Blog – Page 1702 – Cyber Mike

NetSupport RAT Infections on the Rise – Targeting Government and Business Sectors

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 in a report shared with The

How to boost Security with Self-Service Password Resets

Learn more from Specops Software about the benefits of self-service password resets and ways to accomplish this with on-premises Active Directory. […]

CISA Releases Cybersecurity Guidance for Healthcare, Public Health Organizations

New CISA guidance details cyber threats and risks to healthcare and public health organizations and recommends mitigations.

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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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