British Cyber Agency Warns of Russian and Iranian Hackers Targeting Key Industries
Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananNation-State-Sponsored Attacks
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on Thursday warned of spear-phishing attacks mounted by Russian and Iranian state-sponsored...
3 Lifehacks While Analyzing Orcus RAT in a Malware Sandbox
Jan 27, 2023The Hacker NewsMalware Analyzing
Orcus is a Remote Access Trojan with some distinctive characteristics. The RAT allows attackers to create plugins and...
Yandex Data Leak – Code Published On Popular Hacking Forum
The source code of Yandex, the largest IT company in Russia and commonly referred to as the Russian Google, was hacked by attackers.
On a...
Experts Uncover the Identity of Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware Service
Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Response / Cyber Crime
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the real-world identity of the threat actor behind Golden Chickens malware-as-a-service, who...
Researchers Discover New PlugX Malware Variant Spreading via Removable USB Devices
Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a PlugX sample that employs sneaky methods to infect attached removable USB media...
Hackers Abuse Legitimate Remote Monitoring Tools
A joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC)...
Researchers Uncover Connection b/w Moses Staff and Emerging Abraham’s Ax Hacktivists Group
Jan 26, 2023Ravie Lakshmanan
New research has linked the operations of a politically motivated hacktivist group known as Moses Staff to another nascent threat...
Researchers Release PoC Exploit for Windows CryptoAPI Bug Discovered by NSA
Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Windows Security
Proof-of-concept (Poc) code has been released for a now-patched high-severity security flaw in the Windows CryptoAPI that...
Google Takes Down 50,000 Instances of Pro-Chinese DRAGONBRIDGE Influence Operation
Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Analysis
Google on Thursday disclosed it took steps to dismantle over 50,000 instances of activity orchestrated by a pro-Chinese influence...
Hive Ransomware Infrastructure Seized in Joint International Law Enforcement Effort
Jan 26, 2023Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Ransomware
The infrastructure associated with the Hive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has been seized as part of a coordinated law...