploy Rust-based malware on compromised systems. Cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct is tracking the

ShroudedSnooper’s HTTPSnoop Backdoor Targets Middle East Telecom Companies

19/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Telecommunication service providers in the Middle East are the target of a new intrusion set dubbed ShroudedSnooper that employs a stealthy backdoor called HTTPSnoop. “HTTPSnoop is a simple, yet effective, backdoor that

TikTok Faces Massive €345 Million Fine Over Child Data Violations in E.U.

18/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) slapped TikTok with a €345 million (about $368 million) fine for violating the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in relation to its

North Korea’s Lazarus Group Suspected in $31 Million CoinEx Heist

18/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The North Korea-affiliated Lazarus Group has stolen nearly $240 million in cryptocurrency since June 2023, marking a significant escalation of its hacks. According to multiple reports from Certik, Elliptic, and ZachXBT, the infamous

Iranian Nation-State Actors Employ Password Spray Attacks Targeting Multiple Sectors

16/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Iranian nation-state actors have been conducting password spray attacks against thousands of organizations globally between February and July 2023, new findings from Microsoft reveal. The tech giant, which is tracking

Cybercriminals Combine Phishing and EV Certificates to Deliver Ransomware Payloads

16/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The threat actors behind RedLine and Vidar information stealers have been observed pivoting to ransomware through phishing campaigns that spread initial payloads signed with Extended Validation (EV) code signing certificates.

NodeStealer Malware Now Targets Facebook Business Accounts on Multiple Browsers

16/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

An ongoing campaign is targeting Facebook Business accounts with bogus messages to harvest victims’ credentials using a variant of the Python-based NodeStealer and potentially take over their accounts for follow-on malicious activities. 

DDoS 2.0: IoT Sparks New DDoS Alert

16/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming efficiency in various sectors like healthcare and logistics but has also introduced new security risks, particularly IoT-driven DDoS attacks. This article explores how these attacks

Google Agrees to $93 Million Settlement in California’s Location-Privacy Lawsuit

16/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

Google has agreed to pay $93 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. state of California over allegations that the company’s location-privacy practices misled consumers and violated consumer

The Interdependence between Automated Threat Intelligence Collection and Humans

16/09/2023 0 Comments 0 tags

The volume of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is rising, with close to 30% more vulnerabilities found in 2022 vs. 2018. Costs are also rising, with a data breach in 2023 costing $4.45M on average