The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Russian hosting company Aeza Group and four operators for allegedly acting as a bulletproof hosting company for ransomware gangs, infostealer operations, darknet drug markets, and Russian disinformation campaigns. […]
New FileFix attack runs JScript while bypassing Windows MoTW alerts
A new FileFix attack allows executing malicious scripts while bypassing the Mark of the Web (MoTW) protection in Windows by exploiting how browsers handle saved HTML webpages. […]
TA829 and UNK_GreenSec Share Tactics and Infrastructure in Ongoing Malware Campaigns
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged the tactical similarities between the threat actors behind the RomCom RAT and a cluster that has been observed delivering a loader dubbed TransferLoader.
Enterprise security firm Proofpoint is tracking the activity associated with TransferLoader to a group dubbed UNK_GreenSec and the RomCom RAT actors under the moniker TA829. The latter is also known by the
Enterprise security firm Proofpoint is tracking the activity associated with TransferLoader to a group dubbed UNK_GreenSec and the RomCom RAT actors under the moniker TA829. The latter is also known by the
International Criminal Court hit by new ‘sophisticated’ cyberattack
On Monday, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that it’s investigating a new “sophisticated” cyberattack that targeted its systems last week. […]
US disrupts North Korean IT worker “laptop farm” scheme in 16 states
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced coordinated law enforcement actions against North Korean government’s fund raising operations using remote IT workers. […]
New Flaw in IDEs Like Visual Studio Code Lets Malicious Extensions Bypass Verified Status
A new study of integrated development environments (IDEs) like Microsoft Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio, IntelliJ IDEA, and Cursor has revealed weaknesses in how they handle the extension verification process, ultimately enabling attackers to execute malicious code on developer machines.
“We discovered that flawed verification checks in Visual Studio Code allow publishers to add functionality
“We discovered that flawed verification checks in Visual Studio Code allow publishers to add functionality
Esse Health says recent data breach affects over 263,000 patients
Esse Health, a healthcare provider based in St. Louis, Missouri, is notifying over 263,000 patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an April cyberattack. […]
Critical Microsens Product Flaws Allow Hackers to Go ‘From Zero to Hero’
CISA has informed organizations about critical authentication bypass and remote code execution vulnerabilities in Microsens NMP Web+.
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LevelBlue to Acquire Trustwave to Create Major MSSP
LevelBlue has announced plans to acquire Trustwave to create the largest pure-play managed security services provider (MSSP).
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Johnson Controls starts notifying people affected by 2023 breach
Building automation giant Johnson Controls is notifying individuals whose data was stolen in a massive ransomware attack that impacted the company’s operations worldwide in September 2023. […]