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Japanese publisher Kadokawa has confirmed a data leak affecting 254,241 people due to a cyberattack. The finding, announced Monday, is based on an investigation by third-party experts. Of the leaked data, information of 186,269 people was related to Kadokawa Dwango Read More …
Windows and macOS machines alike have been hit by malware after notorious Chinese hacker group StormBamboo used a compromised internet service provider (ISP) to target organizations with poisoned DNS responses. StormBamboo used altered DNS query responses tied to automatic update Read More …
A fake website seemingly distributing WinRar, a data compression, encryption, and archiving tool for Windows, has been seen also hosting malware. This fake website closely resembles the official website, uses typosquatting, and capitalizes on internet users who might incorrectly type Read More …
The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Microsoft vulnerability dating back to 2018 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalogue after evidence emerged that it is being used in an attack chain by the China-backed Read More …
In March 2024, Kaspersky researchers discovered a campaign targeting individuals in Russia with previously unseen Android spyware they dubbed LianSpy. Kaspersky analysis indicates that the malware has been active since July 2021. This threat is equipped to capture screencasts, exfiltrate Read More …
Since 2022, the BerBeroka group has been mentioned in every annual report released by the QiAnXin Threat Intelligence Center. The group was disclosed by QiAnXin friendly company Trend Micro. QiAnXin researchers have continued to track it under this name after merging Read More …
The Israeli hacker group, “We Red Evils Original”, took responsibility for reported WiFi outages in Iran, according to Israeli media on Thursday night. Shortly before reports in Iran, the group posted a message on their Telegram saying, ‘In the coming Read More …
A Russian threat actor Palo Alto Unit 42 track as Fighting Ursa advertised a car for sale as a lure to distribute HeadLace backdoor malware. The campaign likely targeted diplomats and began as early as March 2024. Fighting Ursa (aka Read More …
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 …
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 …
