Hackers Target Middle East Governments with Evasive “CR4T” Backdoor

Government entities in the Middle East have been targeted as part of a previously undocumented campaign to deliver a new backdoor dubbed CR4T.
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said it discovered the activity in February 2024, with evidence suggesting that it may have been active since at least a year prior. The campaign has been codenamed 

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‘Crude’ Ransomware Tools Proliferating on the Dark Web for Cheap, Researchers Find

Researchers at the intelligence unit at the cybersecurity firm Sophos found 19 ransomware varieties being offered for sale or advertised as under development on four forums from June 2023 to February 2024.

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Cyberattack Takes Frontier Communications Offline

The local phone and business communications company said that attackers accessed unspecified PII, after infiltrating its internal networks.

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Evil XDR: Researcher Turns Palo Alto Software Into Perfect Malware

It turns out that a powerful security solution can double as even more powerful malware, capable of granting comprehensive access over a targeted machine.

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Russian APT Group Thwarted in Attack on US Automotive Manufacturer

The group gained access to the victim network by duping IT employees with high administrative-access privileges.

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Brave search engine adds privacy-focused AI – no Google or Bing needed

Accessible in any browser, Brave’s new ‘Answer with AI’ option provides an AI-generated summary – with sources – in response to your requests and searches.

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The Trump Jury Has a Doxing Problem

One juror in former US president Donald Trump’s criminal case in New York has been excused over fears she could be identified. It could get even messier.

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ICS Network Controllers Open to Remote Exploit, No Patches Available

CISA advisory warns of critical ICS device flaws, but a lack of available fixes leaves network administrators on defense to prevent exploits.

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GPT-4 Can Exploit Most Vulns Just by Reading Threat Advisories

Existing AI technology can allow hackers to automate exploits for public vulnerabilities in minutes flat. Very soon, diligent patching will no longer be optional.

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