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Iranian MuddyWater Hackers Adopt New C2 Tool ‘DarkBeatC2’ in Latest Campaign

Iranian MuddyWater Hackers Adopt New C2 Tool ‘DarkBeatC2’ in Latest Campaign

The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure called DarkBeatC2, becoming the latest such tool in its arsenal after SimpleHarm, MuddyC3, PhonyC2, and MuddyC2Go. “While occasionally switching… 

U.S. Federal Agencies Ordered to Hunt for Signs of Microsoft Breach and Mitigate Risks

U.S. Federal Agencies Ordered to Hunt for Signs of Microsoft Breach and Mitigate Risks

Apr 12, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Breach The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday issued an emergency directive (ED 24-02) urging federal agencies to hunt for signs of compromise and enact preventive… 

TA547 Phishing Attack Hits German Firms with Rhadamanthys Stealer

TA547 Phishing Attack Hits German Firms with Rhadamanthys Stealer

Apr 11, 2024NewsroomEndpoint Security / Ransomware A threat actor tracked as TA547 has targeted dozens of German organizations with an information stealer called Rhadamanthys as part of an invoice-themed phishing campaign. “This is the first… 

Apple Expands Spyware Alert System to Warn Users of Mercenary Attacks

Apple Expands Spyware Alert System to Warn Users of Mercenary Attacks

Apr 11, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Cyber Espionage Apple on Wednesday revised its documentation pertaining to its mercenary spyware threat notification system to mention that it alerts users when they may have been individually targeted by such… 

Fortinet Rolls Out Critical Security Patches for FortiClientLinux Vulnerability

Fortinet Rolls Out Critical Security Patches for FortiClientLinux Vulnerability

Apr 11, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Threat Mitigation Fortinet has released patches to address a critical security flaw impacting FortiClientLinux that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. Tracked as CVE-2023-45590, the vulnerability carries a CVSS… 

‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in India and Pakistan

‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Targets Android Users in India and Pakistan

Apr 10, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Spyware An active Android malware campaign dubbed eXotic Visit has been primarily targeting users in South Asia, particularly those in India and Pakistan, with malware distributed via dedicated websites and…