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New Linux Malware ‘sedexp’ Hides Credit Card Skimmers Using Udev Rules

New Linux Malware ‘sedexp’ Hides Credit Card Skimmers Using Udev Rules

Aug 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananFinancial Fraud / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new stealthy piece of Linux malware that leverages an unconventional technique to achieve persistence on infected systems and hide credit card skimmer code.… 

CISA Urges Federal Agencies to Patch Versa Director Vulnerability by September

CISA Urges Federal Agencies to Patch Versa Director Vulnerability by September

Aug 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Government Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed a security flaw impacting Versa Director to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog based on evidence of active… 

Meta Exposes Iranian Hacker Group Targeting Global Political Figures on WhatsApp

Meta Exposes Iranian Hacker Group Targeting Global Political Figures on WhatsApp

Aug 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananElection Security / Threat Intelligence Meta Platforms on Friday became the latest company after Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI to expose the activities of an Iranian state-sponsored threat actor, who it said used… 

New PEAKLIGHT Dropper Deployed in Attacks Targeting Windows with Malicious Movie Downloads

New PEAKLIGHT Dropper Deployed in Attacks Targeting Windows with Malicious Movie Downloads

Aug 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a never-before-seen dropper that serves as a conduit to launch next-stage malware with the ultimate goal of infecting Windows systems with information stealers and… 

New macOS Malware “Cthulhu Stealer” Targets Apple Users’ Data

New macOS Malware “Cthulhu Stealer” Targets Apple Users’ Data

Aug 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Data Privacy Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new information stealer that’s designed to target Apple macOS hosts and harvest a wide range of information, underscoring how threat actors are… 

Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group

Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group

Aug 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Ransomware A 33-year-old Latvian national living in Moscow, Russia, has been charged in the U.S. for allegedly stealing data, extorting victims, and laundering ransom payments since August 2021. Deniss… 

Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide

Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide

Aug 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananHardware Security / Supply Chain Attack Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hardware backdoor within a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards that could allow authentication with an unknown key and open…