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Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in Ollama AI Infrastructure Tool

Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in Ollama AI Infrastructure Tool

Jun 24, 2024NewsroomArtificial Intelligence / Cloud Security Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patch security flaw affecting the Ollama open-source artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure platform that could be exploited to achieve remote code execution. Tracked as… 

RedJuliett Cyber Espionage Campaign Hits 75 Taiwanese Organizations

RedJuliett Cyber Espionage Campaign Hits 75 Taiwanese Organizations

Jun 24, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Hacking A likely China-linked state-sponsored threat actor has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign targeting government, academic, technology, and diplomatic organizations in Taiwan between November 2023 and April 2024.… 

Multiple Threat Actors Deploying Open-Source Rafel RAT to Target Android Devices

Multiple Threat Actors Deploying Open-Source Rafel RAT to Target Android Devices

Jun 24, 2024NewsroomMobile Security / Threat Intelligence Multiple threat actors, including cyber espionage groups, are employing an open-source Android remote administration tool called Rafel RAT to meet their operational objectives by masquerading it as Instagram,… 

ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor

ExCobalt Cyber Gang Targets Russian Sectors with New GoRed Backdoor

Jun 22, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence Russian organizations have been targeted by a cybercrime gang called ExCobalt using a previously unknown Golang-based backdoor known as GoRed. “ExCobalt focuses on cyber espionage and includes several… 

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban

U.S. Treasury Sanctions 12 Kaspersky Executives Amid Software Ban

Jun 22, 2024NewsroomNational Security / Cyber Espionage The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions against a dozen individuals serving executive and senior leadership roles at Kaspersky Lab, a… 

Chinese Hackers Deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in Global Espionage Campaign

Chinese Hackers Deploy SpiceRAT and SugarGh0st in Global Espionage Campaign

Jun 21, 2024NewsroomMalware / Threat Intelligence A previously undocumented Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed SneakyChef has been linked to an espionage campaign primarily targeting government entities across Asia and EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) with… 

Military-themed Email Scam Spreads Malware to Infect Pakistani Users

Military-themed Email Scam Spreads Malware to Infect Pakistani Users

Jun 21, 2024NewsroomPhishing Attack / Email Security Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new phishing campaign that has been identified as targeting people in Pakistan using a custom backdoor. Dubbed PHANTOM#SPIKE by Securonix, the… 

Oyster Backdoor Spreading via Trojanized Popular Software Downloads

Oyster Backdoor Spreading via Trojanized Popular Software Downloads

Jun 21, 2024NewsroomMalware / Malvertising A malvertising campaign is leveraging trojanized installers for popular software such as Google Chrome and Microsoft Teams to drop a backdoor called Oyster (aka Broomstick and CleanUpLoader). That’s according to…