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FIDO Alliance Drafts New Protocol to Simplify Passkey Transfers Across Different Platforms

FIDO Alliance Drafts New Protocol to Simplify Passkey Transfers Across Different Platforms

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Privacy / Passwordless The FIDO Alliance said it’s working to make passkeys and other credentials more easier to export across different providers and improve credential provider interoperability, as more than 12… 

Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack

Astaroth Banking Malware Resurfaces in Brazil via Spear-Phishing Attack

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Banking Trojan A new spear-phishing campaign targeting Brazil has been found delivering a banking malware called Astaroth (aka Guildma) by making use of obfuscated JavaScript to slip past security… 

GitHub Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Server Allowing Unauthorized Instance Access

GitHub Patches Critical Flaw in Enterprise Server Allowing Unauthorized Instance Access

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Vulnerability GitHub has released security updates for Enterprise Server (GHES) to address multiple issues, including a critical bug that could allow unauthorized access to an instance. The vulnerability, tracked… 

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation in SolarWinds Help Desk Software Vulnerability

Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Protection The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added a critical security flaw impacting SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)… 

TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns

TrickMo Banking Trojan Can Now Capture Android PINs and Unlock Patterns

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Financial Fraud New variants of an Android banking trojan called TrickMo have been found to harbor previously undocumented features to steal a device’s unlock pattern or PIN. “This new… 

New Malware Campaign Uses PureCrypter Loader to Deliver DarkVision RAT

New Malware Campaign Uses PureCrypter Loader to Deliver DarkVision RAT

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malware campaign that leverages a malware loader named PureCrypter to deliver a commodity remote access trojan (RAT) called DarkVision RAT. The activity, observed… 

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists

Oct 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananFinancial Fraud / Linux North Korean threat actors have been observed using a Linux variant of a known malware family called FASTCash to steal funds as part of a financially-motivated campaign. The…