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"BEC Groups Launch Executive Impersonation Attacks in at Least 13 Languages"Researchers at Abnormal Security have identified two groups who are using executive impersonation to carry out Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks in at least 13 different languages. The researchers noted that while attacking targets in multiple… -
"XIoT Vendors Get Serious About Security, Devote Resources to Protect Cyber-Physical Systems"According to Claroty, cyber-physical system vulnerabilities disclosed in the second half of 2022 decreased by 14 percent since reaching a peak in the same period in 2021, while vulnerabilities discovered by internal research and product security teams…
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"Hackers Target Chinese Language Speakers With FatalRat Malware"According to researchers at ESET, Chinese-speaking users are being targeted by the FatalRAT malware, which is spread via fake websites of widely-used apps. The FatalRat malware was first discovered in August 2021. It can record keystrokes, change a…
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"Atlassian: Leaked Data Stolen via Third-Party App"A threat group known as SiegedSec recently published a collection of employee and operations data allegedly stolen from the software workforce collaboration tool company Atlassian. Atlassian, which is known for its Trello, Jira, and Confluence brands, is…
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"Hackers Backdoor Microsoft IIS Servers With New Frebniis Malware"Hackers are launching a new malware named Frebniis on Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS), stealthily executing commands sent via web requests. Frebniis was found by Symantec's Threat Hunter Team, who revealed that an unidentified threat…
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"New Mirai Botnet Variant 'V3G4' Exploiting 13 Flaws to Target Linux and IoT Devices"A new variant of the Mirai botnet has been discovered using multiple security flaws to spread to Linux and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Discovered during the second part of 2022, the latest variant has been named V3G4 by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42,…
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"Cybersecurity Defenders Are Expanding Their AI Toolbox"Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) is a form of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that scientists have taken a significant step toward using to defend computer networks. DRL was effective in preventing adversaries from achieving their goals up to 95 percent of…
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"Abertay University Project Combats Growing Threat of Romance Fraud"A project conducted by researchers at Abertay University aims to combat one of the most destructive and costly types of cybercrime affecting thousands of individuals. The project involves using a tool to detect scammers who are using online dating… -
"Hackers Leverage PayPal to Send Malicious Invoices"Security researchers at Avanan, a Check Point company, found that threat actors have been leveraging the online payments system PayPal to send malicious invoices directly to users through the platform. The researchers noted that this is different…
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"Quarter of Crypto Tokens Linked to Pump-and-Dump"Security researchers at Chainalysis have discovered that almost a quarter (24%) of cryptocurrency tokens launched last year displayed the tell-tale signs of a pump-and-dump fraud scheme. Pump-and-dump schemes are common in traditional finance.…
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"Experts Warn of Surge in Multipurpose Malware"Security researchers at Picus Security have warned that a growing number of versatile malware variants are capable of performing multiple malicious actions across the cyber-kill chain. Picus Security compiled its Red Report 2023 by analyzing over…
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"ESXiArgs Ransomware Has Infected Hundreds of New Targets in Europe, Researchers Say"According to data collected by the security research firm Censys, the ESXiArgs ransomware has recently targeted over 500 European organizations. Researchers at Censys have been updating a dashboard that monitors the ransomware campaign's spread daily. In…