Tropic Trooper APT Takes Aim at Home Routers, Japanese Targets
The Chinese state-sponsored cyber threat is known for moving fast and trying odd attack vectors; now it’s branching out in tools, victimology, and TTPs.
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I tried this free Windows cleanup tool to see if it’d speed up my PC – and it worked
The free Winhance utility boasts that it can optimize and customize Windows the way you prefer.
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China-Backed Hackers Are Industrializing Botnets
China’s state-backed groups are now using covert networks of compromised devices to execute attacks in a low-cost, low-risk, and deniable way.
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How indirect prompt injection attacks on AI work – and 6 ways to shut them down
Cybercriminals are tricking AI into leaking your data, executing code, and sending you to malicious sites. Here’s how.
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US sanctions Cambodian senator for millions earned through scam compounds
The Treasury Department said Cambodian senator Kok An was being sanctioned alongside 28 others involved in his scam center operation.
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Newly Deciphered Sabotage Malware May Have Targeted Iran’s Nuclear Program—and Predates Stuxnet
Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally.
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UNC6692 Impersonates IT Helpdesk via Microsoft Teams to Deploy SNOW Malware
A previously undocumented threat activity cluster known as UNC6692 has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics via Microsoft Teams to deploy a custom malware suite on compromised hosts.
“As with many other intrusions in recent years, UNC6692 relied heavily on impersonating IT helpdesk employees, convincing their victim to accept a Microsoft Teams chat invitation from an account
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Surveillance companies exploiting telecom system to spy on targets’ locations, research shows
The campaigns exploited a weakness in telecom infrastructure to allow the unnamed vendors to secretly pose as real cellular providers and pinpoint victims’ locations.
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CISA: US agency breached through Cisco vulnerability, FIRESTARTER backdoor allowed access through March
CISA said the unnamed department was infected with malware called “FIRESTARTER” that allowed the hackers to return to the Cisco device in March without re-exploiting the original vulnerabilities.
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Trump’s pick to run US cyber agency CISA asks to drop out
Sean Plankey has requested to withdraw his name to run the U.S. cybersecurity agency after a tumultuous year of chaotic temporary leadership.
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