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Chinese Hackers Exploit GeoServer Flaw to Target APAC Nations with EAGLEDOOR Malware

A suspected advanced persistent threat (APT) originating from China targeted a government organization in Taiwan, and possibly other countries in the Asia-Paci…

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Experts Identify 3 Chinese-Linked Clusters Behind Cyberattacks in Southeast Asia

A trio of threat activity clusters linked to China has been observed compromising more government organizations in Southeast Asia as part of a renewed state-sp…

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Visual Studio Code in Southeast Asian Cyberattacks

The China-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Mustang Panda has been observed weaponizing Visual Studio Code software as part of espionage o…

Palo Alto

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Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Control in Global Espionage Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel malware campaign that leverages Google Sheets as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism.The activity, detected b…

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Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Control in Likely Espionage Campaign

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel malware campaign that leverages Google Sheets as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism.The activity, detected b…

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APT41 Hackers Use ShadowPad, Cobalt Strike in Taiwanese Institute Cyber Attack

A Taiwanese government-affiliated research institute that specializes in computing and associated technologies was breached by nation-state threat actors with …

Cisco

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U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ranso…

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Practical Ways to Integrate Linux Security Automation With Ansible

The US government reported the OPM Breach, one of the country's greatest hacks, in 2015. Over 22 million past and present employees' personnel records were com…

Linux

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Chinese and N. Korean Hackers Target Global Infrastructure with Ransomware

Threat actors with suspected ties to China and North Korea have been linked to ransomware and data encryption attacks targeting government and critical infrast…

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Hackers Hit Indian Defense, Energy Sectors with Malware Posing as Air Force Invite

Indian government entities and energy companies have been targeted by unknown threat actors with an aim to deliver a modified version of an open-source informa…

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Phobos Ransomware Aggressively Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of Phobos ransomware attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure entities, outlining the …

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Behind the Scenes of Matveev's Ransomware Empire: Tactics and Team

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of the ransomware operation led by Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, a Russian national who was indict…

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Hackers Exploited ColdFusion Vulnerability to Breach Federal Agency Servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned of active exploitation of a high-severity Adobe ColdFusion vulnerability by unidentifie…

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China Accuses U.S. of Decade-Long Cyber Espionage Campaign Against Huawei Servers

China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) has accused the U.S. of breaking into Huawei's servers, stealing critical data, and implanting backdoors since 2009, a…

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How Cyberattacks Are Transforming Warfare

There is a new battlefield. It is global and challenging to defend. What began with a high-profile incident back in 2007, when Estonia was hit by hackers targe…

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Numbers Don't Lie: Exposing the Harsh Truths of Cyberattacks in New Report

How often do cyberattacks happen? How frequently do threat actors target businesses and governments around the world? The BlackBerry® Threat Research and Intel…

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Monti Ransomware Returns with New Linux Variant and Enhanced Evasion Tactics

The threat actors behind the Monti ransomware have resurfaced after a two-month break with a new Linux version of the encryptor in its attacks targeting govern…

Linux

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Pakistani Entities Targeted in Sophisticated Attack Deploying ShadowPad Malware

An unidentified threat actor compromised an application used by multiple entities in Pakistan to deliverShadowPad, a successor to the PlugX backdoor that's com…

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PicassoLoader Malware Used in Ongoing Attacks on Ukraine and Poland

Government entities, military organizations, and civilian users in Ukraine and Poland have been targeted as part of a series of campaigns designed to steal sen…

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Chinese Hacker Group Earth Longzhi Resurfaces with Advanced Malware Tactics

A Chinese state-sponsored hacking outfit has resurfaced with a new campaign targeting government, healthcare, technology, and manufacturing entities based in T…

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Paperbug Attack: New Politically-Motivated Surveillance Campaign in Tajikistan

A little-known Russian-speaking cyber-espionage group has been linked to a new politically-motivated surveillance campaign targeting high-ranking government of…

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German and South Korean Agencies Warn of Kimsuky's Expanding Cyber Attack Tactics

German and South Korean government agencies have warned about cyber attacks mounted by a threat actor tracked asKimsukyusing rogue browser extensions to steal …

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New 'Bad Magic' Cyber Threat Disrupt Ukraine's Key Sectors Amid War

Amid theongoing warbetween Russia and Ukraine, government, agriculture, and transportation organizations located in Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea have been atta…

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New 'Bad Magic' Cyber Threat Disrupts Ukraine's Key Sectors Amid War

Amid theongoing warbetween Russia and Ukraine, government, agriculture, and transportation organizations located in Donetsk, Lugansk, and Crimea have been atta…