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Google Warns of Internet Explorer Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited by ScarCruft Hackers

An Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability was actively exploited by a North Korean threat actor to target South Korean users by capitalizing on the recentIta…

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Iranian Hackers Strike Diamond Industry with Data-Wiping Malware in Supply-Chain Attack

An Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known asAgriushas been attributed as behind a set of data wiper attacks aimed at diamond industries in South …

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Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Targeted Dozens of Schools in 2022

The Vice Society cybercrime group has disproportionately targeted educational institutions, accounting for 33 victims in 2022 and surpassing other ransomware f…

Palo Alto

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Kali Linux's Last Update for the Year Brings a Lot of Early Christmas Gifts

Kali Linux is an open-source, Debian-based distro focusing on penetration testing and security auditing. It consists of various tools, configurations, and auto…

Linux

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First Look at Linux Mint 21.1 Beta with the Cinnamon 5.6 Desktop Environment

The beta version of the upcoming Linux Mint 21.1 ''Vera'' distribution release is here and it comes with the latest Cinnamon 5.6 desktop environment, so I took…

Linux

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Microsoft Alerts Cryptocurrency Industry of Targeted Cyber Attacks

Cryptocurrency investment companies are the target of a developing threat cluster that uses Telegram groups to seek out potential victims.Microsoft's Security …

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Microsoft Alerts Cryptocurrency Industry of Targeted Cyberattacks

Cryptocurrency investment companies are the target of a developing threat cluster that uses Telegram groups to seek out potential victims.Microsoft's Security …

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New Go-based Zerobot Botnet Exploiting Dozen of IoT Vulnerabilities to Expand its Network

A novel Go-based botnet calledZerobothas been observed in the wild proliferating by taking advantage of nearly two dozen security vulnerabilities in the intern…

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New Go-based Botnet Exploiting Exploiting Dozens of IoT Vulnerabilities to Expand its Network

A novel Go-based botnet calledZerobothas been observed in the wild proliferating by taking advantage of nearly two dozen security vulnerabilities in the intern…

Fortinet

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Chinese Hackers Target Middle East Telecoms in Latest Cyber Attacks

A malicious campaign targeting the Middle East is likely linked toBackdoorDiplomacy, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to China.The espionage…

Exchange

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Darknet's Largest Mobile Malware Marketplace Threatens Users Worldwide

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a darknet marketplace calledInTheBoxthat's designed to specifically cater to mobile malware operators.The actor be…

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Understanding NIST CSF to assess your organization's Ransomware readiness

Ransomware attacks keep increasing in volume and impact largely due to organizations' weak security controls. Mid-market companies are targeted as they possess…

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Telcom and BPO Companies Under Attack by SIM Swapping Hackers

A persistent intrusion campaign has set its eyes on telecommunications and business process outsourcing (BPO) companies at lease since June 2022."The end objec…

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Open Source Ransomware Toolkit Cryptonite Turns Into Accidental Wiper Malware

A version of an open source ransomware toolkit calledCryptonitehas been observed in the wild with wiper capabilities due to its "weak architecture and programm…

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New BMC Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Affect Servers from Dozens of Manufacturers

Three different security flaws have been disclosed in American Megatrends (AMI) MegaRACBaseboard Management Controller (BMC) software that could lead to remote…

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Russian Courts Targeted by New CryWiper Data Wiper Malware Posing as Ransomware

A new data wiper malware calledCryWiperhas been found targeting Russian government agencies, including mayor's offices and courts."Although it disguises itself…

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More CXL Work On The Way For Linux 6.2 (Compute Express Link)

Thanks to the ongoing work led by Intel's Linux engineers, the upcoming Linux 6.2 kernel will feature more feature work around enabling Compress Express Link (…

Linux

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Hackers Hijack Linux Devices Using PRoot Isolated Filesystems

Hackers are abusing the open-source Linux PRoot utility in BYOF (Bring Your Own Filesystem) attacks to provide a consistent repository of malicious tools that …

Linux

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Heres Why You Should Get Started With Open Source Log Analytics & Monitoring Today!

Telemetry data is vital for understanding how an IT environment is performing. By gathering this data and monitoring it closely, administrators can identify is…

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A New Linux Flaw Can Be Chained with Other Two Bugs to Gain Full Root Privileges

Qualys researchers demonstrated how to chain a new Linux flaw with two other two issues to gain full root privileges on an impacted system.

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When Being Attractive Gets Risky - How Does Your Attack Surface Look to an Attacker?

In the era of digitization and ever-changing business needs, the production environment has become a living organism. Multiple functions and teams within an or…

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SiriusXM Vulnerability Lets Hackers Remotely Unlock and Start Connected Cars

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security vulnerability that exposes cars from Honda, Nissan, Infiniti, and Acura to remote attacks through a connec…

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North Korean Hackers Spread AppleJeus Malware Disguised as Cryptocurrency Apps

The Lazarus Group threat actor has been observed leveraging fake cryptocurrency apps as a lure to deliver a previously undocumented version of the AppleJeus ma…

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Critical Ping Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Take Over FreeBSD Systems

The maintainers of the FreeBSD operating system have released updates to remediate a security vulnerability impacting the ping module that could be potentially…