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Attacks
Kubernetes RBAC Exploited in Large-Scale Campaign for Cryptocurrency Mining
By: Apr 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananKubernetes / Cryptocurrency A large-scale attack campaign discovered in the wild has been exploiting Kubernetes (K8s)…
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Attacks
Iranian Government-Backed Hackers Targeting U.S. Energy and Transit Systems
By: Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / SCADA An Iranian government-backed actor known as Mint Sandstorm has been linked to…
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Attacks
U.S. and U.K. Warn of Russian Hackers Exploiting Cisco Router Flaws for Espionage
By: Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Cyber Espionage U.K. and U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of Russian…
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Threat Intelligence
Microsoft to Block Excel Add-ins to Stop Office Exploits
Microsoft plans to add a feature to Office Excel that will make it harder for cyberattackers to exploit the spreadsheet…
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Threat Intelligence
‘DragonSpark’ Malware: East Asian Cyberattackers Create an OSS Frankenstein
We imagine that the world’s most successful hackers write their own dangerous code and invest heavily in the technologies they…
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Attacks
Pakistani Hackers Use Linux Malware Poseidon to Target Indian Government Agencies
By: Apr 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananLinux / Malware The Pakistan-based advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Transparent Tribe used a…
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Attacks
Google Uncovers APT41’s Use of Open Source GC2 Tool to Target Media and Job Sites
By: Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cloud Security A Chinese nation-state group targeted an unnamed Taiwanese media organization to…
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Threat Intelligence
Pair of Galaxy App Store Bugs Offer Cyberattackers Mobile Device Access
The Galaxy App Store, the official mobile app store available on Samsung devices, has two vulnerabilities, which, if exploited, could allow…
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Threat Intelligence
Hunting Insider Threats on the Dark Web
Insider threats are a serious and growing problem. According to recent research, malicious employees contribute to 20% of incidents and…
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Attacks
New QBot Banking Trojan Campaign Hijacks Business Emails to Spread Malware
By: Apr 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananFinancial Security / Malware A new QBot malware campaign is leveraging hijacked business correspondence to trick…