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10-Year-Old 'RUBYCARP' Romanian Hacker Group Surfaces with Botnet

9 Duben, 2024 - 16:01
A threat group of suspected Romanian origin called RUBYCARP has been observed maintaining a long-running botnet for carrying out crypto mining, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), and phishing attacks. The group, believed to be active for at least 10 years, employs the botnet for financial gain, Sysdig said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "Its primary method of operation
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

10-Year-Old 'RUBYCARP' Romanian Hacker Group Surfaces with Botnet

9 Duben, 2024 - 16:01
A threat group of suspected Romanian origin called RUBYCARP has been observed maintaining a long-running botnet for carrying out crypto mining, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), and phishing attacks. The group, believed to be active for at least 10 years, employs the botnet for financial gain, Sysdig said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "Its primary method of operation Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Hackers Targeting Human Rights Activists in Morocco and Western Sahara

9 Duben, 2024 - 15:45
Human rights activists in Morocco and the Western Sahara region are the targets of a new threat actor that leverages phishing attacks to trick victims into installing bogus Android apps and serve credential harvesting pages for Windows users. Cisco Talos is tracking the activity cluster under the name Starry Addax, describing it as primarily singling out activists associated with
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Hackers Targeting Human Rights Activists in Morocco and Western Sahara

9 Duben, 2024 - 15:45
Human rights activists in Morocco and the Western Sahara region are the targets of a new threat actor that leverages phishing attacks to trick victims into installing bogus Android apps and serve credential harvesting pages for Windows users. Cisco Talos is tracking the activity cluster under the name Starry Addax, describing it as primarily singling out activists associated with Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Researchers Discover LG Smart TV Vulnerabilities Allowing Root Access

9 Duben, 2024 - 15:05
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in LG webOS running on its smart televisions that could be exploited to bypass authorization and gain root access on the devices. The findings come from Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender, which discovered and reported the flaws in November 2023. The issues were fixed by LG as part of updates released on March 22, 2024. The
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Researchers Discover LG Smart TV Vulnerabilities Allowing Root Access

9 Duben, 2024 - 15:05
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in LG webOS running on its smart televisions that could be exploited to bypass authorization and gain root access on the devices. The findings come from Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender, which discovered and reported the flaws in November 2023. The issues were fixed by LG as part of updates released on March 22, 2024. The Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CL0P's Ransomware Rampage - Security Measures for 2024

9 Duben, 2024 - 13:24
2023 CL0P Growth  Emerging in early 2019, CL0P was first introduced as a more advanced version of its predecessor the ‘CryptoMix’ ransomware, brought about by its owner CL0P ransomware, a cybercrime organisation. Over the years the group remained active with significant campaigns throughout 2020 to 2022. But in 2023 the CL0P ransomware gang took itself to new heights and became one of the
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

CL0P's Ransomware Rampage - Security Measures for 2024

9 Duben, 2024 - 13:24
2023 CL0P Growth  Emerging in early 2019, CL0P was first introduced as a more advanced version of its predecessor the ‘CryptoMix’ ransomware, brought about by its owner CL0P ransomware, a cybercrime organisation. Over the years the group remained active with significant campaigns throughout 2020 to 2022. But in 2023 the CL0P ransomware gang took itself to new heights and became one of the The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Attackers Using Obfuscation Tools to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware via Invoice Phishing

9 Duben, 2024 - 09:24
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an intricate multi-stage attack that leverages invoice-themed phishing decoys to deliver a wide range of malware such as Venom RAT, Remcos RAT, XWorm, NanoCore RAT, and a stealer that targets crypto wallets. The email messages come with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file attachments that, when clicked, activate the infection sequence, Fortinet
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Attackers Using Obfuscation Tools to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware via Invoice Phishing

9 Duben, 2024 - 09:24
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an intricate multi-stage attack that leverages invoice-themed phishing decoys to deliver a wide range of malware such as Venom RAT, Remcos RAT, XWorm, NanoCore RAT, and a stealer that targets crypto wallets. The email messages come with Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file attachments that, when clicked, activate the infection sequence, Fortinet Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Critical Flaws Leave 92,000 D-Link NAS Devices Vulnerable to Malware Attacks

9 Duben, 2024 - 07:46
Threat actors are actively scanning and exploiting a pair of security flaws that are said to affect as many as 92,000 internet-exposed D-Link network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Tracked as CVE-2024-3272 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-3273 (CVSS score: 7.3), the vulnerabilities impact legacy D-Link products that have reached end-of-life (EoL) status. D-Link, in
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Critical Flaws Leave 92,000 D-Link NAS Devices Vulnerable to Malware Attacks

9 Duben, 2024 - 07:46
Threat actors are actively scanning and exploiting a pair of security flaws that are said to affect as many as 92,000 internet-exposed D-Link network-attached storage (NAS) devices. Tracked as CVE-2024-3272 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-3273 (CVSS score: 7.3), the vulnerabilities impact legacy D-Link products that have reached end-of-life (EoL) status. D-Link, in Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Embracing the Cloud: Revolutionizing Privileged Access Management with One Identity Cloud PAM Essentials

9 Duben, 2024 - 07:30
As cyber threats loom around every corner and privileged accounts become prime targets, the significance of implementing a robust Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution can't be overstated. With organizations increasingly migrating to cloud environments, the PAM Solution Market is experiencing a transformative shift toward cloud-based offerings. One Identity PAM Essentials stands
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Embracing the Cloud: Revolutionizing Privileged Access Management with One Identity Cloud PAM Essentials

9 Duben, 2024 - 07:30
As cyber threats loom around every corner and privileged accounts become prime targets, the significance of implementing a robust Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution can't be overstated. With organizations increasingly migrating to cloud environments, the PAM Solution Market is experiencing a transformative shift toward cloud-based offerings. One Identity PAM Essentials stands The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox - A New Defense Against Browser Attacks

8 Duben, 2024 - 15:51
Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 security technical lead Samuel Groß, aims to prevent "memory corruption in V8 from spreading within the host process." The search behemoth has described V8 Sandbox as a lightweight, in-process sandbox
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox - A New Defense Against Browser Attacks

8 Duben, 2024 - 15:51
Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues. The sandbox, according to V8 security technical lead Samuel Groß, aims to prevent "memory corruption in V8 from spreading within the host process." The search behemoth has described V8 Sandbox as a lightweight, in-process sandbox Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Watch Out for 'Latrodectus' - This Malware Could Be In Your Inbox

8 Duben, 2024 - 13:29
Threat hunters have discovered a new malware called Latrodectus that has been distributed as part of email phishing campaigns since at least late November 2023. "Latrodectus is an up-and-coming downloader with various sandbox evasion functionality," researchers from Proofpoint and Team Cymru said in a joint analysis published last week, adding it's designed to retrieve
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

Watch Out for 'Latrodectus' - This Malware Could Be In Your Inbox

8 Duben, 2024 - 13:29
Threat hunters have discovered a new malware called Latrodectus that has been distributed as part of email phishing campaigns since at least late November 2023. "Latrodectus is an up-and-coming downloader with various sandbox evasion functionality," researchers from Proofpoint and Team Cymru said in a joint analysis published last week, adding it's designed to retrieve Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

The Drop in Ransomware Attacks in 2024 and What it Means

8 Duben, 2024 - 13:23
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different picture. While the numbers skyrocketed in Q4 2023 with 1309 cases, in Q1 2024, the ransomware industry was down to 1,048 cases. This is a 22% decrease in ransomware attacks compared to Q4 2023. Figure
Kategorie: Hacking & Security

The Drop in Ransomware Attacks in 2024 and What it Means

8 Duben, 2024 - 13:23
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different picture. While the numbers skyrocketed in Q4 2023 with 1309 cases, in Q1 2024, the ransomware industry was down to 1,048 cases. This is a 22% decrease in ransomware attacks compared to Q4 2023. Figure The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Kategorie: Hacking & Security