Category Security

Cross-site scripting has been identified as the most critical software flaw of the past year, according to a recent report from MITRE. The nonprofit’s latest Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses ranking was published on November 20. It covers the…

Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The threat actor known as Mysterious Elephant has been observed using an advanced version of malware called Asynshell. The attack campaign is said to have used Hajj-themed lures to trick victims into executing…

Consumers have been warned that 77% of Black Friday-themed spam emails in 2024 have been identified as scams, with the remainder marketing lures, according to new figures from Bitdefender. This represents a 7% rise in the proportion of spam emails…

Microsoft has seized 240 fraudulent websites associated with “do-it-yourself” phishing kits used by cybercriminals globally to break into customer accounts. The action was enabled by a civil court order in the Eastern District of Virginia which allowed the malicious technical…

Google Workspace has quickly become the productivity backbone for businesses worldwide, offering an all-in-one suite with email, cloud storage and collaboration tools. This single-platform approach makes it easy for teams to connect and work efficiently, no matter where they are,…

A Russian-aligned hacking group is conducting a cyber espionage campaign across Europe and Asia, according to Recorded Future. Insikt Group, Recorded Future’s threat intelligence team, has shared in a November 21 report that a group it tracks as TAG-110 has…

Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware Threat actors with ties to Russia have been linked to a cyber espionage campaign aimed at organizations in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, which has assigned the activity…

Five ransomware groups, including RansomHub and LockBit 3.0, accounted for 40% of all cyber-attacks in Q3 2024, highlighting the increasing complexity and competition within the ransomware ecosystem, according to research by Corvus Insurance. Overall, the Corvus’ Q3 2024 Cyber Threat…

Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced independent actions to tackle cybercrime and disrupt services that enable scams, fraud, and phishing attacks. To that end, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it seized 240 fraudulent…

Nov 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that impersonated popular artificial intelligence (AI) models like OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude to deliver an information stealer…