THN Cybersecurity Recap: Last Week's Top Threats and Trends …
Sep 23, 2024 · Hold on tight, folks, because last week's cybersecurity landscape was a rollercoaster! We witnessed everything from North Korean hackers dangling "dream jobs" to expose a new malware, to a surprising twist in the Apple vs. NSO Group saga.
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The Lazarus Group, an infamous threat actor linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been observed leveraging a "complex infection chain" targeting at least two employees belonging to an unnamed nuclear-related organization within the …
Gmail's New Shielded Email Feature Lets Users Create Aliases for …
Nov 18, 2024 · The development comes as Google has released a new app called Android System Key Verifier that, similar to Apple's iMessage Contact Key Verification, provides additional security by allowing users to verify that they are in fact chatting with the people they intend by using encryption keys and QR codes. "The Android Key Verifier system service lets …
Apple Releases Urgent Updates to Patch Actively Exploited Zero …
Nov 20, 2024 · The iPhone maker said it addressed CVE-2024-44308 and CVE-2024-44309 with improved checks and improved state management, respectively. Not much is known about the exact nature of the exploitation, but Apple has acknowledged that the pair of vulnerabilities "may have been actively exploited on Intel-based Mac systems."
Ghost Tap: Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile …
Nov 20, 2024 · 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 Pay and relaying NFC traffic. ...
Bohemia and Cannabia Dark Web Markets Taken Down After Joint …
Oct 11, 2024 · "The man advertised his service on his own Telegram channels and thematic communities, as well as on a world-famous IT resource, where he positioned himself as a project developer and found like-minded people," the agency said.. It also follows the sentencing of two individuals affiliated with a Russian threat group called Armageddon (aka Gamaredon) to 15 …
China-Backed Hackers Leverage SIGTRAN, GSM Protocols to …
Nov 20, 2024 · A new China-linked cyber espionage group has been attributed as behind a series of targeted cyber attacks targeting telecommunications entities in South Asia and Africa since at least 2020 with the goal of enabling intelligence collection.
New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across …
Oct 7, 2024 · Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that draws its inspiration from the leaked Mirai botnet source code.. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet "issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density" between September 4 and …
NHIs Are the Future of Cybersecurity: Meet NHIDR
Nov 20, 2024 · The frequency and sophistication of modern cyberattacks are surging, making it increasingly challenging for organizations to protect sensitive data and critical infrastructure. When attackers compromise a non-human identity (NHI), they can swiftly exploit it to move laterally across systems ...
RansomHub Ransomware Group Targets 210 Victims Across …
Sep 2, 2024 · Threat actors linked to the RansomHub ransomware group encrypted and exfiltrated data from at least 210 victims since its inception in February 2024, the U.S. government said.. The victims span various sectors, including water and wastewater, information technology, government services and facilities, healthcare and public health, emergency services, food …