Cybersecurity News
Black-T Malware Emerges From Cryptojacker Group TeamTNT
The cryptojacking malware variant builds on the TeamTNT group’s typical approach, with a few new — and sophisticated — extras.
05 October 2020
Malware Families Turn to Legit Pastebin-Like Service
AgentTesla, LimeRAT, W3Cryptolocker and Redline Stealer are now using Paste.nrecom in spear-phishing attacks.
05 October 2020
Rare Bootkit Malware Targets North Korea-Linked Diplomats
The MosaicRegressor espionage framework is newly discovered and appears to be the work of Chinese-speaking actors.
05 October 2020
Tenda Router Zero-Days Emerge in Spyware Botnet Campaign
A variant of the Mirai botnet, called Ttint, has added espionage capabilities to complement its denial-of-service functions.
05 October 2020
Video-Game Piracy Group ‘Team Xecuter’ Leaders in Custody
The two alleged leaders of Team Xecuter targeted popular consoles like the Nintendo Switch, the Sony PlayStation Classic and Microsoft Xbox.
05 October 2020
Four npm packages found uploading user details on a GitHub page
Collected information included IP address, country, city, computer username, home directory path, and CPU model.05 October 2020
5 steps to secure your connected devices
As we steadily adopt smart devices into our lives, we shouldn’t forget about keeping them secured and our data protected
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05 October 2020
Microsoft releases tool to update Defender inside Windows install images
The new tool supports installation images for Windows 10 (Enterprise, Pro, and Home editions), Windows Server 2019, and Windows Server 2016.05 October 2020
Leaders of ‘notorious’ Team Xecuter game piracy, homebrew group arrested
US prosecutors allege the team spearheaded the sale of devices for hacking popular consoles.05 October 2020
test chunk server
Until all domain controllers are updated, the entire infrastructure remains vulnerable, the DHS' CISA warns.04 October 2020
New Ttint IoT botnet caught exploiting two zero-days in Tenda routers
Ttint is a new form of IoT botnet that also includes remote access tools-like (RAT) features, rarely seen in these types of botnets before.04 October 2020
Two North American hospitality merchants hacked in May and June
Visa did not share the name of the two victims but said that one company had three different strains of point-of-sale (POS) malware on its network.03 October 2020
Egregor Ransomware Threatens ‘Mass-Media’ Release of Corporate Data
The newly discovered ransomware is hitting companies worldwide, including the GEFCO global logistics company.
02 October 2020
Researchers Adapt AI With Aim to Identify Anonymous Authors
At Black Hat Asia, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity researchers use neural networks to attempt to identify authors, but accuracy is still wanting.02 October 2020
Biometric Data Collection Demands Scrutiny of Privacy Law
An IT lawyer digs into the implications of collecting biometric data, why it can't be anonymized, and what nations are doing about it.02 October 2020
Voter Registration ‘Error’ Phish Hits During U.S. Election Frenzy
Phishing emails tell recipients that their voter's registration applications are incomplete - but instead steal their social security numbers, license data and more.
02 October 2020
'Father of Identity Theft' Sentenced to 207 Months
James Jackson was convicted of mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, access device fraud, and theft of mail last year.02 October 2020
Account Takeover Fraud Losses Total Billions Across Online Retailers
Account takeover fraud (ATO) attacks are on the rise, up nearly 300 percent since last year.
02 October 2020
Attacks Aimed at Disrupting the Trickbot Botnet
Over the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot, an enormous collection of more than two million malware-infected Windows PCs that are constantly being harvested for financial data and are often used as the entry point for deploying ransomware within compromised organizations.02 October 2020
Researchers Mixed on Sanctions for Ransomware Negotiators
Financial institutions, cyber-insurance firms, and security firms have all been put on notice by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
02 October 2020