Malware & Threats
Industry professionals comment on the law enforcement operation targeting the Qakbot botnet and its implications.
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Data Protection
iVerify, a seed-stage startup spun out of Trail of Bits, ships a mobile threat hunting platform to neutralize iOS and Android zero-days.
Artificial Intelligence
AI-powered attacks will become progressively more common, and a well-rounded security approach involves more than simply managing incidents effectively.
Cybercrime
Russian national Vladimir Dunaev pleaded guilty to involvement in the development and use of the TrickBot malware that caused tens of millions of dollars...
Malware & Threats
New Turtle macOS ransomware is not sophisticated but shows that cybercriminals continue to target Apple devices.
Endpoint Security
Apple's security response team warns that flaws CVE-2023-42916 and CVE-2023-42917 were already exploited against versions of iOS before iOS 16.7.1.
Malware & Threats
Zimperium has identified over 200 information-stealing Android applications targeting mobile banking users in Iran.
Malware & Threats
Cisco has observed multiple threat actors adopting the SapphireStealer information stealer after its source code was released on GitHub.
Malware & Threats
The DreamBus botnet has resurfaced and it has been exploiting a recently patched Apache RocketMQ vulnerability to deliver a Monero miner.
Fraud & Identity Theft
U.S. law enforcement announce the disruption of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation and the release of an auto-disinfection tool to 700,000 infected machines.
Malware & Threats
VWware patches critical flaws that allow hackers to bypass SSH authentication and gain access to the Aria Operations for Networks command line interface.
Malware & Threats
The newly identified MMRat Android trojan has been targeting users in Southeast Asia to remotely control devices and perform bank fraud.
Application Security
The Crates.io Rust package registry was targeted in preparation of a malware attack aimed at developers, according to Phylum.
Malware & Threats
QakBot, SocGholish, and Raspberry Robin are the three most popular malware loaders, accounting for 80% of the observed incidents.
Malware & Threats
Microsoft warns that Chinese spies are hacking into Taiwanese organizations with minimal use of malware and by abusing legitimate software.
Malware & Threats
Mysterious Whiffy Recon malware scans for nearby Wi-Fi access points to obtain the location of the infected device.
Malware & Threats
The FBI says that the patches Barracuda released in May for an exploited ESG zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) were not effective.
Cybercrime
A financially motivated cybercrime group has exploited a WinRAR zero-day to deliver malware to traders and steal their money.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers have warned that powerful AI models could be used to supercharge online disinformation, cyberattacks or creation of bioweapons.
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