The release of the Elastic Stack 8.0 introduced the ability to upload PyTorch machine learning models into Elasticsearch to provide modern natural language processing (NLP) in the Elastic Stack. NLP opens up opportunities to extract information, classify text, and provide better search relevance through dense vectors and approximate nearest neighbor search.In this multi-part … [Read more...] about How to deploy natural language processing (NLP): Getting started
Deploy
Hackers Exploiting Spring4Shell Vulnerability to Deploy Mirai Botnet Malware
The recently disclosed critical Spring4Shell vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors to execute the Mirai botnet malware, particularly in the Singapore region since the start of April 2022. "The exploitation allows threat actors to download the Mirai sample to the '/tmp' folder and execute them after permission change using 'chmod,'" Trend Micro researchers … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploiting Spring4Shell Vulnerability to Deploy Mirai Botnet Malware
Hackers Using Squirrelwaffle Loader to Deploy Qakbot and Cobalt Strike
A new spam email campaign has emerged as a conduit for a previously undocumented malware loader that enables the attackers to gain an initial foothold into enterprise networks and drop malicious payloads on compromised systems. "These infections are also used to facilitate the delivery of additional malware such as Qakbot and Cobalt Strike, two of the most common threats … [Read more...] about Hackers Using Squirrelwaffle Loader to Deploy Qakbot and Cobalt Strike
Hackers Exploit Microsoft Browser Bug to Deploy VBA Malware on Targeted PCs
An unidentified threat actor has been exploiting a now-patched zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer browser to deliver a fully-featured VBA-based remote access trojan (RAT) capable of accessing files stored in compromised Windows systems, and downloading and executing malicious payloads as part of an "unusual" campaign. The backdoor is distributed via a decoy document named … [Read more...] about Hackers Exploit Microsoft Browser Bug to Deploy VBA Malware on Targeted PCs