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Cybercriminals who specialize in ransomware do not always create it themselves. They have many other ways to get their hands on ransomware samples: buying a sample on the dark web, affiliating with other groups or finding a (leaked) ransomware variant. Read More …
A worrying number of environments are vulnerable to complete takeover via escalated privileges, a new report from Picus Security has found. Environments were tested in simulated attacks, with the average organization managing to defend against 7 out of 10 attacks, but Read More …
Proofpoint is tracking a cluster of cybercriminal threat activity leveraging Cloudflare Tunnels to deliver malware. Specifically, the activity abuses the TryCloudflare feature that allows an attacker to create a one-time tunnel without creating an account. Tunnels are a way to Read More …
The FBI warns of scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees to steal funds. How the scam works: The scammer contacts the victim via an unsolicited call or message and pretends to be a cryptocurrency exchange employee. The scammer conveys urgency and Read More …
Nonprofit medical organization OneBlood, which plays a crucial role in serving facilities across the Southeastern US, has been targeted in a ransomware attack which caused an IT systems outage, causingover 250 hospitals to activate critical blood shortage protocols. The move Read More …
In a recent audit of open-source web applications, threat researchers from Unit 42 have identified a broken object-level authorization (BOLA) vulnerability that impacts Harbor versions prior to 2.9.5. Harbor is a widely used cloud-native container registry that plays a role Read More …
The FortiGuard Labs team has identified a malicious PyPI package affecting all platforms where PyPI packages can be installed. This discovery poses a significant risk to individuals and institutions that have installed these packages, potentially leading to the leakage of Read More …
Since late 2023, BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence experts have been tracking the activity of Bloody Wolf. The cluster attacks organizations in Kazakhstan with STRRAT, a commercial malware also known as Strigoi Master. The attackers send out phishing emails on behalf of Read More …
A global outage affecting Microsoft products including email service Outlook and video game Minecraft has been resolved, the technology giant said in an update, external. The firm said preliminary investigations show the outage was caused by a cyber-attack and a Read More …
Malwarebytes Labs researchers have previously reported on the brand impersonation issue with Google ads: users who search for popular keywords are shown malicious ads that purport to be from an official vendor. Not only does this trick innocent victims into Read More …
