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  • "Trickbot Comes Up With a New Set of Tricks"
    The group behind the Trickbot malware appears to be shifting away from the cybercriminal platform to the use of more modern attack tools. According to researchers at the threat intelligence firm Intel 471, the group behind the malware stopped spreading…
  • "Samsung Shattered Encryption on 100M Phones"
    Security researchers at Tel Aviv University have stated that Samsung shipped an estimated 100 million smartphones with botched encryption, including models ranging from the 2017 Galaxy S8 on up to last year's Galaxy S21.  The researchers found what…
  • "r2c: An Open Source Tool for Software Security"
    MIT alumni founded a startup named r2c with the purpose of simplifying the process of securing code by offering a database of software checks. It is easier to attack a system than it is to protect it in the software security industry as hackers only need…
  • "CISA and FBI Publish Advisory to Protect Organizations from Destructive Malware Used in Ukraine"
    The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory pertaining to the WhisperGate and HermeticWiper malware being used against…
  • "Microsoft Exchange Bugs Exploited by ‘Cuba’ Ransomware Gang"
    According to researchers at Mandiant, the ransomware gang known as Cuba is increasingly shifting to exploiting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, including ProxyShell and ProxyLogon.  The group has been likely using these vulnerabilities as early…
  • "Cryptocurrency Wallets Targeted by Alien Malware Variant"
    Xenomorph is a new banking Trojan that has targeted 56 European banks. It is connected to the Alien Trojan family and has been discovered being distributed via the Google Play Store. There were over 50,000 installations of the malicious app. According to…
  • "New Security Tech Monitors Power Use for Warning Signs of Cyberattacks"
    Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed new technology aimed at protecting governments, businesses, and other organizations from cyberattacks by monitoring power consumption for warning signs of such attacks. The technology involves a…
  • "How AI Is Shaping the Cybersecurity Arms Race"
    Cybersecurity staff are often overwhelmed by the amount of data they must sort through to manage their cyber defenses. Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help cybersecurity professionals find patterns in huge pools of data. Sagar Samtani, an…
  • "New York to Get Statewide Cybersecurity Center"
    New York State is creating a Joint Security Operations Center (JSOC) to centralize and enhance its cyberdefenses.  State governor Kathy Hochul stated that New York was forming a statewide team to "thwart" potential cyberattacks.  She added that…
  • "Anonymous Hacking Group Declares “Cyber War” Against Russia"
    Hacktivist group Anonymous has declared “cyber war” against Vladimir Putin’s government following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The well-known international hacking collective announced on its Twitter account on Thursday, shortly after the Kremlin…
  • "Microsoft App Store Sizzling with New ‘Electron Bot’ Malware"
    A backdoor malware, dubbed Electron Bot, is actively taking over social media accounts, including those on Facebook, Google, and Soundcloud, and has cloned popular games such as Temple Run or Subway Surfer to infiltrate Microsoft's official store. The…
  • "Ransomware Trained on Manufacturing Firms Led Cyberattacks in Industrial Sector"
    Most industrial network operators and their security teams have seen a surge in ransomware attacks over the past year. Real-world incident response investigations conducted by teams at Dragos and IBM X-Force in 2021 revealed that the manufacturing sector…