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Hackers Exploiting Jenkins Script Console for Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks

Hackers Exploiting Jenkins Script Console for Cryptocurrency Mining Attacks

Jul 09, 2024NewsroomCI/CD Security / Server Security Cybersecurity researchers have found that it’s possible for attackers to weaponize improperly configured Jenkins Script Console instances to further criminal activities such as cryptocurrency mining. “Misconfigurations such as… 

GuardZoo Malware Targets Over 450 Middle Eastern Military Personnel

GuardZoo Malware Targets Over 450 Middle Eastern Military Personnel

Jul 09, 2024Newsroom Military personnel from Middle East countries are the target of an ongoing surveillanceware operation that delivers an Android data-gathering tool called GuardZoo. The campaign, believed to have commenced as early as October… 

Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of China-linked APT40’s Rapid Exploit Adaptation

Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of China-linked APT40’s Rapid Exploit Adaptation

Jul 09, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the U.K., and the U.S. have released a joint advisory about a China-linked cyber espionage group called… 

Trojanized jQuery Packages Found on npm, GitHub, and jsDelivr Code Repositories

Trojanized jQuery Packages Found on npm, GitHub, and jsDelivr Code Repositories

Jul 09, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Web Security Unknown threat actors have been found propagating trojanized versions of jQuery on npm, GitHub, and jsDelivr in what appears to be an instance of a “complex and… 

New APT Group “CloudSorcerer” Targets Russian Government Entities

New APT Group “CloudSorcerer” Targets Russian Government Entities

Jul 08, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cloud Security A previously undocumented advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed CloudSorcerer has been observed targeting Russian government entities by leveraging cloud services for command-and-control (C2) and data exfiltration. Cybersecurity… 

New Ransomware-as-a-Service ‘Eldorado’ Targets Windows and Linux Systems

New Ransomware-as-a-Service ‘Eldorado’ Targets Windows and Linux Systems

Jul 08, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Encryption An emerging ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation called Eldorado comes with locker variants to encrypt files on Windows and Linux systems. Eldorado first appeared on March 16, 2024, when an advertisement for… 

5 Key Questions CISOs Must Ask Themselves About Their Cybersecurity Strategy

5 Key Questions CISOs Must Ask Themselves About Their Cybersecurity Strategy

Jul 08, 2024The Hacker NewsCybersecurity / Enterprise Security Events like the recent massive CDK ransomware attack – which shuttered car dealerships across the U.S. in late June 2024 – barely raise public eyebrows anymore. Yet… 

Experts Warn of Mekotio Banking Trojan Targeting Latin American Countries

Experts Warn of Mekotio Banking Trojan Targeting Latin American Countries

Jul 08, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Threat Financial institutions in Latin America are being threatened by a banking trojan called Mekotio (aka Melcoz). That’s according to findings from Trend Micro, which said it recently observed a…