German Steelmaker Thyssenkrupp Confirms Ransomware Attack

German steelmaking conglomerate Thyssenkrupp confirms one of its automotive units was disrupted by a ransomware attack.

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Report: Ads for Zero-Day Exploit Sales Surge 70% Annually

Threat actors are increasingly using zero-day exploits to enhance the success of advanced targeted attacks, with a 70% increase in public ads selling zero-day exploits observed between 2022 and 2023, according to Group-IB.

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Meta Patches Facebook Account Takeover Vulnerability

Meta has patched a critical vulnerability that could have been exploited to take over any Facebook account via a brute-force attack.

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Meet ‘XHelper,’ the All-in-One Android App for Global Money Laundering

User-friendly apps allow anybody to serve as traffickers for cybercrime syndicates.

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Russia Attacked Ukraine’s Power Grid at Least 66 Times to ‘Freeze It Into Submission’

Several of the strikes occurred far from the front lines of the conflict, indicating possible war crimes. Researchers say the attacks likely had devastating impacts on civilians.

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Australian Spy Chief Fears Critical Infrastructure Sabotage

Adversaries are actively conducting sophisticated cyber reconnaissance on critical infrastructure networks in Australia, posing a significant threat to national security.

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BobTheSmuggler: Open-source tool for undetectable payload delivery

The open-source tool supports various payload delivery chains and has future plans to add more image polyglots, file extensions, and EML file support for stealthy payload delivery.

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German Applied Sciences University Announces Being Hit by Criminal Cyberattack

Hochschule Kempten, a university of applied sciences in Germany, has been targeted by a criminal cyberattack. The attack has affected access to several IT systems, including email, while the telephone system remains operational.

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Update: Chinese Group Runs Highly Persistent Ivanti Zero-Day Exploits

Chinese threat actor UNC5325 is adept at using novel malware and “living off the land” techniques to persist in hacked devices even after factory resets and system upgrades.

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FTC’s Khan Warns Tech Industry That Agency Will Strictly Enforce AI Data Privacy

The FTC’s aggressive approach to enforcing privacy regulations reflects a commitment to ensuring that AI model refinement does not compromise people’s privacy or security.

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