Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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87% of consumers say brands are responsible for privacy protections

Nearly all Americans (87%) believe brands are responsible for protecting users’ digital privacy in the age of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Report: Cloud Breaches Impact Nearly Half of Organizations

According to the Thales 2024 Cloud Security Study, 44% of organizations have experienced a cloud data breach, with 14% reporting incidents in the past year. Human error and misconfigurations were the top root causes, affecting 31% of cases.

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FBI Warns of Fake Law Firms Targeting Crypto Scam Victims

The FBI has issued a warning about cybercriminals pretending to be law firms and lawyers offering cryptocurrency recovery services. These scammers target victims of investment scams, stealing funds and personal information.

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Four FIN9-linked Vietnamese Hackers Indicted in $71M U.S. Cybercrime Spree

Ta Van Tai, Nguyen Viet Quoc, Nguyen Trang Xuyen, and Nguyen Van Truong are accused of conducting phishing campaigns and supply chain compromises to orchestrate cyberattacks and steal millions of dollars.

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Android RAT SpyMax Targets Telegram Users

SpyMax does not require the targeted device to be rooted, making it easier for threat actors to cause damage. Once installed, SpyMax gathers personal information from the infected device without user consent and sends it to a remote threat actor.

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P2PInfect Botnet Targets Redis Servers with New Ransomware Module

P2PInfect, a previously dormant peer-to-peer malware botnet, has recently become active and is now targeting Redis servers. The botnet has introduced new features like cron-based persistence mechanisms and SSH lockout.

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SnailLoad Attack can Exploit Remote Network Latency Measurements to Infer User Activity

Unlike previous methods, SnailLoad doesn't require a person-in-the-middle attack or hacking the target's Wi-Fi. Instead, it lets a remote attacker infer websites and content viewed by a user without accessing their network traffic directly.

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Hackers Create Rogue Admin Accounts via Backdoored WordPress Plugins

Multiple WordPress plugins have been found to contain a backdoor that injects malicious code. This code allows attackers to create unauthorized administrator accounts, enabling them to perform malicious actions.

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Boolka Group's Modular Trojan BMANAGER Exposed

The Boolka group is responsible for deploying advanced malware and conducting web attacks. They have been exploiting vulnerabilities using SQL injection attacks since 2022, targeting websites in various countries.

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New Attack Uses MSC Files and Windows XSS Flaw to Breach Networks

A new command execution technique called "GrimResource" has been discovered that leverages a combination of specially crafted Microsoft Saved Console (MSC) files and an unpatched Windows XSS flaw.

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New Attack Technique Exploits Microsoft Management Console Files

Threat actors are exploiting a novel attack technique in the wild that leverages specially crafted management saved console (MSC) files to gain full code execution using Microsoft Management Console (MMC) and evade security defenses. Elastic Security Labs has codenamed the approach GrimResource after identifying an artifact ("sccm-updater.msc") that was uploaded to the VirusTotal malware

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Manufacturing Cybersecurity at Heart of New White House Guidance

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a new framework of best practices for securing clean energy cyber supply chains, focusing on key technologies used in managing electricity, oil, and natural gas systems.

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How to Cut Costs with a Browser Security Platform

Browser security is becoming increasingly popular, as organizations understand the need to protect at the point of risk - the browser. Network and endpoint solutions are limited in their ability to protect from web-borne threats like phishing websites or malicious browser extensions. They also do not protect from internal data exfiltration, like employees pasting sensitive data to ChatGPT. As it

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Is the Cybersecurity Industry Ready for AI?

AI is not new to cybersecurity, but generative AI is causing concern as it impacts organizations. A study found that AI-generated threats have already affected 75% of organizations, yet 60% are not prepared to handle AI-based attacks.

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New Cyberthreat 'Boolka' Deploying BMANAGER Trojan via SQLi Attacks

A previously undocumented threat actor dubbed Boolka has been observed compromising websites with malicious scripts to deliver a modular trojan codenamed BMANAGER. "The threat actor behind this campaign has been carrying out opportunistic SQL injection attacks against websites in various countries since at least 2022," Group-IB researchers Rustam Mirkasymov and Martijn van den Berk said in a

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European Union Sanctions Russian State Hackers

The European Union has imposed sanctions on four Russian hackers from the country's domestic intelligence agency, including two military officers. These individuals were involved in "hack and leak" operations against Western governments.

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StealC and Vidar Malware Campaign Identified

During an analysis of a malware sample containing StealC and Vidar, it was discovered that attackers were using Steam to hide their C2 location and disguise malicious activity as regular traffic.

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Google Introduces Project Naptime for AI-Powered Vulnerability Research

Google has developed a framework known as Project Naptime, which utilizes a large language model (LLM) for vulnerability research. The framework allows an AI agent to simulate the actions and workflow of a human security researcher.

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Wikileaks' Julian Assange Released from U.K. Prison, Heads to Australia

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been freed in the U.K. and has departed the country after serving more than five years in a maximum security prison at Belmarsh for what was described by the U.S. government as the "largest compromises of classified information in the history" of the country. Capping off a 14-year legal saga, Assange, 52, pleaded guilty to one criminal count of conspiring to

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4 FIN9-linked Vietnamese Hackers Indicted in $71M U.S. Cybercrime Spree

Four Vietnamese nationals with ties to the FIN9 cybercrime group have been indicted in the U.S. for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused over $71 million in losses to companies. The defendants, Ta Van Tai (aka Quynh Hoa and Bich Thuy), Nguyen Viet Quoc (aka Tien Nguyen), Nguyen Trang Xuyen, and Nguyen Van Truong (aka Chung Nguyen), have been accused of conducting