Threat actors target financial institutions due to the potential for significant financial gains and access to sensitive customer data. These entities are attractive targets for threat actors seeking lucrative opportunities and avenues for money laundering, fraud, and ransom. While successfully…
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Warning: Hackers Exploit 3 Well-known Flaws in Microsoft Word & Excel
Despite not being 0-day or even 1-day vulnerabilities, three well-known and outdated CVEs in Microsoft Word and Excel continue to pose a threat to the cybersecurity industry. In these three CVEs, researchers found several connections, including technical tricks to conceal the harmful…
3 Well-known Microsoft Word & Excel Flaws Abused by hackers Widely
Despite not being 0-day or even 1-day vulnerabilities, three well-known and outdated CVEs in Microsoft Word and Excel continue to pose a threat to the cybersecurity industry. In these three CVEs, researchers found several connections, including technical tricks to conceal the harmful…
Huge Surge in Hackers Exploiting QR code for Phishing Attacks
Phishing has been one of the primary methods threat actors use for impersonating individuals or brands with a sense of urgency that could result in private information being entered on a malicious URL. Phishing has been set with several preventive…
US Dismantled Sophisticated Warzone RAT, Key Operators Arrested
Federal authorities have dismantled a major malware operation, seizing online marketplaces and being involved in its sale and support. This international effort targeted a service known as “Warzone RAT,” a powerful tool cybercriminals use to remotely access and steal data…
ExpressVPN Flaw Exposes Some the DNS Requests to Third-Party Server
Customers of ExpressVPN have been notified of a vulnerability in the most recent version of the Windows app that permitted some DNS requests to be routed to a third-party server, usually the user’s internet service provider (ISP). After a reviewer…
Uncovering the Deceptive Tactics of Chinese Websites Mimic as Local News
A network of at least 123 websites based in the People’s Republic of China that posed as local news outlets in 30 countries across Europe, Asia, and Latin America. The websites are disseminating pro-Beijing falsehoods and ad hominem attacks together…
New Android MoqHao Malware Executes Automatically on Installation
The Roaming Mantis threat group distributes a well-known Android malware family called “MoqHao.” This malware family has been previously reported to be targeting Asian countries such as Korea and Japan. Though the distribution method remains the same, the new variants…
Chinese Hackers Exploiting VMware 0-Day Flaw Since 2021
Mandiant and VMware recently uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign. The attackers, a Chinese group identified as UNC3886, leveraged a known vulnerability in VMware software (CVE-2023-34048) to maintain access to the targeted systems for over a year. This case highlights…
U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on Hive Ransomware
The United States State Department has recently revealed a $10 million reward for any valuable information that could lead to the detection or whereabouts of the principal members of the Hive ransomware gang. Following that, the State Department has announced…