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DarkGate and PikaBot Malware Resurrect QakBot’s Tactics in New Phishing Attacks

Phishing campaigns delivering malware families such as DarkGate and PikaBot are following the same tactics previously used in attacks leveraging the now-defunct QakBot trojan.
“These include hijacked email threads as the initial infection, URLs with unique patterns that limit user access, and an infection chain nearly identical to what we have seen with QakBot delivery,” Cofense said in a report

Product Walkthrough: Silverfort’s Unified Identity Protection Platform

In this article, we will provide a brief overview of Silverfort’s platform, the first (and currently only) unified identity protection platform on the market. Silverfort’s patented technology aims to protect organizations from identity-based attacks by integrating with existing identity and access management solutions, such as AD (Active Directory) and cloud-based services, and extending secure

Lumma Stealer malware now uses trigonometry to evade detection

The Lumma information-stealing malware is now using an interesting tactic to evade detection by security software – the measuring of mouse movements using trigonometry to determine if the malware is running on a real machine or an antivirus sandbox. […]

Morgan Stanley Fined $6.5 Million for Exposing Customer Information

Morgan Stanley agrees to pay $6.5 million for exposing personal information through negligent data-security practices.

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Microsoft Hires Sam Altman and OpenAI’s New CEO Vows to Investigate His Firing

Microsoft hired Sam Altman and another architect of OpenAI for a new venture after their sudden departures shocked the artificial intelligence world.

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Johnson Controls Patches Critical Vulnerability in Industrial Refrigeration Products

Johnson Controls has patched a critical vulnerability that can be exploited to take complete control of Frick industrial refrigeration products.

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5 Steps to Assessing Risk Profiles of Third-Party SSE Platforms

It’s crucial to thoroughly assess the risk profiles of various SSE platforms and weigh their suitability against their organization’s risk tolerance before adopting SSE.

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Yamaha Motor Confirms Data Breach Following Ransomware Attack

Yamaha Motor discloses ransomware attack impacting the personal information of its Philippines subsidiary’s employees.

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Russia’s LitterDrifter USB Worm Spreads Beyond Ukraine

Gamaredon’s self-propagating LitterDrifter USB worm spreads from Ukraine to the US and other countries.

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Why Defenders Should Embrace a Hacker Mindset

Today’s security leaders must manage a constantly evolving attack surface and a dynamic threat environment due to interconnected devices, cloud services, IoT technologies, and hybrid work environments. Adversaries are constantly introducing new attack techniques, and not all companies have internal Red Teams or unlimited security resources to stay on top of the latest threats. On top of that,

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