The Koske Linux malware shows how cybercriminals can use AI for payload development, persistence, and adaptivity.
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Woman gets 8 years for aiding North Koreans infiltrate 300 US firms
Christina Marie Chapman, a 50-year-old woman from Arizona, was sentenced to 102 months in prison after pleading guilty to her involvement in a scheme that enabled North Korean IT workers to infiltrate 309 U.S. companies. […]
Soco404 and Koske Malware Target Cloud Services with Cross-Platform Cryptomining Attacks
Threat hunters have disclosed two different malware campaigns that have targeted vulnerabilities and misconfigurations across cloud environments to deliver cryptocurrency miners.
The threat activity clusters have been codenamed Soco404 and Koske by cloud security firms Wiz and Aqua, respectively.
Soco404 “targets both Linux and Windows systems, deploying platform-specific malware,” Wiz
The threat activity clusters have been codenamed Soco404 and Koske by cloud security firms Wiz and Aqua, respectively.
Soco404 “targets both Linux and Windows systems, deploying platform-specific malware,” Wiz
Overcoming Risks from Chinese GenAI Tool Usage
A recent analysis of enterprise data suggests that generative AI tools developed in China are being used extensively by employees in the US and UK, often without oversight or approval from security teams. The study, conducted by Harmonic Security, also identifies hundreds of instances in which sensitive data was uploaded to platforms hosted in China, raising concerns over compliance, data
Microsoft lifts Windows 11 update block for Easy Anti-Cheat users
Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented some Easy Anti-Cheat users from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update because of a known issue that triggers restarts with blue screen of death (BSOD) errors. […]
UK Student Sentenced to Prison for Selling Phishing Kits
Ollie Holman was sentenced to prison for selling over 1,000 phishing kits that caused estimated losses of over $134 million.
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Chinese Spies Target Networking and Virtualization Flaws to Breach Isolated Environments
Chinese cyberespionage group Fire Ant is targeting virtualization and networking infrastructure to access isolated environments.
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No Patch for Flaw Exposing Hundreds of LG Cameras to Remote Hacking
LG Innotek LNV5110R security cameras are affected by a vulnerability that can be exploited for unauthenticated remote code execution.
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US Targets North Korea’s Illicit Funds: $15M Rewards Offered as American Woman Jailed in IT Worker Scam
Christina Chapman was sentenced to prison for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies and running a laptop farm for them.
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BlackSuit ransomware leak sites seized in Operation Checkmate
Law enforcement has seized the dark web leak sites of the BlackSuit ransomware operation, which has targeted and breached the networks of hundreds of organizations worldwide over the past several years. […]