An elaborate new attack campaign has been observed using PowerShell and VBScript malware to infect Windows systems and collect sensitive information. Cybersecurity firm Securonix, which dubbed the campaign DEEP#GOSU, said…
Category: Cyber Security
Fortra fixes critical RCE vulnerability in FileCatalyst transfer tool
March 18, 2024PressroomVulnerabilities/Threat Mitigation Fortra has released details of a critical security flaw, now fixed, impacting its FileCatalyst file transfer solution that could allow unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code…
Tracking everything on the Dark Web is crucial
One of the standard cybersecurity tools today is to relentlessly monitor the Dark web – the favorite place to work for bad actors globally – for any clues about your…
Hackers using devious HTML smuggling to distribute malware via fake Google sites
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware campaign that leverages fake Google Sites pages and HTML smuggling to deploy commercial malware called AZORult to facilitate information theft. “It uses an…
WordPress administrators are advised to remove miniOrange plugins due to a critical flaw
March 18, 2024PressroomWebsite Security/Vulnerabilities WordPress users of miniOrange’s Malware Scanner and Web Application Firewall plugins are advised to delete them from their websites following the discovery of a critical security…
Leak of South African government pension data fears spark of probe
South African government officials are investigating reports that a ransomware group stole and then leaked 668GB of sensitive data online national pension data. The alleged March 11 data compromise of…
Hacker group APT28 targeting Europe, Americas and Asia in widespread phishing scheme
March 18, 2024PressroomCyber warfare/Malware The menacing Russian-linked actor known as APT28 has been linked to numerous ongoing phishing campaigns using decoy documents imitating government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Europe,…
3 ways companies can overcome the cybersecurity skills gap
COMMENT Globally, cybersecurity threats continue to accelerate in pace and scale with the rise of malware and deepfake attacks. Over a third of organizations worldwide have suffered a material cyber…
Healthcare is still a primary target for cybercriminal gangs – Safe Week with Tony Anscombe
video Healthcare organizations remain firmly in the crosshairs of attackers, accounting for 20% of all victims of ransomware attacks among critical infrastructure entities in the United States in 2023 March…
Hackers using cracked software on GitHub to spread RisePro Info Stealer
March 16, 2024PressroomMalware/Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have found a number of GitHub repositories offering cracked software used to deliver an information stealer called RisePro. The campaign, code name github, includes 17…