Tech Republic Security

JUNE 4, 2024

Organisations providing services related to the Paris Olympics 2024 have an increased risk of cyber attack, a new study has found.

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Security Affairs

MAY 9, 2025

The FBI warns that attackers are using end-of-life routers to deploy malware and turn them into proxies sold on 5Socks and Anyproxy networks. Attackers target EoL devices to deploy malware by exploiting vulnerabilities and create botnets for attacks or proxy services. ” reads the alert.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 26, 2025

Threat hunters have detailed an ongoing campaign that leverages a malware loader called MintsLoader to distribute secondary payloads such as the StealC information stealer and a legitimate open-source network computing platform called BOINC.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Russia-linked threat actor RomCom targeted Ukrainian government agencies and Polish entities in cyber attacks since late 2023. In the past, RomCom launched ransomware attacks and cyber espionage campaigns, however, it is ramping up attacks focused on data exfiltration from Ukrainian targets.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 19, 2024

Large language models (LLMs) powering artificial intelligence (AI) tools today could be exploited to develop self-augmenting malware capable of bypassing YARA rules.

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The Hacker News

MAY 18, 2023

The rising geopolitical tensions between China and Taiwan in recent months have sparked a noticeable uptick in cyber attacks on the East Asian island country.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The charity organization Save the Children International revealed that it was hit by a cyber attack. A Save The Children spokesperson told Recorded Future News that the cyber attack had no impact on the operations of the organization.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

“SocGholish” and “LummaC2” are the most frequently observed malware in customer incidents. Cloud services alerts increased by 20% due to rising cloud account usage, while malicious file alerts in phishing attacks remain high, exploiting users’ tendencies to open files.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 15, 2024

A suspected Pakistan-based threat actor has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign targeting Indian government entities in 2024. It is a modified version of the public project

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Organizations in Kazakhstan are the target of a threat activity cluster dubbed Bloody Wolf that delivers a commodity malware called STRRAT (aka Strigoi Master). The cyber attacks employ

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Centraleyes

MARCH 20, 2025

Lets explore some notable use cases: Incident Response: A multinational company faced a ransomware attack that encrypted a portion of its servers. By using a dynamic timeline visualization tool, the cybersecurity team pinpointed the entry point and spread trajectory of the malware, halting its progress and restoring operations within hours.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2023

Ernst and Young NOTE- Microsoft has confirmed the presence of Clop ransomware suspects, linked to Russian intelligence behind the incident and reaffirmed that health organizations and financial institutions could be the next target of the notorious file encrypting malware spreading gang that is into double extortion.

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The Hacker News

JULY 23, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the ninth Industrial Control Systems (ICS)-focused malware that has been used in a disruptive cyber attack targeting an energy company in the Ukrainian city of Lviv earlier this January.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Chinese threat actors use Quad7 botnet in password-spray attacks FBI arrested former Disney World employee for hacking computer menus and mislabeling allergy info Sophos details five years of China-linked threat actors’ activity targeting network devices worldwide PTZOptics cameras zero-days actively exploited in the wild New LightSpy spyware (..)

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

A new campaign is targeting companies in Taiwan with malware known as Winos 4.0 The campaign, detected last month by Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, marks a departure from previous attack chains that have leveraged malicious game-related applications. as part of phishing emails masquerading as the country's National Taxation Bureau.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Israeli higher education and tech sectors have been targeted as part of a series of destructive cyber attacks that commenced in January 2023 with an aim to deploy previously undocumented wiper malware.

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Graham Cluley

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Johnson Controls, a multinational conglomerate that secures industrial control systems, security equipment, fire safety and air conditioning systems, has been hit by a massive cyber attack. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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Graham Cluley

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It's all too easy sometimes to imagine that a cyber attack is confined to the digital world, and that - although disruptive - it may not have serious consequences in real life. Maybe the attack which happened last week in New York will make you think differently. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 8, 2025

2024 had its fair share of high-profile cyber attacks, with companies as big as Dell and TicketMaster falling victim to data breaches and other infrastructure compromises. So, to be prepared for any kind of malware attack, every organization needs to know its cyber enemy in advance.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2024

A cyber attack has been disrupting operations at Synlab Italia, a leading provider of medical diagnosis services, since April 18. Since April 18, Synlab Italia, a major provider of medical diagnosis services, has been experiencing disruptions due to a cyber attack.

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Penetration Testing

APRIL 27, 2025

Threat analysts at Silent Push have uncovered a new campaign orchestrated by the North Korean state-sponsored APT group, The post North Korean APT ‘Contagious Interview’ Launches Fake Crypto Companies to Spread Malware Trio appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape.

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Graham Cluley

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Prescription orders across the United States are reportedly being delayed after a cyber attack impacted a healthcare technology firm that supplies services to pharmacies, including CVS Health. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

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The Hacker News

MAY 8, 2025

Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented.NET compiled loader codenamed NETXLOADER as part of a campaign observed in November 2024.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

CISA adds Windows and Qualcomm bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Three new Ivanti CSA zero-day actively exploited in attacks Ukrainian national pleads guilty in U.S. Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 20, 2025

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks that have targeted Chinese-speaking regions like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China with a known malware called ValleyRAT. The infection chain commences with a phishing

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

APT37 exploited this flaw to trick victims into downloading malware on their desktops with the toast ad program installed. Once the systems are infected, attackers can perform multiple malicious activities such as executing remote commands. dll), allowing type confusion to occur.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Iran-linked Agonizing Serpens group has been targeting Israeli organizations with destructive cyber attacks since January. Palo Alto Networks’ s Unit 42 researchers reported that threat actors first attempt to steal sensitive data (i.e.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new PHP-based backdoor called Glutton that has been put to use in cyber attacks targeting China, the United States, Cambodia, Pakistan, and South Africa.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 29, 2023

A new cyber attack campaign has been observed using spurious MSIX Windows app package files for popular software such as Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Brave, Grammarly, and Cisco Webex to distribute a novel malware loader dubbed GHOSTPULSE.

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The Hacker News

MAY 10, 2024

The North Korean threat actor tracked as Kimsuky has been observed deploying a previously undocumented Golang-based malware dubbed Durian as part of highly-targeted cyber attacks aimed at South Korean cryptocurrency firms.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2024

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) warned of new phishing attacks, carried out by the Vermin group, distributing a malware. The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new phishing campaign conducted by the Vermin group that distributed malware.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 14, 2025

Cybercrime is a growing problem, with 39% of UK businesses experiencing cyber attacks in 2023. We speak with Sierra Six, a leading SEO agency in Essex to get their recommendations on the best plugins for security and to reduce cyber attacks. It offers a website firewall, which blocks attacks before they can do any harm.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group is investigating an ongoing ransomware attack impacting its operations. Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group suffered a cyber attack that is impacting its operations. “Electrica Group is under a cyber attack. The company serves over 3.8 ” reads the note.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The threat actor known as Cloud Atlas has been observed using a previously undocumented malware called VBCloud as part of its cyber attack campaigns targeting "several dozen users" in 2024.

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The Hacker News

JANUARY 20, 2025

The Threat actor known as DoNot Team has been linked to a new Android malware as part of highly targeted cyber attacks. The artifacts in question, named Tanzeem (meaning "organization" in Urdu) and Tanzeem Update, were spotted in October and December 2024 by cybersecurity company Cyfirma.

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The Hacker News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Bogus software update lures are being used by threat actors to deliver a new stealer malware called CoinLurker. Written in Go, CoinLurker employs cutting-edge obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques, making it a highly effective tool in modern cyber attacks," Morphisec researcher Nadav Lorber said in a technical report published Monday.

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