The threat actor searches for sensitive information related to diplomatic and economic missions, embassies, military operations, political meetings, ministries of targeted countries, and high-ranking officials.
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The KeyPlug backdoor has been developed to target both Windows and Linux operative systems and use different protocols to communicate which depend on the configuration of the malware sample itself.
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Bolster, an AI startup, has raised $14 million in funding led by Microsoft’s M12 to combat malicious phishing emails. Their flagship product, CheckPhish, offers brand and URL verification services to businesses.
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Introduction
The infamous Colonial pipeline ransomware attack (2021) and SolarWinds supply chain attack (2020) were more than data leaks; they were seismic shifts in cybersecurity. These attacks exposed a critical challenge for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs): holding their ground while maintaining control over cloud security in the accelerating world of DevOps.
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The cybersecurity business is booming, and cyberattacks are fueling its growth. Global spending on security and risk management is on pace to reach $215 billion this year, up 30% from almost $165 billion in 2022, according to Gartner.
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Google on Thursday rolled out fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has been exploited in the wild.
Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-5274, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It was reported by Clément Lecigne of Google’s Threat Analysis Group and Brendon Tiszka of
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Malicious actors have backdoored the installer associated with courtroom video recording software developed by Justice AV Solutions (JAVS) to deliver malware that’s associated with a known backdoor called RustDoor.
The software supply chain attack, tracked as CVE-2024-4978, impacts JAVS Viewer v8.3.7, a component of the JAVS Suite 8 that allows users to create, manage, publish,
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Georgia resident Malachi Mullings received a decade-long sentence for laundering money scored in scams against healthcare providers, private companies, and individuals to the tune of $4.5 million.
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Cybersecurity researchers have discovered that the malware known as BLOODALCHEMY used in attacks targeting government organizations in Southern and Southeastern Asia is in fact an updated version of Deed RAT, which is believed to be a successor to ShadowPad.
“The origin of BLOODALCHEMY and Deed RAT is ShadowPad and given the history of ShadowPad being utilized in numerous APT
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Exploited in the wild, Chrome vulnerability CVE-2024-5274 is a high-severity flaw described as a type confusion in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine.
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