Apr 03, 2024NewsroomData Breach / Incident Response The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) has criticized Microsoft for a series of security lapses that led to the breach of nearly two dozen companies across Europe and the U.S. by a China-based nation-state group called Storm-0558 last year. The findings, released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday, … [Read more...] about U.S. Cyber Safety Board Slams Microsoft Over Breach by China-Based Hackers
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Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware
Mar 30, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cryptocurrency Malicious ads and bogus websites are acting as a conduit to deliver two different stealer malware, including Atomic Stealer, targeting Apple macOS users. The ongoing infostealer attacks targeting macOS users may have adopted different methods to compromise victims' Macs, but operate with the end goal of stealing sensitive data, … [Read more...] about Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware
Hackers Hit Indian Defense, Energy Sectors with Malware Posing as Air Force Invite
Mar 27, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Data Breach Indian government entities and energy companies have been targeted by unknown threat actors with an aim to deliver a modified version of an open-source information stealer malware called HackBrowserData and exfiltrate sensitive information in some cases by using Slack as command-and-control (C2). "The information stealer was … [Read more...] about Hackers Hit Indian Defense, Energy Sectors with Malware Posing as Air Force Invite
Hackers Hijack GitHub Accounts in Supply Chain Attack Affecting Top-gg and Others
Mar 25, 2024NewsroomSupply Chain Attack / Cryptocurrency Unidentified adversaries orchestrated a sophisticated attack campaign that has impacted several individual developers as well as the GitHub organization account associated with Top.gg, a Discord bot discovery site. "The threat actors used multiple TTPs in this attack, including account takeover via stolen browser … [Read more...] about Hackers Hijack GitHub Accounts in Supply Chain Attack Affecting Top-gg and Others
Russian Hackers Use ‘WINELOADER’ Malware to Target German Political Parties
Mar 23, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cyber Warfare The WINELOADER backdoor used in recent cyber attacks targeting diplomatic entities with wine-tasting phishing lures has been attributed as the handiwork of a hacking group with links to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), which was responsible for breaching SolarWinds and Microsoft. The findings come from Mandiant, … [Read more...] about Russian Hackers Use ‘WINELOADER’ Malware to Target German Political Parties
Hackers Using Cracked Software on GitHub to Spread RisePro Info Stealer
Mar 16, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have found a number of GitHub repositories offering cracked software that are used to deliver an information stealer called RisePro. The campaign, codenamed gitgub, includes 17 repositories associated with 11 different accounts, according to G DATA. The repositories in question have since been taken down by … [Read more...] about Hackers Using Cracked Software on GitHub to Spread RisePro Info Stealer
Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets
Mar 09, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Threat Intelligence Microsoft on Friday revealed that the Kremlin-backed threat actor known as Midnight Blizzard (aka APT29 or Cozy Bear) managed to gain access to some of its source code repositories and internal systems following a hack that came to light in January 2024. "In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that Midnight Blizzard is … [Read more...] about Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets
Iran-Linked UNC1549 Hackers Target Middle East Aerospace & Defense Sectors
Feb 28, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware An Iran-nexus threat actor known as UNC1549 has been attributed with medium confidence to a new set of attacks targeting aerospace, aviation, and defense industries in the Middle East, including Israel and the U.A.E. Other targets of the cyber espionage activity likely include Turkey, India, and Albania, Google-owned Mandiant said … [Read more...] about Iran-Linked UNC1549 Hackers Target Middle East Aerospace & Defense Sectors
How Businesses Can Safeguard Their Communication Channels Against Hackers
Efficient communication is a cornerstone of business success. Internally, making sure your team communicates seamlessly helps you avoid friction losses, misunderstandings, delays, and overlaps. Externally, frustration-free customer communication is directly correlated to a positive customer experience and higher satisfaction. However, business communication channels are also a … [Read more...] about How Businesses Can Safeguard Their Communication Channels Against Hackers
Russian Turla Hackers Target Polish NGOs with New TinyTurla-NG Backdoor
Feb 15, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The Russia-linked threat actor known as Turla has been observed using a new backdoor called TinyTurla-NG as part of a three-month-long campaign targeting Polish non-governmental organizations in December 2023. "TinyTurla-NG, just like TinyTurla, is a small 'last chance' backdoor that is left behind to be used when all other … [Read more...] about Russian Turla Hackers Target Polish NGOs with New TinyTurla-NG Backdoor