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Q&A: Cybersecurity in ‘The Intelligent Era’

IT Security Guru

Verified Identity, access permission controls, data encryption are all challenges for the cybersecurity industry in a world of autonomous machines! Thankfully, save for more rigor, some advanced data authenticity approaches and monitoring for malware injection, our tried and tested data-centric security and data privacy best practices apply.

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Latest Mustang Panda Arsenal: PAKLOG, CorKLOG, and SplatCloak | P2

Security Boulevard

Whenever the user presses the Ctrl + V key combination, the malware intercepts the request, retrieves the clipboard data, and copies it to a buffer. If it detects that it is running with administrator privileges, the malware installs itself as a service. CorkLOG is delivered through a RAR archive (e.g.,

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Top 20 Cybersecurity Companies You Need to Know in 2025

eSecurity Planet

IBM: Best for Advanced Encryption 13 $233.91 Bitdefenders consumer and business products consistently earn top rankings in independent security tests, reflecting exceptional malware detection and overall protection. IBM Best for advanced encryption Headquarters: Armonk, New York Founded: 1911 Annual Revenue: $61.9 Visit IBM 7.

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New Linux variant of BIFROSE RAT uses deceptive domain strategies

Security Affairs

The Bifrost RAT has been active since 2004, it allows its operators to gather sensitive information, including hostname and IP address. The recent sample of Linux variants of BIFROSE employes RC4 encryption to encrypt the collected victim data. com) that mimics the legitimate VMware domain. ” concludes the report.

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A week in security (February 6 - 12)

Malwarebytes

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Two year old vulnerability used in ransomware attack against VMware ESXi On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

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Turla APT used two new backdoors to infiltrate a European ministry of foreign affairs

Security Affairs

Russia-linked Turla APT allegedly used two new backdoors, named Lunar malware and LunarMail, to target European government agencies. LunarWeb can also execute shell and PowerShell commands, gather system information, run Lua code, and exfiltrate data in AES-256 encrypted form.

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Turla APT group used a new backdoor in attacks against Afghanistan, Germany and the US

Security Affairs

The previously undetected backdoor is likely used by the nation-state actor as a second-chance backdoor in case if the primary Turla malware is removed. Threat actors targeted the previous Afghan government, Talos speculates. “The adversaries installed the backdoor as a service on the infected machine.