Hackers Using Sneaky HTML Smuggling to Deliver Malware via Fake Google Sites

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware campaign that leverages bogus Google Sites pages and HTML smuggling to distribute a commercial malware called AZORult in order to facilitate information theft.
“It uses an unorthodox HTML smuggling technique where the malicious payload is embedded in a separate JSON file hosted on an external website,” Netskope Threat Labs

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Human Risk Factors Remain Outside of Cybersecurity Pros’ Control

Concerns are especially high in the public sector, with 87% worrying about employee email and social media lapses damaging their institutions, according to a Mimecast report.

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Google researchers unveil ‘VLOGGER’, an AI that can bring still photos to life

Google researchers have developed ‘VLOGGER’, an AI system that generates realistic talking head videos from a single image, using advanced diffusion models, enabling new applications while raising concerns about deepfakes.Read More

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‘Gitgub’ Malware Campaign Targets GitHub Users with RisePro Info-Stealer

Multiple GitHub repositories were hosting cracked software designed to deliver the RisePro info-stealer, indicating a widespread campaign to distribute the malware. The repositories were taken down by GitHub, and all used the same download link.

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Key MITRE ATT&CK Techniques Used by Cyberattackers

In 2023, researchers identified new adversary techniques targeting macOS, Microsoft, and Linux users, including increased stealer activity in macOS environments, reflective code loading, and AppleScript abuse.

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PoC Published for Critical Fortra Code Execution Vulnerability

A critical directory traversal vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst Workflow could lead to remote code execution.

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Audit Committees Rank Cybersecurity as Top Priority Amid SEC Crackdown

Audit committees rank cybersecurity as their top oversight priority, the Center for Audit Quality and Deloitte found in a survey conducted as the Securities and Exchange Commission pushed forward with strict rules on cyberattack disclosure.

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Get on CompTIA Certification Track With These $30 Study Guides

Kickstart a lucrative career in IT with this extensive bundle that includes 10 study guides on CompTIA and more of today’s leading IT certifications.

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South African Government Pension Data Leak Fears Spark Probe

LockBit ransomware gang claims 668GB of data it dumped online was stolen from South Africa’s pension agency.

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APT28 Hacker Group Targeting Europe, Americas, Asia in Widespread Phishing Scheme

The Russia-linked threat actor known as APT28 has been linked to multiple ongoing phishing campaigns that employ lure documents imitating government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Europe, the South Caucasus, Central Asia, and North and South America.
“The uncovered lures include a mixture of internal and publicly available documents, as well as possible actor-generated

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