A new variant of an advanced botnet called “FritzFrog” is spreading via Log4Shell. It has been more than two years since the critical vulnerability in Log4j was discovered first unleashed…
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New ransomware gangs emerge with Rust and Golang
Cybersecurity researchers have detected another variant of the Phobos ransomware family known as Faust. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, which detailed the latest iteration of the ransomware, said it is propagating via…
China infiltrates critical US infrastructure to accelerate conflict
The People’s Republic of China is accelerating the development of its military capabilities – including cyber operations – because it believes it will be necessary to deter and confront the…
The Italian Guarantor for the protection of personal data accuses ChatGPT of violating privacy
January 30, 2024PressroomGenerative AI/Data Privacy The Italian data protection authority (DPA) has notified OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, of alleged violations of privacy laws in the region. “The available evidence highlighted…
Ukrainian Army Targeted by Russian APT PowerShell Attack
A sophisticated Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) has launched a targeted PowerShell attack campaign against the Ukrainian military. The attack is most likely perpetrated by malicious threat actors related to…
New Glibc flaw grants attackers root access to major Linux distributions
January 31, 2024PressroomEndpoint Vulnerabilities/Security Malicious local attackers can gain full root access on Linux machines by exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in the GNU C library (also known as…
CISA orders the disconnection of Ivanti VPN devices: what to do
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given federal civilian executive agencies 48 hours to delete all Ivanti devices in use on federal networks, due to concerns that…
Italian businesses hit by weaponized USBs spreading cryptojacking malware
January 31, 2024PressroomCryptocurrency/cybersecurity A financially motivated threat actor known as UNC4990 is weaponizing USB devices as an initial infection vector to target organizations in Italy. Mandiant, owned by Google, said…
Feds confirm remote kill of Volt Typhoon SOHO botnet
US law enforcement has disrupted the infrastructure of the infamous Chinese-sponsored cyberattack group known as Volt Typhoon. The Advanced Persistent Threat (APT), which the FBI director Christopher Wray said this…
CISA warns against active exploitation of Apple iOS and macOS vulnerabilities
01 February 2024PressroomVulnerabilities/Software Update The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Wednesday added a high-severity flaw affecting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS to its catalog of known…