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APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack

APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack

Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute that specializes in computing and associated technologies was breached by nation-state threat actors with ties to China, according to new findings from Cisco… 

Mirai Botnet targeting OFBiz Servers Vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Mirai Botnet targeting OFBiz Servers Vulnerable to Directory Traversal

Aug 02, 2024The Hacker NewsVulnerability / Network Security Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software is at the heart of many enterprising supporting human resources, accounting, shipping, and manufacturing. These systems can become very complex and difficult… 

New Windows Backdoor BITSLOTH Exploits BITS for Stealthy Communication

New Windows Backdoor BITSLOTH Exploits BITS for Stealthy Communication

Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Windows Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a previously undocumented Windows backdoor that leverages a built-in feature called Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism. The newly… 

U.S. Releases High-Profile Russian Hackers in Diplomatic Prisoner Exchange

U.S. Releases High-Profile Russian Hackers in Diplomatic Prisoner Exchange

Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Hacking News In a historic prisoner exchange between Belarus, Germany, Norway, Russia, Slovenia, and the U.S., two Russian nationals serving time for cybercrime activities have been freed and repatriated… 

Cybercriminals Abusing Cloudflare Tunnels to Evade Detection and Spread Malware

Cybercriminals Abusing Cloudflare Tunnels to Evade Detection and Spread Malware

Aug 02, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security Cybersecurity companies are warning about an uptick in the abuse of Clouflare’s TryCloudflare free service for malware delivery. The activity, documented by both eSentire and Proofpoint, entails the… 

Over 1 Million Domains at Risk of ‘Sitting Ducks’ Domain Hijacking Technique

Over 1 Million Domains at Risk of ‘Sitting Ducks’ Domain Hijacking Technique

Aug 01, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Threat Intelligence Over a million domains are susceptible to takeover by malicious actors by means of what has been called a Sitting Ducks attack. The powerful attack vector, which exploits…