Jun 07, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of cyber attacks targeting defense forces in the country with a malware called SPECTR as part of an espionage…
Jun 07, 2024NewsroomCryptojacking / Vulnerability The threat actor known as Commando Cat has been linked to an ongoing cryptojacking attack campaign that leverages poorly secured Docker instances to deploy cryptocurrency miners for financial gain. “The…
Jun 06, 2024NewsroomBotnet / DDoS Attack The distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet known as Muhstik has been observed leveraging a now-patched security flaw impacting Apache RocketMQ to co-opt susceptible servers and expand its scale. “Muhstik is…
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Jun 06, 2024The Hacker NewsPassword Security / Dark Web Tom works for a reputable financial institution. He has a long, complex password that would be near-impossible to guess. He’s memorized it by heart, so he…
Jun 06, 2024NewsroomEndpoint Security / Malware Threat actors are increasingly abusing legitimate and commercially available packer software such as BoxedApp to evade detection and distribute malware such as remote access trojans and information stealers. “The…
Jun 06, 2024NewsroomData Encryption / Privacy Google has announced plans to store Maps Timeline data locally on users’ devices instead of their Google account effective December 1, 2024. The changes were originally announced by the…
Jun 06, 2024NewsroomSoftware Security / Data Theft Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Python package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that’s designed to deliver an information stealer called Lumma (aka LummaC2). The…
Cloud data analysis company Snowflake is at the center of a recent spate of alleged data thefts, as its corporate customers scramble to understand if their stores of cloud data have been compromised. The Boston-based…
Jun 05, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence An unnamed high-profile government organization in Southeast Asia emerged as the target of a “complex, long-running” Chinese state-sponsored cyber espionage operation codenamed Crimson Palace. “The overall goal behind…