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An anonymous reader quotes a report from PCMag: Have I Been Pwned has long been one of the most useful ways to learn if your personal information was exposed in a hack. But a new site offers its own powerful tool to help you check if your data has been leaked to cybercriminals. DataBreach.com is…
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Iranian cyber operation Emennet Pasargad was noted by the FBI, Department of Treasury, and the Israel National Cyber Directorate to have leveraged updated tradecraft, such as IP camera breaches and generative artificial intelligence, in recent attacks, including its compromise of the Summer Olympics.
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One of Peru’s largest banks apologized on Wednesday for a data breach that may expose information from up to 3 million customers.
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Asia has surpassed North America as the leading hub for crypto developers, according to a report from Electric Capital.
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A recent cyber campaign by the threat actor tracked as UAC-0218 has introduced a new malware variant called HOMESTEEL that targets critical Ukrainian data repositories. This latest offensive, flagged by Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA), reflects the modus operandi of Ukraine’s adversaries who aim to steal sensitive information from government and business networks. CERT-UA…
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Aside from execution stability enhancements brought upon by overhauled client- and server-side frameworks, as well as text extraction improvements, Rhadamanthys version 0.7.0 has also been beefed up with Microsoft Software Installer file execution and installation capabilities aimed at better concealing malicious activity.
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Sophisticated device hijacking and on-device fraud capabilities have been baked into the new Octo Android banking trojan variant dubbed “Octo2,” which has been leveraged in attacks against Italy, Hungary, Moldova, and Poland, according to The Hacker News.
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Opnova announced its official launch, introducing an agentic AI platform designed to close the automation gap in complex operational workflows. Backed by $3.75 million in pre-seed funding co-led by Faber, ScaleX, and Preface Ventures, Opnova is set to redefine IT operations by addressing the challenges posed by rework—the time spent on repetitive, mundane, yet essential…
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In an unexpected turn of events, Microsoft has revised its September 2024 Patch Tuesday security advisory, revealing a fifth zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild. The disclosure comes just days after the company’s initial announcement of security updates addressing 79 flaws, including four zero-days.
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Integrating IT and OT environments has become a critical aspect of the modern, fast-changing industrial world, supporting the drive for business goals and bolstering OT cyberinfrastructure. The move unites the digital and physical worlds, providing opportunities for organizations to optimize their operation and ultimately become more efficient and secure. IT-OT integration also helps ensure that…
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Kaspersky Labs uncovered a new threat—Loki, a sophisticated backdoor that has been deployed in a series of targeted attacks. This backdoor is linked to the open-source Mythic framework, a platform initially developed to exploit macOS but now extended for cross-platform use. Loki represents a modified, private version of Mythic’s agent, designed to evade detection and…
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The global ransomware landscape continues to fragment in the wake of high-profile law enforcement actions over the last year, which disrupted the operations of prolific threat groups or forced them to shut down altogether but also paved the way for more cybercrime gangs to emerge.
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Cybersecurity researchers at Mandiant have unveiled a sophisticated new memory-only dropper and downloader that’s been silently delivering a variety of malware-as-a-service infostealers, including LUMMAC.V2, SHADOWLADDER, and CRYPTBOT. This stealthy malware, dubbed PEAKLIGHT, uses a complex, multi-stage infection process to evade detection, raising significant concerns for organizations and individuals alike.
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As Malware Embraces Rust, a New Effort Emerges to Fight Back – The New Stack
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A new extortion gang called Mad Liberator uses social engineering and the remote-access tool Anydesk to steal organizations’ data and then demand a ransom payment, according to Sophos X-Ops. The incident response team observed the cyber crime crew first emerged in mid-July. And while Sophos X-Ops calls it a ransomware group, it has not seen…
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VMware’s ‘Private Cloud’ Solution Emerges Under Broadcom – The New Stack
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Advanced system data gathering and command-and-control communications capabilities have been integrated into the novel Jellyfish Loader malware, reports The Cyber Express.
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Escalating cyber threats and attacks have necessitated heightened international collaboration in OT and ICS cybersecurity environments to address the evolving nature of these threats. Given that systems running critical infrastructure installations—such as power grids, water supplies, and manufacturing processes—are prime targets for cyber assaults, the interconnected nature of ICS can lead to widespread effects if…
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Some versions of OpenSSH contain a serious vulnerability–distinct from CVE-2024-6387 disclosed last week–that can potentially remote code execution. The bug was discovered during the analysis of the other OpenSSH flaw last month, but was not disclosed at the same time because some of the affected vendors did not have a fix ready in time.