Cloud Atlas' Spear-Phishing Attacks Target Russian Agro and Research Companies
Cloud Atlas spear-phishing attacks hit an agro-industrial enterprise and a state-owned research company.
Chinese Hackers Exploited New Zero-Day in Barracuda's ESG Appliances
Chinese threat actors exploited a new zero-day vulnerability in Barracuda's Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances.
German Authorities Dismantle Dark Web Hub 'Kingdom Market' in Global Operation
German law enforcement takes down dark web giant "Kingdom Market," specializing in narcotics and malware sales to tens of thousands of users.
Hackers Exploiting MS Excel Vulnerability to Spread Agent Tesla Malware
Beware of phishing emails with invoice-themed attachments! Attackers are using an old Office vulnerability (CVE-2017-11882) to spread the Agent Tesla
Apple Releases Security Updates to Patch Critical iOS and macOS Security Flaws
Apple has released patches for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari to address multiple vulnerabilities.
Russian Hacker Vladimir Dunaev Pleads Guilty for Creating TrickBot Malware
Russian national Vladimir Dunaev found guilty for developing TrickBot malware, facing up to 35 years in prison.
Qualcomm Releases Details on Chip Vulnerabilities Exploited in Targeted Attacks
Qualcomm has disclosed details about three high-severity security vulnerabilities that were exploited in limited, targeted attacks in October 2023.
Atlassian Releases Critical Software Fixes to Prevent Remote Code Execution
Atlassian has released software fixes to address four critical flaws in its software that could lead to remote code execution.
N. Korean Hackers 'Mixing' macOS Malware Tactics to Evade Detection
The North Korean threat actors behind macOS malware strains such as RustBucket and KANDYKORN have been observed "mixing and matching" different elements of the two disparate attack chains, leveraging RustBucket droppers to deliver KANDYKORN.
Play Ransomware Goes Commercial - Now Offered as a Service to Cybercriminals
Play ransomware has turned into Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), allowing other cybercriminals to use it.
FIRST Announces CVSS 4.0 - New Vulnerability Scoring System
FIRST announces CVSS v4.0, the latest version of the Common Vulnerability Scoring System. Discover how this update addresses critical vulnerabilities.
1Password Detects Suspicious Activity Following Okta Support Breach
1password detected suspicious activity following the Okta support system breach. After investigation, they determined no user data was accessed.
New Apple Zero-Days Exploited to Target Egyptian ex-MP with Predator Spyware
The three zero-day flaws addressed by Apple on September 21, 2023, were leveraged as part of an iPhone exploit chain in an attempt to deliver a spyware strain called Predator targeting former Egyptian member of parliament Ahmed Eltantawy between May and September 2023. "The targeting took place after Eltantawy publicly stated his plans to run for President in the 2024 Egyptian elections," the Citizen Lab said, attributing the attack with high confidence to the Egyptian government owing to it being a known customer of the commercial spying tool.
New Apple iOS 16 Exploit Enables Stealthy Cellular Access Under Fake Airplane Mode
Cybersecurity researchers have documented a novel post-exploit persistence technique on iOS 16 that could be abused to fly under the radar and maintain access to an Apple device even when the victim believes it is offline. The method "tricks the victim into thinking their device's Airplane Mode works when in reality the attacker (following successful device exploit) has planted an artificial Airplane Mode which edits the UI to display Airplane Mode icon and cuts internet connection to all apps except the attacker application," Jamf Threat Labs researchers Hu Ke and Nir Avraham said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
WormGPT: New AI Tool Allows Cybercriminals to Launch Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
A new generative AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT is making waves in underground forums. It empowers cybercriminals to automate phishing attacks.
BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising
Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application.