Nov 23, 2023NewsroomSoftware Supply Chain Attack A North Korean state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Diamond Sleet is distributing a trojanized version of a legitimate application developed by a Taiwanese multimedia software developer called CyberLink to target downstream customers via a supply chain attack. “This malicious file is a legitimate CyberLink application installer that has been…
Nov 22, 2023NewsroomAuthentication Security / Windows A new research has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to bypass Windows Hello authentication on Dell Inspiron 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and Microsoft Surface Pro X laptops. The flaws were discovered by researchers at hardware and software product security and offensive research firm Blackwing Intelligence, who found…
Nov 22, 2023NewsroomAuthentication Security / Windows A new research has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to bypass Windows Hello authentication on Dell Inspiron 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and Microsoft Surface Pro X laptops. The flaws were discovered by researchers at hardware and software product security and offensive research firm Blackwing Intelligence, who found…
Ambitious Employees Tout New AI Tools, Ignore Serious SaaS Security Risks Like the SaaS shadow IT of the past, AI is placing CISOs and cybersecurity teams in a tough but familiar spot. Employees are covertly using AI with little regard for established IT and cybersecurity review procedures. Considering ChatGPT’s meteoric rise to 100 million users…
Nov 22, 2023NewsroomThreat Analysis / Vulnerability Multiple threat actors, including LockBit ransomware affiliates, are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in Citrix NetScaler application delivery control (ADC) and Gateway appliances to obtain initial access to target environments. The joint advisory comes from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of…
Nov 21, 2023NewsroomRansomware-as-a-service The ransomware strain known as Play is now being offered to other threat actors “as a service,” new evidence unearthed by Adlumin has revealed. “The unusual lack of even small variations between attacks suggests that they are being carried out by affiliates who have purchased the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and are following step-by-step…
Nov 21, 2023NewsroomRansomware-as-a-service The ransomware strain known as Play is now being offered to other threat actors “as a service,” new evidence unearthed by Adlumin has revealed. “The unusual lack of even small variations between attacks suggests that they are being carried out by affiliates who have purchased the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and are following step-by-step…
Nov 21, 2023The Hacker NewsCybercrime / Malware Analysis Phishing attacks are steadily becoming more sophisticated, with cybercriminals investing in new ways of deceiving victims into revealing sensitive information or installing malicious software. One of the latest trends in phishing is the use of QR codes, CAPTCHAs, and steganography. See how they are carried out and…
Nov 20, 2023NewsroomMalware / Network Security Threat actors are targeting the education, government and business services sectors with a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. “The delivery mechanisms for the NetSupport RAT encompass fraudulent updates, drive-by downloads, utilization of malware loaders (such as GHOSTPULSE), and various forms of phishing campaigns,” VMware Carbon Black researchers said…
Nov 20, 2023NewsroomMalware / Network Security Threat actors are targeting the education, government and business services sectors with a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. “The delivery mechanisms for the NetSupport RAT encompass fraudulent updates, drive-by downloads, utilization of malware loaders (such as GHOSTPULSE), and various forms of phishing campaigns,” VMware Carbon Black researchers said…
