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Malware Attackers Using MacroPack to Deliver Havoc, Brute Ratel, and PhantomCore

Malware Attackers Using MacroPack to Deliver Havoc, Brute Ratel, and PhantomCore

Sep 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Malware Threat actors are likely employing a tool designated for red teaming exercises to serve malware, according to new findings from Cisco Talos. The program in question is a… 

New Cross-Platform Malware KTLVdoor Discovered in Attack on Chinese Trading Firm

New Cross-Platform Malware KTLVdoor Discovered in Attack on Chinese Trading Firm

Sep 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The Chinese-speaking threat actor known as Earth Lusca has been observed using a new backdoor dubbed KTLVdoor as part of a cyber attack targeting an unnamed trading company… 

Cisco Fixes Two Critical Flaws in Smart Licensing Utility to Prevent Remote Attacks

Cisco Fixes Two Critical Flaws in Smart Licensing Utility to Prevent Remote Attacks

Sep 05, 2024Ravie Lakshmanan Cisco has released security updates for two critical security flaws impacting its Smart Licensing Utility that could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to elevate their privileges or access sensitive information. A brief… 

North Korean Hackers Targets Job Seekers with Fake FreeConference App

North Korean Hackers Targets Job Seekers with Fake FreeConference App

North Korean threat actors have leveraged a fake Windows video conferencing application impersonating FreeConference.com to backdoor developer systems as part of an ongoing financially-driven campaign dubbed Contagious Interview. The new attack wave, spotted by Singaporean… 

Google Confirms CVE-2024-32896 Exploited in the Wild, Releases Android Security Patch

Google Confirms CVE-2024-32896 Exploited in the Wild, Releases Android Security Patch

Sep 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security Google has released its monthly security updates for the Android operating system to address a known security flaw that it said has come under active exploitation in the… 

Hackers Hijack 22,000 Removed PyPI Packages, Spreading Malicious Code to Developers

Hackers Hijack 22,000 Removed PyPI Packages, Spreading Malicious Code to Developers

Sep 04, 2024Ravie Lakshmanan A new supply chain attack technique targeting the Python Package Index (PyPI) registry has been exploited in the wild in an attempt to infiltrate downstream organizations. It has been codenamed Revival… 

Zyxel Patches Critical OS Command Injection Flaw in Access Points and Routers

Zyxel Patches Critical OS Command Injection Flaw in Access Points and Routers

Sep 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Network Security Zyxel has released software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting certain access point (AP) and security router versions that could result in the execution of unauthorized… 

Clearview AI Faces €30.5M Fine for Building Illegal Facial Recognition Database

Clearview AI Faces €30.5M Fine for Building Illegal Facial Recognition Database

Sep 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananGDPR / Privacy The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Dutch DPA) has imposed a fine of €30.5 million ($33.7 million) against facial recognition firm Clearview AI for violating the General Data Protection Regulation… 

Hackers Use Fake GlobalProtect VPN Software in New WikiLoader Malware Attack

Hackers Use Fake GlobalProtect VPN Software in New WikiLoader Malware Attack

Sep 04, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security A new malware campaign is spoofing Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect VPN software to deliver a variant of the WikiLoader (aka WailingCrab) loader by means of a search engine…