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Global Police Operation Disrupts ‘LabHost’ Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide

Global Police Operation Disrupts ‘LabHost’ Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide

As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from victims around the… 

Hackers Exploit OpenMetadata Flaws to Mine Crypto on Kubernetes

Hackers Exploit OpenMetadata Flaws to Mine Crypto on Kubernetes

Apr 18, 2024NewsroomContainer Security / Cryptocurrency Threat actors are actively exploiting critical vulnerabilities in OpenMetadata to gain unauthorized access to Kubernetes workloads and leverage them for cryptocurrency mining activity. That’s according to the Microsoft Threat… 

Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

Apr 18, 2024NewsroomMalvertising / Endpoint Security A new Google malvertising campaign is leveraging a cluster of domains mimicking a legitimate IP scanner software to deliver a previously unknown backdoor dubbed MadMxShell. “The threat actor registered… 

Russian APT Deploys New ‘Kapeka’ Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks

Russian APT Deploys New ‘Kapeka’ Backdoor in Eastern European Attacks

Apr 17, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Espionage A previously undocumented “flexible” backdoor called Kapeka has been “sporadically” observed in cyber attacks targeting Eastern Europe, including Estonia and Ukraine, since at least mid-2022. The findings come from… 

CISA, FBI, and ODNI Release Guidance for Securing Election Infrastructure Against the Tactics of Foreign Malign Influence Operations

CISA, FBI, and ODNI Release Guidance for Securing Election Infrastructure Against the Tactics of Foreign Malign Influence Operations

WASHINGTON – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) released Securing Election Infrastructure Against the Tactics of Foreign Malign… 

Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware

Critical Atlassian Flaw Exploited to Deploy Linux Variant of Cerber Ransomware

Apr 17, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Vulnerability Threat actors are exploiting unpatched Atlassian servers to deploy a Linux variant of Cerber (aka C3RB3R) ransomware. The attacks leverage CVE-2023-22518 (CVSS score: 9.1), a critical security vulnerability impacting the… 

Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Deploy ScreenConnect, Metasploit in New Campaign

Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Deploy ScreenConnect, Metasploit in New Campaign

Apr 17, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Web Application Firewall Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that’s exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices to deliver ScreenConnect and Metasploit Powerfun payloads. The activity… 

Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services

Cisco Warns of Global Surge in Brute-Force Attacks Targeting VPN and SSH Services

Apr 17, 2024NewsroomIoT Security / Network Security Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since at… 

OpenJS Foundation Targeted in Potential JavaScript Project Takeover Attempt

OpenJS Foundation Targeted in Potential JavaScript Project Takeover Attempt

Apr 16, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain / Software Security Security researchers have uncovered a “credible” takeover attempt targeting the OpenJS Foundation in a manner that evokes similarities to the recently uncovered incident aimed at the open-source XZ…