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Operations that respond to black enft A ransomware breach has revealed the use of a new PlugX malware variant that automatically infects attached removable USB media devices. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 shared findings Information security I added today that…

January 27, 2023Rabbi Lakshmananstate-sponsored attacks Britain’s National Cyber ​​Security Center (NCSC) on Thursday warned of spear-phishing attacks launched by Russian and Iranian state-backed attackers for intelligence gathering operations. “The attacks do not target the general public, but rather specific sectors…

Researchers found three separate vulnerabilities. OpenEMRopen source software for electronic medical records and practice management. Published by Sonar’s Clean Code Experts Recommendation On Wednesday, about a flaw discovered by security researcher Dennis Brinkrolf. “Several code vulnerabilities were discovered in OpenEMR…

January 27, 2023hacker newsmalware analysis Orcus is a remote access Trojan horse with several characteristics. RATs allow attackers to create plugins and offer a powerful core feature set, making them very dangerous malicious programs in this class. RAT is a…

A malicious campaign impersonating an American financial advisor has been spotted targeting hundreds of individuals in West Africa. Recently discovered by cybersecurity experts domain toolsthe “pig slaughter” operation uses a complex network of social engineering techniques to trick victims. Describe…

January 27, 2023Rabbi LakshmananThreat Response / Cyber ​​Crime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the real-world identity of the threat actor behind it golden chicken Malware-as-a-service using the online persona “badbullzvenom”. eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU) “found multiple mentions of the badbullzvenom…

Microsoft urges administrators of on-premises Exchange servers to keep them patched and up-to-date, warning that attackers “never go away.” In a blog post yesterday, the tech giant Exchange team advised customers to install the latest available Cumulative Updates (CUs) and…

January 27, 2023Rabbi LakshmananEndpoint Security/Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a PlugX sample that fraudulently infects attached removable USB media devices and spreads malware to additional systems. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers Mike Harbison and Jen Miller-Osborn said: “Users don’t…

Nearly a quarter (22%) of IT leaders believe cybersecurity is an essential foundation of their digital transformation, according to a new Telstra survey. To better understand its strategic challenges, the telecommunications giant surveyed 300 UK IT and security decision makers…

Global law enforcement agencies celebrated this week after revealing a coordinated operation to thwart a variant of Hive ransomware. According to the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) guise has targeted more than 1,500 victims in…