A recent trend among major streaming platforms has been to increase their threat of stream-jacking attacks. Cybercriminals aim to compromise high-profile accounts, especially those with large follower counts, so that their deceptive messages may reach a large audience through…
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ColdRiver APT: Google TAG Warns Against Russian APT Group is Using a Custom Backdoor
Google has warned that a Russia-linked threat actor named ‘COLDRIVER’ which is expanding its targets has also been developing custom malware. ColdRiver APT The ColdRiver APT (aka “Seaborgium“, “Callisto”, “Star Blizzard”, “TA446”) is a Russian cyberespionage outfit that has been…
Security Trends to Monitor in 2024
As the new year unfolds, the business landscape finds itself on the brink of a dynamic era, rich with possibilities, challenges, and transformative trends. In the realm of enterprise security, 2024 is poised to usher in a series of…
Crypto Firm Terraform Labs Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in US
Following the 2022 collapse of its cryptocurrencies, Singapore-based Terraform Labs (TFL), the firm behind digital assets TerraUSD (UST) and Luna, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. The Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection petition was confirmed by Terraform Labs, which…
The Impact of AI-Generated Content on Internet Quality
In a comprehensive study conducted by the Amazon Web Services (AWS) AI Lab, a disconcerting reality has surfaced, shaking the foundations of internet content. Shockingly, an extensive 57.1% of all sentences on the web have undergone translation into two…
Trezor Unveils Unauthorized User Data Access, Highlighting Emerging Phishing Threat
Hardware wallet manufacturer Trezor recently announced a security breach that may have exposed the personal data of approximately 66,000 users. The breach involved unauthorized access to a third-party support portal. Trezor, a renowned provider of cryptocurrency hardware wallets, took…
Undetected Threat: Chinese Hackers’ Long-Term VMware Exploitation
CVE-2023-34048 is a pathogen that can be exploited remotely by an attacker who has network access to execute arbitrary code remotely due to an out-of-bounds write flaw found in VMware’s DCERPC implementation, which can be tracked as CVE-2023-34048 (CVSS…
Google to put Disclaimer on How its Chrome Incognito Mode Does ‘Nothing’
The description of Chrome’s Incognito mode is set to be changed in order to state that Google monitors users of the browser. Users will be cautioned that websites can collect personal data about them. This indicates that the only entities…
Cryptographers Groundbreaking Discovery Enables Private Internet Searches
The desire for private internet searches has long been a cryptographic challenge. Historically, getting information from a public database without disclosing what was accessed (known as private information retrieval) has been a difficult task, particularly for large databases. The…
Major Data Breach Hits Popular Brands
VF Corp, the parent company of renowned brands including Timberland, The North Face, and Vans is grappling with a significant cybersecurity breach. Discovered on December 13, 2023, the breach by the ALPHV group disrupted the online systems of these…