Ransomware gangs are a serious global threat to companies, government agencies and critical infrastructure, with their actions leading to everything from minor inconveniences to major international crises. They often have periods of activity and inactivity; their operations are not always continuous. This article will look at five factors that contribute to this cyclical pattern and…
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“On the other hand, several China-aligned threat actors exploited vulnerabilities in public-facing appliances, such as VPNs and firewalls, and software, such as Confluence and Microsoft Exchange Server, for initial access to targets in multiple verticals,” the researchers wrote. “North Korea-aligned groups continued to target aerospace and defense companies and the cryptocurrency industry.” Russia-aligned APT groups…
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May 20, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have observed a spike in email phishing campaigns starting early March 2024 that delivers Latrodectus, a nascent malware loader believed to be the successor to the IcedID malware. “These campaigns typically involve a recognizable infection chain involving oversized JavaScript files that utilize WMI’s ability to invoke msiexec.exe…
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“When you go to the combatant commands, they’re, of course, worried that you’re standing up a new combatant command with separate authorities, and how will that work? A big part of our outreach was going to those combatant commands and talking about how Cybercom would support them as opposed to how Cybercom would be supported.…
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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) warns it suffered a cyberattack, which disrupted its IT systems and online operations, including email and the Logbook of the World. ARRL is the national association for amateur radio in the United States, representing amateur radio interests to government regulatory bodies, providing technical advice, and promoting events and educational programs for…
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The banking trojan “Grandoreiro” is spreading in a large-scale phishing campaign in over 60 countries, targeting customer accounts of roughly 1,500 banks. In January 2024, an international law enforcement operation involving Brazil, Spain, Interpol, ESET, and Caixa Bank announced the disruption of the malware operation, which had been targeting Spanish-speaking countries since 2017 and caused $120 million in losses.…
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The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added three security vulnerabilities to its ‘Known Exploited Vulnerabilities’ catalog, one impacting Google Chrome and two affecting some D-Link routers. Adding the issues to the KEV catalog serves as a warning to federal agencies and companies that threat actors are leveraging them in attacks and security updates or…
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Since Google enabled its AI-powered search feature, many people have tried and failed to disable the often incorrect AI Overviews feature in regular search results. Unfortunately, you can’t. However, there are ways to turn it off using a new “Web” search mode, which we explain below. AI Overviews, also known as “Search Generative Experience,” is Google’s new…
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two arrested Chinese nationals for allegedly orchestrating a pig butchering scam that laundered at least $73 million from victims through shell companies. The individuals, Daren Li, 41, and Yicheng Zhang, 38, were arrested in Atlanta and Los Angeles on April 12 and May 16, respectively. The foreign…
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May 19, 2024NewsroomBanking Troja / Email Security The threat actors behind the Windows-based Grandoreiro banking trojan have returned in a global campaign since March 2024 following a law enforcement takedown in January. The large-scale phishing attacks, likely facilitated by other cybercriminals via a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) model, target over 1,500 banks across the world, spanning more…
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