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A cybersecurity threat known as a sitting duck exploit is thought to be putting more than one million websites at risk of attack, according to threat intelligence analysts. The fact that the attack methodology remains underreported could be the reason Read More …
In July 2024, the operational technology (OT)-centric malware FrostyGoop/BUSTLEBERM became publicly known, after attackers used it to disrupt critical infrastructure. The outage occurred after the Cyber Security Situation Center (CSSC), affiliated with the Security Service of Ukraine, disclosed details of Read More …
There is a big incentive for both espionage motivated actors and financially motivated actors to set up proxy botnets. These can serve as an anonymization layer, which can provide plausibly geolocated IP addresses to scrape contents of websites, access stolen Read More …
Just as security professionals will tell you that layered defensive strategies are the best when it comes to staving off successful attacks, so attackers will often look to precisely the same when executing their cyber attacks. Two-step phishing attacks have, Read More …
In a significant development that underscores the lasting impact of 2023’s MOVEit vulnerability, Amazon has confirmed that employee data was compromised through a third-party property management vendor. The breach, revealed by a threat actor known as “Nam3L3ss,” exposes the continuing Read More …
The cost of zero-day exploits has always been high, especially if they allow an attacker to remotely execute code on a host machine. But why pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for an 0-day when a relatively simple drive-by attack Read More …
Recently, Trend Micro has been tracking Earth Simnavaz (also known as APT34 and OilRig), a cyber espionage group. This group primarily targets organizations in the energy sector, particularly those involved in oil and gas, as well as other infrastructure. It Read More …
In a recent incident response case, Kaspersky researchers discovered a new and notable ransomware family in active use by the attackers, which they named “Ymir”. The artifact has interesting features for evading detection, including a large set of operations performed Read More …
Survey of 286 Senior Enterprise Risk Executives Reveals Top Five Emerging Risks in the Third Quarter of 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced malicious attacks are the top emerging risk for enterprises in the third quarter of 2024, according to Gartner, Inc. Read More …
Tracking devices and panic alarms on prisoner transport vans have been disabled in a cyber attack. Serco, which has a contract for prisoner escort and custody services, was among companies hit by the cyber attack on Microlise. Microlise provides tracking Read More …