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Category: Cyber Security
eScan antivirus update mechanism exploited to spread backdoors and miners
A new malware campaign has exploited the eScan antivirus software update mechanism to deploy backdoors and cryptocurrency miners like XMRig via a long-standing threat codenamed GuptiMiner that targets large corporate…
The CoralRaider malware campaign exploits CDN caching to spread information thieves
April 24, 2024PressroomMalware/Data Security A new ongoing malware campaign has been observed distributing three different thieves, such as CryptBot, LummaC2, and Rhadamanthys hosted on CDN (Content Delivery Network) cache domains…
UnitedHealth offers a sobering post-attack update
UnitedHealth Group, in another unfortunate turn of events, discovered that a large amount of its customers’ personal data was compromised by two recent cyberattacks, from which it is still recovering.…
Siemens is working on fixing the device affected by the Palo Alto firewall bug
Siemens is urging organizations using its Ruggedcom APE1808 devices configured with Palo Alto Networks (PAN) virtual NGFW to implement workarounds for a high-severity zero-day bug that PAN recently disclosed in…
5 hard truths about the state of cloud security in 2024
While cloud security has certainly come a long way since the wild days of cloud adoption, the truth is that there is still a long way to go before most…
CompTIA supports the Department of Defense’s efforts to strengthen cyber knowledge and skills
PRESS RELEASE DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, April 23, 2024 – CompTIAthe leading certification and training provider in the information technology (IT) industry, today announced that eight of its certifications are included…
Hackers create legitimate phishing links with Ghost GitHub, GitLab comments
Hackers use unpublished GitHub and GitLab comments to generate phishing links that appear to come from legitimate open source software (OSS) projects. The clever trick, first described by Open Analysis’…
German authorities issue arrest warrants for three suspected Chinese spies
April 23, 2024PressroomCounterintelligence/National Security German authorities said they had issued arrest warrants against three citizens suspected of spying for China. The full names of the defendants were not disclosed by…
Russian Fancy Bear Punches Windows Print Spooler Bug
A known Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group used a custom tool to exploit a bug that had been present for several years in Windows Print Spooler service to elevate…