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Ransomware Swells Despite Collective Push to Curb Attacks
/in General NewsRapid7 researchers noted over 2,570 attacks in the first half of 2024, equating to around 14 attacks daily. The number of ransomware groups posting on data leak sites surged 67% compared to the previous year.
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Threat Actors Announced Doubleface Ransomware, Claims Fully Undetectable
/in General NewsThreat actors have introduced Doubleface ransomware, claiming it to be fully undetectable by major antivirus software. The ransomware utilizes a unique algorithm with AES-128 and RSA-4096 encryption, making decryption difficult without the right key.
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Abnormal Security Raises $250M on $5.1B Valuation to Enhance AI-Driven Cyber Protection
/in General NewsAbnormal Security, an AI-driven cybersecurity company, has raised $250 million in funding, valuing the company at $5.1 billion. The funding will support their mission of using AI to protect against cybercrime by understanding human behavior.
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Ransomware in 2024: More Attacks, More Leaks, and Increased Sophistication
/in General NewsThe ransomware scourge is still growing and still successful for attackers, Rapid7’s Ransomware Radar Report 2024 shows.
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Chameleon Malware Now Targeting Employees Masquerading as a CRM app
/in General NewsResearchers have revealed a new tactic used by threat actors behind the Chameleon Android banking trojan, targeting Canadian users with a disguised Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app.
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Secure by Default: What It Means for the Modern Enterprise
/in General NewsWhat does “secure by default” mean for the average company as you implement security systems and protocols?
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North Korean Hackers Leverage Malicious NPM Packages for Initial Access
/in General NewsNorth Korean hackers, identified as Moonstone Sleet, have been distributing malicious JavaScript packages on the npm registry to infect Windows systems. The two packages, harthat-api and harthat-hash, were uploaded on July 7, 2024.
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The Role of AI in Cybersecurity Operations
/in General NewsAI can analyze data quickly, detect patterns of malicious behavior, and automate routine tasks like alert triaging and log analysis. However, human oversight is still necessary to ensure the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated insights.
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New Go-based Backdoor GoGra Targets South Asian Media Organization
/in General NewsAn unnamed media organization in South Asia was targeted in November 20233 using a previously undocumented Go-based backdoor called GoGra.
“GoGra is written in Go and uses the Microsoft Graph API to interact with a command-and-control (C&C) server hosted on Microsoft mail services,” Symantec, part of Broadcom, said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
It’s currently not clear how it’s
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Dark Reading News Desk Live From Black Hat USA 2024
/in General NewsThe Dark Reading team once again welcomes the world’s top cybersecurity experts to the Dark Reading News Desk live from Black Hat USA 2024. Tune into the livestream.
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