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"Resecurity Uncovers STYX, New Cybercriminal Platform Focused on Financial Fraud"New research by Resecurity has uncovered the STYX Innovation Marketplace, a new cybercriminal e-commerce platform with a focus on financial fraud and money laundering. STYX was introduced at the start of 2023, providing cybercriminals with various…
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"Researcher Tricks ChatGPT Into Building Undetectable Steganography Malware"A security researcher has tricked ChatGPT into creating sophisticated data-stealing malware that signature- and behavior-based detection tools will be unable to identify, evading the chatbot's anti-malicious-use protections. Without writing code, the…
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"Slow Down Your Thinking to Spot Fake Websites"According to research from the University of Southampton, individuals should engage in "analytical reasoning" in order to avoid being tricked by a fraudulent website. Those with slower, more deliberate thought processes were found to be less likely to…
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"Mysterious 'Rorschach' Ransomware Doubles Known Encryption Speeds"Rorschach is a potentially record-breaking ransomware in regard to encryption speeds. It has been found in the wild, locking up systems at nearly twice the rate of the infamous LockBit 3.0 malware. According to tests conducted by Check Point Research (…
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"Hackers Using Self-Extracting Archives Exploit for Stealthy Backdoor Attacks"Using a malicious Self-Extracting Archive (SFX) file, an unknown threat actor attempted to establish persistent backdoor access to a victim's environment, according to new CrowdStrike findings. SFX files can extract the data within them without the need…
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"Flood of Malicious Packages Results in NPM Registry DoS"Attackers are abusing the reputation and openness of the popular public JavaScript software registry NPM to spread malware and carry out scams, while launching Distributed Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks against the service at the same time. According to…
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"Hackers Posed as Reporters in Attacks on North Korea Experts, Google Says"According to a new report by researchers from Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG), government-sponsored hackers with ties to the North Korean military posed as journalists and targeted individuals with expertise in North Korea policy issues. TAG's…
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"Rogers Communications Data Allegedly Sold on a Hacker Forum"Attackers are claiming that data for sale on the dark web belongs to Rogers Communications, a Canadian media giant that provides wireless, cable, and Internet services. The advertisement includes three of Rogers' Active Directory (AD) databases: users,…
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"ALPHV Ransomware Exploits Veritas Backup Exec Bugs for Initial Access"An ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliate was observed exploiting three Veritas Backup product vulnerabilities to gain initial network access. ALPHV emerged in December 2021 and is believed to be run by former members of the Darkside and Blackmatter…
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"Purdue Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in Smart TVs"Researchers from Purdue University have discovered vulnerabilities in Smart TVs that can allow attackers to take control of the devices and steal any data stored on them. Google has acknowledged a vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2021-0889, in its Android…
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"Why Banks Need to Boost Their Cybersecurity Investments"Cyberattacks on the banking industry are widespread, but system-wide investments in cybersecurity are insufficient, thus increasing the risk of financial instability, privacy violations, and bank runs. In a study titled "Cybersecurity and Financial…
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"Fayetteville State University Students Place Third in Nationwide Cybersecurity Hackathon"A team of five student researchers from the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL) at Fayetteville State University (FSU) recently placed third in a nationwide cybersecurity hackathon event held at FSU's Center for Defense and Homeland Security (CDHS). The…