The Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Turla has been linked to a previously undocumented campaign that involved infiltrating the command-and-control (C2) servers of a Pakistan-based hacking group named Storm-0156 to conduct its own operations since 2022. The activity, first observed in December 2022, is the latest instance of the nation-state … [Read more...] about Russia-Linked Turla Exploits Pakistani Hackers’ Servers to Target Afghan and Indian Entities
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North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn
Nov 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Cryptocurrency The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Sapphire Sleet is estimated to have stolen more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency as part of social engineering campaigns orchestrated over a six-month period. These findings come from Microsoft, which said that multiple threat activity clusters with ties … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Steal $10M with AI-Driven Scams and Malware on LinkedIn
Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments
Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananPayment Security / Cybercrime Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication (NFC) to cash out victim's funds at scale. The technique, codenamed Ghost Tap by ThreatFabric, enables cybercriminals to cash-out money from stolen credit cards linked to mobile payment services such as Google Pay or Apple … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments
Iranian Hackers Deploy WezRat Malware in Attacks Targeting Israeli Organizations
Nov 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new remote access trojan and information stealer used by Iranian state-sponsored actors to conduct reconnaissance of compromised endpoints and execute malicious commands. Cybersecurity company Check Point has codenamed the malware WezRat, stating it has been detected in the … [Read more...] about Iranian Hackers Deploy WezRat Malware in Attacks Targeting Israeli Organizations
North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with Hidden Risk Malware on macOS
A threat actor with ties to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has been observed targeting cryptocurrency-related businesses with a multi-stage malware capable of infecting Apple macOS devices. Cybersecurity company SentinelOne, which dubbed the campaign Hidden Risk, attributed it with high confidence to BlueNoroff, which has been previously linked to malware … [Read more...] about North Korean Hackers Target Crypto Firms with Hidden Risk Malware on macOS
FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities. "An Advanced Persistent Threat group allegedly created and deployed malware (CVE-2020-12271) as part of a widespread series of indiscriminate computer … [Read more...] about FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions
Chinese Hackers Use CloudScout Toolset to Steal Session Cookies from Cloud Services
Oct 28, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cyber Attack A government entity and a religious organization in Taiwan were the target of a China-linked threat actor known as Evasive Panda that infected them with a previously undocumented post-compromise toolset codenamed CloudScout. "The CloudScout toolset is capable of retrieving data from various cloud services by … [Read more...] about Chinese Hackers Use CloudScout Toolset to Steal Session Cookies from Cloud Services
Chinese Nation-State Hackers APT41 Hit Gambling Sector for Financial Gain
The prolific Chinese nation-state actor known as APT41 (aka Brass Typhoon, Earth Baku, Wicked Panda, or Winnti) has been attributed to a sophisticated cyber attack targeting the gambling and gaming industry. "Over a period of at least six months, the attackers stealthily gathered valuable information from the targeted company including, but not limited to, network … [Read more...] about Chinese Nation-State Hackers APT41 Hit Gambling Sector for Financial Gain
Hackers Exploit Roundcube Webmail XSS Vulnerability to Steal Login Credentials
Oct 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Email Security Unknown threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in the open-source Roundcube webmail software as part of a phishing attack designed to steal user credentials. Russian cybersecurity company Positive Technologies said it discovered last month that an email was sent to an … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Roundcube Webmail XSS Vulnerability to Steal Login Credentials
Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool to Bypass Security and Hide Malicious Activity
Oct 16, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware Threat actors are attempting to abuse the open-source EDRSilencer tool as part of efforts to tamper endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions and hide malicious activity. Trend Micro said it detected "threat actors attempting to integrate EDRSilencer in their attacks, repurposing it as a means of evading … [Read more...] about Hackers Abuse EDRSilencer Tool to Bypass Security and Hide Malicious Activity