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New macOS Malware TodoSwift Linked to North Korean Hacking Groups

New macOS Malware TodoSwift Linked to North Korean Hacking Groups

Aug 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new macOS malware strain dubbed TodoSwift that they say exhibits commonalities with known malicious software used by North Korean hacking groups. “This application shares… 

GiveWP WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Puts 100,000+ Websites at Risk

GiveWP WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Puts 100,000+ Websites at Risk

Aug 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananWordPress / Cybersecurity A maximum-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the WordPress GiveWP donation and fundraising plugin that exposes more than 100,000 websites to remote code execution attacks. The flaw, tracked… 

Hackers Exploit PHP Vulnerability to Deploy Stealthy Msupedge Backdoor

Hackers Exploit PHP Vulnerability to Deploy Stealthy Msupedge Backdoor

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence A previously undocumented backdoor named Msupedge has been put to use against a cyber attack targeting an unnamed university in Taiwan. “The most notable feature of this backdoor… 

Researchers Uncover TLS Bootstrap Attack on Azure Kubernetes Clusters

Researchers Uncover TLS Bootstrap Attack on Azure Kubernetes Clusters

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Container Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a security flaw impacting Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to escalate their privileges and access credentials for… 

Iranian Cyber Group TA453 Targets Jewish Leader with New AnvilEcho Malware

Iranian Cyber Group TA453 Targets Jewish Leader with New AnvilEcho Malware

Iranian state-sponsored threat actors have been observed orchestrating spear-phishing campaigns targeting a prominent Jewish figure starting in late July 2024 with the goal of delivering a new intelligence-gathering tool called AnvilEcho. Enterprise security company Proofpoint… 

Blind Eagle Hackers Exploit Spear-Phishing to Deploy RATs in Latin America

Blind Eagle Hackers Exploit Spear-Phishing to Deploy RATs in Latin America

Aug 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Espionage Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a threat actor known as Blind Eagle that has persistently targeted entities and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, and other Latin…