in-depth analysis of Fin 7 debunked the organizational hierarchy of cybercrime syndicates and revealed their role as affiliates in launching ransomware attacks. We also uncovered a deeper connection between this group and the larger threat ecosystem comprised of the now-defunct…
December 23, 2022Rabbi LakshmananPassword management / data breach The LastPass security breach in August 2022 may have been more serious than the company previously disclosed. On Thursday, a popular password management service said malicious actors used data siphoned from previous…
December 23, 2022Rabbi LakshmananPrivacy / Data Security French privacy watchdog fines Microsoft’s Irish subsidiary €60 million ($63.88 million) for dropping advertising cookies on users’ computers without their explicit consent in violation of EU data protection law was imposed. The Commission…
December 23, 2022Rabbi LakshmananRansomware/Endpoint Security Vice Society ransomware attackers have switched to yet another custom ransomware payload in recent attacks targeting different sectors. “This ransomware variantPolyviceuses the NTRUEncrypt and ChaCha20-Poly1305 algorithms to implement a robust encryption scheme,” said SentinelOne researcher…
December 23, 2022hacker newsIncident Response / XDR Platform It’s the season for security and IT teams to send company-wide emails. Hackers are stepping up their attacks as many of our employees enter the holiday season. Activity is sure to increase…
December 23, 2022Rabbi LakshmananCyber espionage / Pakistani hackers New targeted phishing campaigns are expanding into solutions known as two-factor authentication solutions. Kabach It is used by Indian government officials. Cybersecurity firm Securonix dubbed the activity. STEPPY# Kabakbased on tactical overlap…
December 23, 2022Rabbi LakshmananEncryption / Privacy / Browser The developers behind the Brave open source web browser have revealed a new privacy-preserving system called the Data Query and Search System. Frodo PIR. The company says it aims to use the…
December 24, 2022Rabbi LakshmananSoftware Security / Supply Chain Attackers published another round of malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) with the goal of delivering information-stealing malware to compromised developer machines. Interestingly, the malware goes by many names, including…
December 26, 2022Rabbi LakshmananCyber Crime / Data Security Pay-per-install (PPI) malware downloader services known as private loader It has been used to distribute previously documented information-stealing malware. rise pro. Flashpoint discovered the newly identified stealer on December 13, 2022 after…
A ransomware attack against one of the world’s oldest international newspapers at the end of 2022 will continue to cause operational problems for several more weeks, according to a new report. attacker attacked Guardian On December 20, the London-based newspaper’s…
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