Cybersecurity News
TeamTNT’s New Tools Target Multiple OS
The attackers are indiscriminately striking thousands of victims worldwide with their new “Chimaera” campaign.
08 September 2021
Microsoft: Attackers Exploiting Windows Zero-Day Flaw
Microsoft Corp. warned Tuesday that attackers are exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in Windows 10 and many Windows Server versions to seize control over PCs when users open a malicious document or visit a booby-trapped website. There is currently no official patch for the flaw, but Microsoft has released recommendations for mitigating the threat.08 September 2021
Pro-Chinese government propaganda campaign spurs on COVID-19 protests in the US
The campaign is far more extensive than previously thought.08 September 2021
Microsoft, CISA Urge Mitigations for Zero-Day RCE Flaw in Windows
Attackers are actively attempting to exploit a vulnerability in MSHTML that allows them to craft a malicious ActiveX control to be used by Microsoft Office files.
08 September 2021
Operation Chimaera: TeamTNT hacking group strikes thousands of victims worldwide
The cybercriminals are now indiscriminate in the operating systems they attack.08 September 2021
BladeHawk attackers spy on Kurds with fake Android apps
Facebook is being abused to spread surveillanceware focused on the Kurdish ethnic group.08 September 2021
Ragnar Locker Gang Warns Victims Not to Call the FBI
Investigators/the FBI/ransomware negotiators just screw everything up, the ransomware gang said, threatening to publish files if victims look for help.
07 September 2021
Netgear Smart Switches Open to Complete Takeover
The Demon's Cries, Draconian Fear and Seventh Inferno security bugs are high-severity entryways to corporate networks.
07 September 2021
Back-to-Basics: Choose Trusted Partners
As small and medium businesses begin to re-open following the pandemic, it’s important to do so securely in order to protect customer’s payment card data. Too often, data breaches happen as a result of vulnerabilities that are entirely preventable. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) has developed a set of payment protection resources for small businesses. In this 8-part back-to-basics series, we highlight payment security basics for protecting against payment data theft. Today’s blog focuses on choosing trusted partners.
07 September 2021
Jenkins Hit as Atlassian Confluence Cyberattacks Widen
Patch now: The popular biz-collaboration platform is seeing mass scanning and exploitation just two weeks after a critical RCE bug was disclosed.
07 September 2021
ProtonMail Forced to Log IP Address of French Activist
The privacy-touting, end-to-end encrypted email provider erased its site's “we don’t log your IP” boast after France sicced Swiss cops on it.
07 September 2021
ProtonMail forced to log user’s IP address after an order from Swiss authorities
Following the incident the company has updated its website and privacy policy to clarify its legal obligations to its userbase
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07 September 2021
Authorities Arrest Another TrickBot Gang Member in South Korea
A hacker known only as “Mr. A” was picked up by authorities at a South Korean airport after getting stuck in the country due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
07 September 2021
BladeHawk group: Android espionage against Kurdish ethnic group
ESET researchers have investigated a targeted mobile espionage campaign against the Kurdish ethnic group, and that has been active since at least March 2020.
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07 September 2021
Holy Grail of Security: Answers to ‘Did XYZ Work?’ – Podcast
Verizon DBIR is already funny, useful & well-written, and it just got better with mapping to MITRE ATT&CK TTPs. The marriage could finally bring answers to "What are we doing right?" instead of the constant reminders of what's not working in fending off threats.
07 September 2021
“FudCo” Spam Empire Tied to Pakistani Software Firm
In May 2015, KrebsOnSecurity briefly profiled "The Manipulaters," the name chosen by a prolific cybercrime group based in Pakistan that was very publicly selling spam tools and a range of services for crafting, hosting and deploying malicious email. Six years later, a review of the social media postings from this group shows they are prospering, while rather poorly hiding their activities behind a software development firm in Lahore that has secretly enabled an entire generation of spammers and scammers.06 September 2021
Human Fraud: Detecting Them Before They Detect You
Tony Lauro, director of security technology and strategy at Akamai, discusses how to disrupt account takeovers in the exploitation phase of an attack.
06 September 2021
IoT Attacks Skyrocket, Doubling in 6 Months
The first half of 2021 saw 1.5 billion attacks on smart devices, with attackers looking to steal data, mine cryptocurrency or build botnets.
06 September 2021
This is the perfect ransomware victim, according to cybercriminals
An investigation into what ransomware groups want has painted the picture of the perfect target.06 September 2021
Apple slams the brakes on plans to scan user images for child abuse content
Backlash stemming from privacy concerns has delayed the rollout.06 September 2021
