AI-Powered Sign-up Fraud Is Scaling Fast
The AI era means attackers are smarter, faster, and hitting you where you least expect it — your sign-up funnel.
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GOLD SALEM’s Warlock operation joins busy ransomware landscape
The emerging group demonstrates competent tradecraft using a familiar ransomware playbook and hints of ingenuity
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Chinese TA415 Uses VS Code Remote Tunnels to Spy on U.S. Economic Policy Experts
A China-aligned threat actor known as TA415 has been attributed to spear-phishing campaigns targeting the U.S. government, think tanks, and academic organizations utilizing U.S.-China economic-themed lures. “In this activity, the group masqueraded as the current Chair of the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), as well…
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Raven Stealer Scavenges Chromium Data via Telegram
The new lightweight stealer, distributed via underground forums and cracked software, demonstrates an important evolution in the stealth of commodity infostealing malware.
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From Quantum Hacks to AI Defenses – Expert Guide to Building Unbreakable Cyber Resilience
Quantum computing and AI working together will bring incredible opportunities. Together, the technologies will help us extend innovation further and faster than ever before. But, imagine the flip side, waking up to news that hackers have used a quantum computer to crack your company’s encryption overnight, exposing your most sensitive data, rendering much of it…
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Rethinking AI Data Security: A Buyer’s Guide
Generative AI has gone from a curiosity to a cornerstone of enterprise productivity in just a few short years. From copilots embedded in office suites to dedicated large language model (LLM) platforms, employees now rely on these tools to code, analyze, draft, and decide. But for CISOs and security architects, the very speed of adoption…
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Scattered Spider Resurfaces With Financial Sector Attacks Despite Retirement Claims
Cybersecurity researchers have tied a fresh round of cyber attacks targeting financial services to the notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider, casting doubt on their claims of going “dark.” Threat intelligence firm ReliaQuest said it has observed indications that the threat actor has shifted their focus to the financial sector. This is supported by…
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DOJ Resentences BreachForums Founder to 3 Years for Cybercrime and Possession of CSAM
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday resentenced the former administrator of BreachForums to three years in prison in connection with his role in running the cybercrime forum and possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Conor Brian Fitzpatrick (aka Pompompurin), 22, of Peekskill, New York, pleaded guilty to one count of access device conspiracy,…
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APT 41 – Indictments of Nation State Actors Involved in a Global Hacking Campaign
This week, the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) indicted five Chinese nationals for hacking into the networks of over 100 companies in a global cyber crime campaign. According to the press release, the industries attacked included software development companies, computer hardware manufacturers, telecommunications providers, social media companies, video game companies, non-profit organizations, universities, think…
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SigRed: CVE-2020-1350 Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
The Microsoft Patch Tuesday release for July 14, 2020 contains (123) reported disclosures. This month’s release has one critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server (CVE-2020-1350) that allows for remote code execution by an unauthenticated attacker. It also has been confirmed by Microsoft to be wormable; devoid of user interaction. What are the specifics of the…