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Hackers Deliver Popular Crypto-Miner Through Malicious Email Auto Replies, Researchers Say
/in General NewsHackers are distributing a popular crypto-miner via malicious email auto-replies, as per researchers. They compromised email accounts to send innocent automatic replies with links to crypto-mining malware, specifically XMRig.
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UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran’s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks
/in General NewsUNC1860 has been observed using victim networks as staging areas for additional operations, targeting entities in Saudi Arabia and Qatar. They overlap with APT34, assisting in lateral movement within compromised organizations.
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Google Now Syncing Passkeys Across Desktop, Android Devices
/in General NewsUsers can now save passkeys to Google Password Manager on computers running Windows, macOS, and Linux, in addition to Android devices.
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GenAI in Cybersecurity: Insights Beyond the Verizon DBIR
/in General NewsThe lack of abundant data on AI-enabled attacks in official reports shouldn’t prevent us from preparing for and mitigating potential future threats.
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In Other News: Disney Ditches Slack, Binance Malware Warning, Defense Conference Targeted
/in General NewsNoteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Disney will stop using Slack following a hack, Binance warns of malware, and US-Taiwan defense conference targeted by hackers.
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Germany shuts down 47 cryptocurrency exchange services used by cybercriminals
/in General NewsNearly four dozen sites greeted users with the message “This was your final exchange” after German police executed a sting against alleged money laundering services.
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Acronis Backup Plugins Hit by CVE-2024-8767: CVSS 9.9 Severity Alert
/in General NewsAcronis Backup Plugins have been affected by a critical security flaw, CVE-2024-8767 (CVSS 9.9). The vulnerability impacts Linux-based plugins for cPanel & WHM, Plesk, and DirectAdmin, potentially leading to data breaches and unauthorized operations.
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Noise Storms: Massive Amounts of Spoofed Web Traffic Linked to China
/in General NewsGreyNoise has observed millions of spoofed IPs flooding internet providers with web traffic primarily focusing on TCP connections.
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Experts Warn of China-Linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet
/in General NewsThe attribution of the Raptor Train botnet to a Chinese nation-state actor is based on various factors, including operational timelines, targeting sectors aligned with Chinese interests, and the use of the Chinese language.
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CVE-2023-48788 Exploited: Researcher Details Cyberattacks on Fortinet FortiClient EMS
/in General NewsCybersecurity researchers at Darktrace have discovered cybercriminals exploiting Fortinet’s FortiClient EMS. The attackers targeted a critical vulnerability, CVE-2023-48788, to gain unauthorized access through an SQL injection flaw.
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