Microsoft has released emergency Windows out-of-band updates to resolve a known issue breaking reset and recovery operations after installing the August 2025 Windows security updates. […]
DOJ Charges 22-Year-Old for Running RapperBot Botnet Behind 370,000 DDoS Attacks
A 22-year-old man from the U.S. state of Oregon has been charged with allegedly developing and overseeing a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)-for-hire botnet called RapperBot.
Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, has been identified as the administrator of the service, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The botnet has been used to carry out large-scale DDoS-for-hire attacks targeting
Ethan Foltz of Eugene, Oregon, has been identified as the administrator of the service, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The botnet has been used to carry out large-scale DDoS-for-hire attacks targeting
PyPI now blocks domain resurrection attacks used for hijacking accounts
The Python Package Index (PyPI) has introduced new protections against domain resurrection attacks that enable hijacking accounts through password resets. […]
Okta open-sources catalog of Auth0 rules for threat detection
Okta has open-sourced ready-made Sigma-based queries for Auth0 customers to detect account takeovers, misconfigurations, and suspicious behavior in event logs. […]
Microsoft shares workaround for Teams “couldn’t connect” error
Microsoft is resolving a known issue that causes “couldn’t connect” errors when launching the Microsoft Teams desktop and web applications. […]
Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems
Threat actors are exploiting a nearly two-year-old security flaw in Apache ActiveMQ to gain persistent access to cloud Linux systems and deploy malware called DripDropper.
But in an unusual twist, the unknown attackers have been observed patching the exploited vulnerability after securing initial access to prevent further exploitation by other adversaries and evade detection, Red Canary said in
But in an unusual twist, the unknown attackers have been observed patching the exploited vulnerability after securing initial access to prevent further exploitation by other adversaries and evade detection, Red Canary said in
Elastic rejects claims of a zero-day RCE flaw in Defend EDR
Enterprise search and security company Elastic is rejecting reports of a zero-day vulnerability impacting its Defend endpoint detection and response (EDR) product. […]
OpenAI releases $4 ChatGPT plan, but it’s not available in the US for now
OpenAI has finally announced the GPT Go subscription, which costs just $4 in the US or INR 399 in India. […]
New GodRAT Trojan Targets Trading Firms Using Steganography and Gh0st RAT Code
Financial institutions like trading and brokerage firms are the target of a new campaign that delivers a previously unreported remote access trojan called GodRAT.
The malicious activity involves the “distribution of malicious .SCR (screen saver) files disguised as financial documents via Skype messenger,” Kaspersky researcher Saurabh Sharma said in a technical analysis published today.
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The malicious activity involves the “distribution of malicious .SCR (screen saver) files disguised as financial documents via Skype messenger,” Kaspersky researcher Saurabh Sharma said in a technical analysis published today.
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Pharma firm Inotiv says ransomware attack impacted operations
American pharmaceutical company Inotiv has disclosed that some of its systems and data have been encrypted in a ransomware attack, impacting the company’s business operations. […]