Category Security

Software is seldom done the first time. In fact, any application available today may need to be updated or patched to fix bugs, address vulnerabilities, and update key functionality at multiple points in the future. Get a robust patch management…

Two new indictments released in the US reveal Russians as key players in the “development and deployment” of Hive, LockBit and Babak ransomware. Yesterday, Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (aka Wazawaka/m1x/Boriselcin/Uhodiransomwar) was indicted on charges of conspiracy to send a ransom demand,…

May 17, 2023Ravi LakshmananInternet of Things / Vulnerability The 2nd generation version of Belkin’s Wemo Mini Smart Plug has been found to contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. This vulnerability could be weaponized by a threat actor to remotely inject arbitrary…

Cyber ​​resilience has become a top priority for global organizations, but more than half (52%) of companies with programs in place lack a comprehensive assessment approach, according to Osterman Research. It is said that he is having a hard time.…

May 17, 2023Ravi Lakshmanancyber espionage / threat intel Cybersecurity researchers unearth previously undocumented attack infrastructure used by a large state-sponsored group side winder Attack organizations in Pakistan and China. It comprises a network of 55 domains and IP addresses used…

A notorious commercial spyware developer has spent millions of dollars lobbying the US government to be removed from a trade blacklist, according to a new report. NSO Group is an Israeli company behind the Pegasus spyware that is the subject…

May 17, 2023Ravi LakshmananCyber ​​Crime / Ransomware A Russian man has been charged and indicted by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) for launching a ransomware attack against “thousands of victims” in the country and around the world. The 30-year-old…

After Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October 2022, he may have laid off many of the company’s trust and safety staff, but for more than a year, Twitter DM states how end-to-end encryption should be supported like a signal. Back…

Secureworks’ Threat Prevention Unit (CTU) has revealed a significant increase in stolen logs in the Russian market of online marketplaces, up 670%. Described in a report called “The Growing Threat from Information Thieves,” the new findings show that thriving information…

May 16, 2023Ravi LakshmananOnline security/malware The threat actors behind the CopperStealer malware have resurfaced in March and April 2023 with two new campaigns designed to deliver two new payloads dubbed CopperStealth and CopperPhish. Trend Micro tracks financially motivated groups under…