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Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks

The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has been observed deployingCl0p(aka Clop) ransomware, marking the threat actor's first ransomware campaign since l…

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Notorious Cyber Gang FIN7 Returns With Cl0p Ransomware in New Wave of Attacks

The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has been observed deployingCl0p(aka Clop) ransomware, marking the threat actor's first ransomware campaign since l…

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CLR SqlShell Malware Targets MS SQL Servers for Crypto Mining and Ransomware

Poorly managed Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers are the target of a new campaign that's designed to propagate a category of malware calledCLR SqlShellthat ultima…

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Ransomware Hackers Using AuKill Tool to Disable EDR Software Using BYOVD Attack

Threat actors are employing a previously undocumented "defense evasion tool" dubbed AuKill that's designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) sof…

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Iran-Based Hackers Caught Carrying Out Destructive Attacks Under Ransomware Guise

The Iranian nation-state group known asMuddyWaterhas been observed carrying out destructive attacks on hybrid environments under the guise of a ransomware oper…

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From Ransomware to Cyber Espionage: 55 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Weaponized in 2022

As many as 55 zero-day vulnerabilities were exploited in the wild in 2022, with most of the flaws discovered in software from Microsoft, Google, and Apple.Whil…

Apple

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Researcher Creates Polymorphic Blackmamba Malware with ChatGPT

The ChatGPT-powered Blackmamba malware, which can operate on macOS, Windows, and Linux systems, works as a keylogger, with the ability to send stolen credentia…

Linux Windows Apple

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Emotet Rises Again: Evades Macro Security via OneNote Attachments

The notorious Emotet malware, in itsreturn after a short hiatus, is now being distributed viaMicrosoft OneNote email attachmentsin an attempt to bypass macro-b…

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APT Hackers Turn to Malicious Excel Add-ins as Initial Intrusion Vector

Microsoft's decision to block Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default for Office files downloaded from the internet has led many threat actors to…

Cisco

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Vice Society Ransomware Attackers Adopt Robust Encryption Methods

The Vice Society ransomware actors have switched to yet another custom ransomware payload in their recent attacks aimed at a variety of sectors."This ransomwar…

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Ransomware Hackers Using New Way to Bypass MS Exchange ProxyNotShell Mitigations

Threat actors affiliated with a ransomware strain known as Play are leveraging a never-before-seen exploit chain that bypasses blocking rules for ProxyNotShell…

Microsoft 365 Exchange

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Top 4 SaaS Security Threats for 2023

With 2022 coming to a close, there is no better time to buckle down and prepare to face the security challenges in the year to come. This past year has seen it…

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Chinese Hackers Target Middle East Telecoms in Latest Cyber Attacks

A malicious campaign targeting the Middle East is likely linked toBackdoorDiplomacy, an advanced persistent threat (APT) group with ties to China.The espionage…

Exchange

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North Korean Hackers Targeting Small and Midsize Businesses with H0lyGh0st Ransomware

An emerging threat cluster originating from North Korea has been linked to developing and using ransomware in cyberattacks targeting small businesses since Sep…

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TrickBot Malware Abusing MikroTik Routers as Proxies for Command-and-Control

Microsoft on Wednesday detailed a previously undiscovered technique put to use by the TrickBot malware that involves using compromised Internet of Things (IoT)…

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Google Uncovers 'Initial Access Broker' Working with Conti Ransomware Gang

Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) took the wraps off a newinitial access brokerthat it said is closely affiliated to a Russian cyber crime gang notorious fo…

Windows

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TrickBot Malware Abusing Hacked IoT Devices as Command-and-Control Servers

Microsoft on Wednesday detailed a previously undiscovered technique put to use by the TrickBot malware that involves using compromised Internet of Things (IoT)…

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Hackers Using Device Registration Trick to Attack Enterprises with Lateral Phishing

Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale, multi-phase phishing campaign that uses stolen credentials to register devices on a victim's network to furth…

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A New Destructive Malware Targeting Ukrainian Government and Business Entities

Cybersecurity teams from Microsoft on Saturday disclosed they identified evidence of a new destructive malware operation dubbed "WhisperGate" targeting governm…

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Hackers Use Cloud Services to Distribute Nanocore, Netwire, and AsyncRAT Malware

Threat actors are actively incorporating public cloud services from Amazon and Microsoft into their malicious campaigns to deliver commodity remote access troj…

AWS

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Hackers Increasingly Using HTML Smuggling in Malware and Phishing Attacks

Threat actors are increasingly banking on the technique ofÂHTML smugglingÂin phishing campaigns as a means to gain initial access and deploy an array of threat…

Microsoft 365

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LockFile Ransomware Exploits PetiPotam To Attack Windows Domains

Microsoft has recently fixed a severe vulnerability that could allow PetiPotam NTLM relay attacks. However,…LockFile Ransomware Exploits PetiPotam To Attack Wi…

Windows

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Researchers Leak PoC Exploit for a Critical Windows RCE Vulnerability

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit related to a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Windows Print Spooler and patched by Microsoft earlier this month w…

Windows

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US Seizes Domains Used by SolarWinds Hackers in Cyber Espionage Attacks

Days afterÂMicrosoft,ÂSecureworks, andÂVolexityÂshed light on a new spear-phishing activity unleashed by the Russian hackers who breached SolarWinds IT managem…