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Google Joins Forces with GASA and DNS RF to Tackle Online Scams at Scale

Google Joins Forces with GASA and DNS RF to Tackle Online Scams at Scale

Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Threat Detection Google on Wednesday announced a new partnership with the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) and DNS Research Federation (DNS RF) to combat online scams. The initiative, which has been… 

Researchers Uncover Major Security Vulnerabilities in Industrial MMS Protocol Libraries

Researchers Uncover Major Security Vulnerabilities in Industrial MMS Protocol Libraries

Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananIndustrial Security / Critical Infrastructure Details have emerged about multiple security vulnerabilities in two implementations of the Manufacturing Message Specification (MMS) protocol that, if successfully exploited, could have severe impacts in industrial… 

N. Korean Hackers Use Fake Interviews to Infect Developers with Cross-Platform Malware

N. Korean Hackers Use Fake Interviews to Infect Developers with Cross-Platform Malware

Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananPhishing Attack / Malware Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed targeting job seekers in the tech industry to deliver updated versions of known malware families tracked as BeaverTail… 

Microsoft Issues Security Update Fixing 118 Flaws, Two Actively Exploited in the Wild

Microsoft Issues Security Update Fixing 118 Flaws, Two Actively Exploited in the Wild

Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero-Day Microsoft has released security updates to fix a total of 118 vulnerabilities across its software portfolio, two of which have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the… 

Microsoft Detects Growing Use of File Hosting Services in Business Email Compromise Attacks

Microsoft Detects Growing Use of File Hosting Services in Business Email Compromise Attacks

Oct 09, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Identity Theft Microsoft is warning of cyber attack campaigns that abuse legitimate file hosting services such as SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox that are widely used in enterprise environments as… 

Gamers Tricked Into Downloading Lua-Based Malware via Fake Cheating Script Engines

Gamers Tricked Into Downloading Lua-Based Malware via Fake Cheating Script Engines

Oct 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cybercrime Users searching for game cheats are being tricked into downloading a Lua-based malware that is capable of establishing persistence on infected systems and delivering additional payloads. “These attacks capitalize… 

Cyberattack Group ‘Awaken Likho’ Targets Russian Government with Advanced Tools

Cyberattack Group ‘Awaken Likho’ Targets Russian Government with Advanced Tools

Oct 08, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / APT Attack Russian government agencies and industrial entities are the target of an ongoing activity cluster dubbed Awaken Likho. “The attackers now prefer using the agent for the legitimate…