Latest headlines from security outlets
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⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Google Secrets Stolen, Windows Hack, New Crypto Scams and More
Welcome to this week’s Cybersecurity News Recap. Discover how cyber attackers are using clever tricks like fake codes and sneaky emails to gain access to sensi…
New Rust-Based Ransomware Cicada3301 Targets Windows and Linux Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked the inner workings of a new ransomware variant called Cicada3301 that shares similarities with the now-defunct BlackCat…
Detecting Windows-based Malware Through Better Visibility
Despite a plethora of available security solutions, more and more organizations fall victim to Ransomware and other threats. These continued threats aren't jus…
IceFire Ransomware Portends a Broader Shift From Windows to Linux
IceFire has changed up its OS target in recent cyberattacks, emblematic of ransomware actors increasingly targeting Linux enterprise networks, despite the extr…
IceFire Ransomware Now Encrypts Both Linux and Windows Systems
Threat actors linked to the IceFire ransomware operation now actively target Linux systems worldwide with a new dedicated encryptor. SentinelLabs security rese…
GwisinLocker A New Ransomware Encrypts Windows and Linux ESXi Servers
A new ransomware family has been discovered, which targets specifically Linux-based systems using a range of encryption methods. GwisinLocker is the malware re…
HolesWarm Malware Exploits Unpatched Windows, Linux Servers
The HolesWarm botnet cryptominer has already compromised 1,000-plus clouds since June.
SMBleed: A New Critical Vulnerability Affects Windows SMB Protocol
Cybersecurity researchers today uncovered a new critical vulnerability affecting the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol that could allow attackers to leak ker…
New Zoom Hack Lets Hackers Compromise Windows and Its Login Password
Zoom has been there for nine years, but the immediate requirement of an easy-to-use video conferencing app during the coronavirus pandemic overnight made it on…
HollowFrame Loader Deploys Matryoshka Backdoor in Spear-Phishing Attack on Law Firm
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented Go-based loader framework called HollowFrame and a Rust-based malware family tracked as …
Chaos Ransomware Uses msaRAT to Route C2 Traffic Through Headless Chrome and Edge
The Chaos ransomware group ran its command-and-control through the victim's own browser. Cisco Talos on Thursday detailed msaRAT, the Rust implant behind it, f…
PostCSS npm Typosquat: How to Check If Your Machine Is Compromised
Three malicious npm packages posing as PostCSS tools have been installing a Windows RAT on developer machines. Here is how to detect them and what to do if you…
New Python Backdoor Uses Tunneling Service to Steal Browser and Cloud Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a stealthy Python-based backdoor framework called DEEP#DOOR that comes with capabilities to establish persi…
Lateral Movement Detection Strategies for Linux Systems
Moving through a network is like using a master key. If you have the key, you do not need to break any windows. On Linux, attackers usually do not "hack" their…
Multi-OS Cyberattacks: How SOCs Close a Critical Risk in 3 Steps
Your attack surface no longer lives on one operating system, and neither do the campaigns targeting it. In enterprise environments, attackers move across Windo…
Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account
The popular HTTP client known as Axios has suffered a supply chain attack after two newly published versions of the npm package introduced a malicious dependen…
Bearlyfy Hits 70+ Russian Firms with Custom GenieLocker Ransomware
A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been attributed to more than 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since it first surfaced in the threat lands…
Bearlyfy Hits Russian Firms with Custom GenieLocker Ransomware
A pro-Ukrainian group called Bearlyfy has been attributed to more than 70 cyber attacks targeting Russian companies since it first surfaced in the threat lands…
North Korea-Linked UNC1069 Uses AI Lures to Attack Cryptocurrency Organizations
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC1069 has been observed targeting the cryptocurrency sector to steal sensitive data from Windows and macOS syste…
VolkLocker Ransomware Exposed by Hard-Coded Master Key Allowing Free Decryption
The pro-Russian hacktivist group known as CyberVolk (aka GLORIAMIST) has resurfaced with a new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) offering called VolkLocker that s…
Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites
A financially motivated threat actor codenamed UNC5142 has been observed abusing blockchain smart contracts as a way to facilitate the distribution of informat…
Researchers Warn of Self-Spreading WhatsApp Malware Named SORVEPOTEL
Brazilian users have emerged as the target of a new self-propagating malware dubbed SORVEPOTEL that spreads via the popular messaging app WhatsApp.The campaign…
SilentSync RAT Delivered via Two Malicious PyPI Packages Targeting Python Developers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that are designed to deliver a remote access…
Silver Fox Exploits Microsoft-Signed WatchDog Driver to Deploy ValleyRAT Malware
The threat actor known as Silver Fox has been attributed to abuse of a previously unknown vulnerable driver associated with WatchDog Anti-malware as part of a …