The campaign has been active since late February and mainly uses phishing emails that appear to come from the German Christian Democratic Union, according to a report by Mandiant.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Michael Sulmeyer to be assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy at the Pentagon, the first individual to hold the position.
The latest CISA Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory, marked by a flaw with a CVSS v4 score of 7.1, highlights concerns regarding the WebAccess/SCADA system manufactured by Advantech.
Led by Maverick Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures with participation from Pier 88 Investment Partners, the investment will fund the development of BlueFlag’s SDLC security and governance platform.
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Plus: The Biden administration warns of nationwide attacks on US water systems, a new Russian wiper malware emerges, and China-linked hackers wage a global attack spree.
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Emerald Sleet, or Springtail) has been observed shifting its tactics, leveraging Compiled HTML Help (CHM) files as vectors to deliver malware for harvesting sensitive data.
Kimsuky, active since at least 2012, is known to target entities located in South Korea as well as North America, Asia, and Europe.
According
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German authorities have announced the takedown of an illicit underground marketplace called Nemesis Market that peddled narcotics, stolen data, and various cybercrime services.
The Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) said it seized the digital infrastructure associated with the darknet service located in Germany and Lithuania and confiscated €94,000 ($102,107)
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While the company didn’t initially mention that CVE-2023-48788 was being used in attacks, it has since silently updated the advisory to say that the “vulnerability is exploited in the wild.”
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Henry County has been dealing with a wide-ranging cyberattack since March 18, Mat Schnepple, director of the Emergency Management (OEM) office in Henry County, confirmed to Recorded Future News.
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Iran-aligned threat actor TA450 is using fake salary, compensation and financial incentive emails to trick Israeli employees at multi-national organizations into clicking malicious links, according to researchers at security firm Proofpoint.
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Russian Hackers Target German Political Parties With WineLoader Malware
/in General NewsThe campaign has been active since late February and mainly uses phishing emails that appear to come from the German Christian Democratic Union, according to a report by Mandiant.
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/in General NewsPresident Joe Biden on Thursday nominated Michael Sulmeyer to be assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy at the Pentagon, the first individual to hold the position.
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/in General NewsThe latest CISA Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory, marked by a flaw with a CVSS v4 score of 7.1, highlights concerns regarding the WebAccess/SCADA system manufactured by Advantech.
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BlueFlag Security Emerges from Stealth with $11.5M Seed Funding to Address Critical Gaps in SDLC Security
/in General NewsLed by Maverick Ventures and Ten Eleven Ventures with participation from Pier 88 Investment Partners, the investment will fund the development of BlueFlag’s SDLC security and governance platform.
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/in General NewsPlus: The Biden administration warns of nationwide attacks on US water systems, a new Russian wiper malware emerges, and China-linked hackers wage a global attack spree.
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N. Korea-linked Kimsuky Shifts to Compiled HTML Help Files in Ongoing Cyberattacks
/in General NewsThe North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky (aka Black Banshee, Emerald Sleet, or Springtail) has been observed shifting its tactics, leveraging Compiled HTML Help (CHM) files as vectors to deliver malware for harvesting sensitive data.
Kimsuky, active since at least 2012, is known to target entities located in South Korea as well as North America, Asia, and Europe.
According
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German Police Seize ‘Nemesis Market’ in Major International Darknet Raid
/in General NewsGerman authorities have announced the takedown of an illicit underground marketplace called Nemesis Market that peddled narcotics, stolen data, and various cybercrime services.
The Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) said it seized the digital infrastructure associated with the darknet service located in Germany and Lithuania and confiscated €94,000 ($102,107)
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Update: Exploit Released for Fortinet RCE Bug Used in Attacks, Patch Now
/in General NewsWhile the company didn’t initially mention that CVE-2023-48788 was being used in attacks, it has since silently updated the advisory to say that the “vulnerability is exploited in the wild.”
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Illinois County Government, Local College Affected by Ransomware Attacks
/in General NewsHenry County has been dealing with a wide-ranging cyberattack since March 18, Mat Schnepple, director of the Emergency Management (OEM) office in Henry County, confirmed to Recorded Future News.
Cyware News – Latest Cyber News – Read More
Iranian TA450 Group Tries Out New Tactics on Israelis
/in General NewsIran-aligned threat actor TA450 is using fake salary, compensation and financial incentive emails to trick Israeli employees at multi-national organizations into clicking malicious links, according to researchers at security firm Proofpoint.
Cyware News – Latest Cyber News – Read More