Wpeeper Android Trojan Uses Compromised WordPress Sites to Shield Command-and-Control Server

The new Wpeeper Android trojan ceased operations after a week and has zero detections in VirusTotal.

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ZLoader Malware Evolves with Anti-Analysis Trick from Zeus Banking Trojan

The authors behind the resurfaced ZLoader malware have added a feature that was originally present in the Zeus banking trojan that it’s based on, indicating that it’s being actively developed.
“The latest version, 2.4.1.0, introduces a feature to prevent execution on machines that differ from the original infection,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Santiago

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Everyone’s an Expert: How to Empower Your Employees for Cybersecurity Success

There’s a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security, you’ve got to remain prepared to confront those very same threats.
As a decision-maker for your organization, you know this well. But no matter how many experts or trusted cybersecurity tools your organization has a standing guard,

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Programming Language R Patches Code Execution Security Flaw

The vulnerability, tagged CVE-2024-27322, can be exploited by tricking someone into loading a maliciously crafted RDS (R Data Serialization) file into an R-based project, or by fooling them into integrating a poisoned R package into a code base.

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Patched Deserialization Flaw in Siemens Product Allows RCE

Researchers detailed a deserialization vulnerability in Siemens software used to monitor industrial energy consumption and attributed the flaw to the German conglomerate’s decision to use a programming method that has known security risks.

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New Latrodectus Malware Attacks Use Microsoft, Cloudflare Themes

Latrodectus malware is now being distributed in phishing campaigns using Microsoft Azure and Cloudflare lures to appear legitimate while making it harder for email security platforms to detect the emails as malicious.

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Ex-NSA Employee Sentenced to 22 Years for Trying to Sell U.S. Secrets to Russia

A former employee of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has been sentenced to nearly 22 years (262 months) in prison for attempting to transfer classified documents to Russia.
“This sentence should serve as a stark warning to all those entrusted with protecting national defense information that there are consequences to betraying that trust,” said FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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Belarus Secret Service Website Still Down After Hackers Claim the Breach

The hackers, known as the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans, announced their operation against the KGB late last week. The agency has not commented on the attack, but on Monday its website says that it is “in the process of development.”

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Verizon DBIR: Basic Security Gaffes Underpin Bumper Crop of Breaches

MOVEit drove a big chunk of the increase, but human vulnerability to social engineering and failure to patch known bugs led to a doubling of breaches since 2023, said Verizon Business.

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