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GitHub has warned of a new North Korean threat campaign aimed at compromising victims via malicious npm package dependencies. In a blog post earlier this week, the development platform claimed the attacks targeted employees in its blockchain, cryptocurrency, online gambling…

July 21, 2023THNMoreMalware/software security New variant of AsyncRAT malware called hot rat It is distributed via free pirated versions of popular software and utilities such as video games, image and sound editing software, and Microsoft Office. “HotRat malware provides attackers…

Generative AI tools, especially large-scale language model-based (LLM) chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, have taken the workplace by storm. These powerful tools can perform a wide range of tasks, from helping you write the perfect email to…

July 21, 2023THNMoreEmail Security/Cyberattack The recent attack on Microsoft’s email infrastructure by Chinese nation-state actors dubbed Storm-0558 is said to be more widespread than previously thought. According to cloud security firm Wiz, an inactive Microsoft Account (MSA) was used to…

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has doubled the size of its team investigating cryptocurrency crimes, making the fight against ransomware an “urgent priority.” In a speech at the Institute for Strategic and International Studies on Thursday, July 20, Assistant…

July 21, 2023hacker newspassword security / cyber security Regardless of the country, local autonomy is essential to the lives of many citizens. We provide many daily services and deal with various issues. Therefore, in the event of a security failure,…

The Russian State Prosecutor’s Office has asked the Moscow City Court to impose a strict 18-year colonial regime on Ilya Sachkov, founder of Group IB, a cybersecurity and threat intelligence provider, according to his lawyer Sergei Afanasyev. told the Russian…

July 21, 2023THNMoreCyber ​​Threat/Malware A new malware strain known as bundle bot leverages .NET’s single-file deployment technique to operate under the radar, allowing attackers to retrieve sensitive information from a compromised host. In a report released this week, Check Point…

Ransomware attacks in June increased 221% year-over-year to reach a monthly record of 434, according to analysis by the NCC Group’s Global Threat Intelligence Team. The IT security firm said Clop’s targeting of global organizations via MOVEit flaws, the “consistently…

A Chinese cyber espionage operation Microsoft uncovered last week compromised the government email accounts of the US ambassador to China and other officials, a new report claims. According to a person familiar with the matter, wall street journal The accounts…