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New Python-Based Snake Info Stealer Spreading Through Facebook Messages

New Python-Based Snake Info Stealer Spreading Through Facebook Messages

Mar 07, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Information Stealer Facebook messages are being used by threat actors to a Python-based information stealer dubbed Snake that’s designed to capture credentials and other sensitive data. “The credentials harvested from unsuspecting… 

Watch Out for Spoofed Zoom, Skype, Google Meet Sites Delivering Malware

Watch Out for Spoofed Zoom, Skype, Google Meet Sites Delivering Malware

Mar 07, 2024NewsroomMalware / Network Security Threat actors have been leveraging fake websites advertising popular video conferencing software such as Google Meet, Skype, and Zoom to deliver a variety of malware targeting both Android and… 

Hackers Exploit Misconfigured YARN, Docker, Confluence, Redis Servers for Crypto Mining

Hackers Exploit Misconfigured YARN, Docker, Confluence, Redis Servers for Crypto Mining

Mar 06, 2024NewsroomServer Security / Cryptocurrency Threat actors are targeting misconfigured and vulnerable servers running Apache Hadoop YARN, Docker, Atlassian Confluence, and Redis services as part of an emerging malware campaign designed to deliver a… 

A New Way To Manage Your Web Exposure: The Reflectiz Product Explained

A New Way To Manage Your Web Exposure: The Reflectiz Product Explained

An in-depth look into a proactive website security solution that continuously detects, prioritizes, and validates web threats, helping to mitigate security, privacy, and compliance risks. Reflectiz shields websites from client-side attacks, supply chain risks, data… 

U.S. Cracks Down on Predatory Spyware Firm for Targeting Officials and Journalists

U.S. Cracks Down on Predatory Spyware Firm for Targeting Officials and Journalists

Mar 06, 2024NewsroomPrivacy / Spyware The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Alliance for their role in “developing, operating, and distributing”… 

VMware Issues Security Patches for ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Flaws

VMware Issues Security Patches for ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion Flaws

Mar 06, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Vulnerability VMware has released patches to address four security flaws impacting ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion, including two critical flaws that could lead to code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-22252 and CVE-2024-22253,… 

GhostSec and Stormous Launch Joint Ransomware Attacks in Over 15 Countries

GhostSec and Stormous Launch Joint Ransomware Attacks in Over 15 Countries

The cybercrime group called GhostSec has been linked to a Golang variant of a ransomware family called GhostLocker. “TheGhostSec and Stormous ransomware groups are jointly conducting double extortion ransomware attacks on various business verticals in… 

New APT Group ‘Lotus Bane’ Behind Recent Attacks on Vietnam’s Financial Entities

New APT Group ‘Lotus Bane’ Behind Recent Attacks on Vietnam’s Financial Entities

Mar 06, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware A financial entity in Vietnam was the target of a previously undocumented threat actor called Lotus Bane that was first detected in March 2023. Singapore-headquartered Group-IB described the hacking…