The threat actor known as TA558 has been attributed to a new massive phishing campaign that targets a wide range of sectors in Latin America with the goal of deploying Venom RAT. The attacks primarily singled out hotel, travel, trading, financial, manufacturing,…
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Indian Government Rescues 250 Citizens Forced into Cybercrime in Cambodia
The Indian government said it has rescued and repatriated about 250 citizens in Cambodia who were held captive and coerced into running cyber scams. The Indian nationals “were lured with employment opportunities to that country but were forced to undertake…
Detecting Windows-based Malware Through Better Visibility
Despite a plethora of available security solutions, more and more organizations fall victim to Ransomware and other threats. These continued threats aren’t just an inconvenience that hurt businesses and end users – they damage the economy, endanger lives, destroy businesses…
Malicious Apps Caught Secretly Turning Android Phones into Proxies for Cybercriminals
Several malicious Android apps that turn mobile devices running the operating system into residential proxies (RESIPs) for other threat actors have been observed on the Google Play Store. The findings come from HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence team, which said the…
Vultur Android Banking Trojan Returns with Upgraded Remote Control Capabilities
The Android banking trojan known as Vultur has resurfaced with a suite of new features and improved anti-analysis and detection evasion techniques, enabling its operators to remotely interact with a mobile device and harvest sensitive data. “Vultur has also started…
Hackers Target macOS Users with Malicious Ads Spreading Stealer Malware
Malicious ads and bogus websites are acting as a conduit to deliver two different stealer malware, including Atomic Stealer, targeting Apple macOS users. The ongoing infostealer attacks targeting macOS users may have adopted different methods to compromise victims’ Macs, but…
Urgent: Secret Backdoor Found in XZ Utils Library, Impacts Major Linux Distros
RedHat on Friday released an “urgent security alert” warning that two versions of a popular data compression library called XZ Utils (previously LZMA Utils) have been backdoored with malicious code designed to allow unauthorized remote access. The software supply chain compromise, tracked…
Dormakaba Locks Used in Millions of Hotel Rooms Could Be Cracked in Seconds
Security vulnerabilities discovered in Dormakaba’s Saflok electronic RFID locks used in hotels could be weaponized by threat actors to forge keycards and stealthily slip into locked rooms. The shortcomings have been collectively named Unsaflok by researchers Lennert Wouters, Ian Carroll, rqu, BusesCanFly,…
TheMoon Botnet Resurfaces, Exploiting EoL Devices to Power Criminal Proxy
A botnet previously considered to be rendered inert has been observed enslaving end-of-life (EoL) small home/small office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices to fuel a criminal proxy service called Faceless. “TheMoon, which emerged in 2014, has been operating quietly while growing to over…
The Golden Age of Automated Penetration Testing is Here
Network penetration testing plays a vital role in detecting vulnerabilities that can be exploited. The current method of performing pen testing is pricey, leading many companies to undertake it only when necessary, usually once a year for their compliance requirements.…