‘Sitting Ducks’ Attacks Create Hijacking Threat for Domain Name Owners

Researchers say the attacks are easy to perform, difficult to contact, nearly unrecognizable, and “entirely preventable.”

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Attacks on Bytecode Interpreters Conceal Malicious Injection Activity

By injecting malicious bytecode into interpreters for VBScript, Python, and Lua, researchers found they can circumvent malicious code detection.

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Security Risk Advisors Announces Launch of VECTR Enterprise Edition

Philadelphia, United States, 1st August 2024, CyberNewsWire

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Black Basta Develops Custom Malware in Wake of Qakbot Takedown

The prolific ransomware group has shifted away from phishing as the method of entry into corporate networks, and is now using initial access brokers as well as its own tools to optimize its most recent attacks.

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Attackers Hijack Facebook Pages, Promote Malicious AI Photo Editor

A malvertising campaign uses phishing to steal legitimate account pages, with the endgame of delivering the Lumma stealer.

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Convinced Russian Cybercriminals Included in Prisoner Swap

Two Russians serving time for insider trading, computer hacking and credit card theft were released in a prisoner swap deal with Moscow.

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Microsoft Confirms Global Azure Outage Caused by DDoS Attack

Redmond has confirmed the eight-hour Azure outage on July 30 was triggered by a distributed denial-of-service attack, but an “error in the implementation of [their] defenses” exacerbated it.

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New BingoMod Android Malware Posing as Security Apps, Wipes Data

Beware of BingoMod! This dangerous Android malware steals your money, wipes your phone, and takes control of your…

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Inaugural Pentagon Cyber Policy Chief Nominee Sails Through Senate Armed Services Committee

The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved Michael Sulmeyer, the Army’s top digital adviser, as the inaugural assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, paving the way for his nomination to the Senate floor for a vote.

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Top 6 Cloud Computing Certifications Worth Taking

Check out the top cloud computing certifications, which include offerings that focus on AWS and Microsoft Azure.

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