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New technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), are typically developed to boost productivity, increase efficiency, and make our lives easier. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have also found ways to exploit them for ill gain. Recently, malicious actors have Read More …
Unit 42 researchers discovered an active campaign that targeted several web hosting and IT providers in the United States and European Union from late 2020 to late 2022. Unit 42 tracks the activity associated with this campaign as CL-CRI-0021 and Read More …
Andariel, a part of the notorious Lazarus group, is known for its use of the DTrack malware and Maui ransomware in mid-2022. During the same period, Andariel also actively exploited the Log4j vulnerability as reported by Talos and Ahnlab. Their Read More …
According to the United Nations, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) constitute 90 percent of all companies and contribute 60 to 70 percent of all jobs in the world. They generate 50 percent of global gross domestic product and form the Read More …
Petro-Canada customers couldn’t pay or use points cards at many stations as a cyber attack was reported at the parent company, Suncor Energy. Customers were reportedly only able to pay cash at the pumps and in-stores at several gas stations Read More …
Artificial intelligence (AI) is catching a lot of headlines recently. It doesn’t matter whether you’ve been paying attention to these headlines or not—chances are you’ve heard about the recent developments in the world of AI and the extraordinary feats these Read More …
A cyber-attack that took over iPhones at a Russian technology company is being blamed on US government hackers. Could the attack, and the response from the Russian government, be rewriting the narrative of who the good guys and bad guys Read More …
Since March 2023, Unit 42 researchers have observed threat actors leveraging several IoT vulnerabilities to spread a variant of the Mirai botnet. The threat actors have the ability to gain complete control over the compromised devices, integrating those devices into Read More …
In recent months, Kaspersky published private reports on a broad range of subjects. They wrote about malware targeting Brazil, about CEO fraud attempts, Andariel, LockBit and others. For this post, Kaspersky researchers selected three private reports, namely those related to Read More …
Cryptojacking, the illicit use of computing resources to mine cryptocurrency, has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, with attackers building a cybercriminal economy around attack tools, infrastructure, and services to generate revenue from targeting a wide range of vulnerable systems, Read More …