Category Security

Mandiant has revealed a new North Korean APT group that uses cryptocurrency theft to fund the Kim Jong-un regime’s primary goal of cyber espionage. APT43 is a prolific state actor whose activities have been publicly reported to be sometimes attributed…

March 29, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCyber ​​Threat/Espionage North Korea’s new state cyber operator has since 2018 resulted in a series of campaigns orchestrated to gather strategic intelligence consistent with Pyongyang’s geopolitical interests. Mandiant, owned by Google, tracks activity clusters under monikers. APT43said…

The French government has announced plans to ban “recreational” apps such as TikTok, Netflix, Instagram, Candy Crush and Twitter from official devices. The move is monitored by the French National Cyber ​​Security Agency (ANSII) and is expected to affect around…

March 28, 2023Rabbi LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Cyber ​​Threat Microsoft announced on Tuesday security copilot The preview shows that it continues to push to embed AI-driven capabilities to provide “end-to-end defense at machine speed and scale.” Billed as a security analytics…

Apple has released fixes for vulnerabilities affecting older iPhone and iPad models that could lead to remote code execution (RCE). The tech giant released its iOS 15.7.4 and iPadOS 15.7.4 updates on Monday, along with new iOS 16.4 and iPadOS…

March 28, 2023hacker newsPenetration Testing/Artificial Intelligence Malicious actors are constantly adapting their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to quickly adapt to political, technological, and regulatory changes. Some emerging threats that organizations of all sizes need to be aware of include:…

Kaspersky security researchers recently discovered a malware campaign targeting cryptocurrency wallets. In the advisory’s findings released today, the company notes that the attack was first observed in September 2022 and relies on malware that replaces part of the clipboard contents…

March 28, 2023Rabbi LakshmananRansomware/Endpoint Security Several threat actors have been observed in the wild using two new variants of the IcedID malware. This variant has more limited functionality that removes features related to online banking fraud. IcedID, also known as…

March 28, 2023Rabbi LakshmananAdvanced Persistent Threats An Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group with a track record of targeting India and Afghanistan has been linked to a new phishing campaign delivering an Action RAT. According to Cyble, the reason for this…

President Biden has approved a new executive order (EO) banning government use of commercial spyware previously exploited by foreign countries to spy on citizens, dissidents, activists and others. The ruling applies to all tools used to spy on foreigners or…