Oct 24, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an advanced version of the Qilin ransomware sporting increased sophistication and tactics to evade detection. The new variant is being tracked by cybersecurity firm Halcyon under the moniker Qilin.B. "Notably, Qilin.B now supports AES-256-CTR encryption for systems with AESNI … [Read more...] about New Qilin.B Ransomware Variant Emerges with Improved Encryption and Evasion Tactics
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API Security Trends 2023 – Have Organizations Improved their Security Posture?
Oct 03, 2023The Hacker NewsAPI Security / Data Security APIs, also known as application programming interfaces, serve as the backbone of modern software applications, enabling seamless communication and data exchange between different systems and platforms. They provide developers with an interface to interact with external services, allowing them to integrate various … [Read more...] about API Security Trends 2023 – Have Organizations Improved their Security Posture?
Elasticsearch and data architecture: 4 essential tools for improved analysis and storage
Organizations are becoming increasingly more reliant on data to make effective, evidence-based decisions to drive business outcomes. Whether this be assessing market conditions and improving customer experience, ensuring application uptime, or securing an organization, data from multiple sources — including consumers and internal systems — is critical to day-to-day … [Read more...] about Elasticsearch and data architecture: 4 essential tools for improved analysis and storage
Improved BlackCat Ransomware Strikes with Lightning Speed and Stealthy Tactics
Jun 01, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Encryption The threat actors behind BlackCat ransomware have come up with an improved variant that prioritizes speed and stealth in an attempt to bypass security guardrails and achieve their goals. The new version, dubbed Sphynx and announced in February 2023, packs a "number of updated capabilities that strengthen the group's … [Read more...] about Improved BlackCat Ransomware Strikes with Lightning Speed and Stealthy Tactics
Microsoft Issues Improved Mitigations for Unpatched Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
Microsoft on Friday disclosed it has made more improvements to the mitigation method offered as a means to prevent exploitation attempts against the newly disclosed unpatched security flaws in Exchange Server. To that end, the tech giant has revised the blocking rule in IIS Manager from ".*autodiscover\.json.*Powershell.*" to "(?=.*autodiscover\.json)(?=.*powershell)." The … [Read more...] about Microsoft Issues Improved Mitigations for Unpatched Exchange Server Vulnerabilities
DoNot Team Hackers Updated its Malware Toolkit with Improved Capabilities
The Donot Team threat actor has updated its Jaca Windows malware toolkit with improved capabilities, including a revamped stealer module designed to plunder information from Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. The improvements also include a new infection chain that incorporates previously undocumented components to the modular framework, Morphisec researchers Hido … [Read more...] about DoNot Team Hackers Updated its Malware Toolkit with Improved Capabilities
iPhone 6 to Feature Much Lighter Frame and Improved LED Backlight
The iPhone 6 will feature a slimmer design, a much lighter frame, and upgraded LED backlight specs, says LEDInside. According to sources from Apple supply chain, the iPhone 6 is likely to be released in June 2014, and will have larger monitor size of 4.7”. Industry insiders also projected the iPhone 6 will have a much lighter frame, which will lead to upgrades in LED … [Read more...] about iPhone 6 to Feature Much Lighter Frame and Improved LED Backlight