SmokeLoader – A Modular Malware With Range Of Capabilities

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Hackers misuse malware for diverse illicit intentions, including data theft, disrupting systems, espionage, or distortion for unethical monetary benefits. Besides this malware is also helpful in conducting cyber warfare or …

Hackers Abuse Windows Search Functionality To Deploy Malware

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Hackers use Windows Search’s vulnerability to penetrate different layers and rooms in the client’s systems and execute unauthorized code by using bugs in the search functionality itself.  This enables them …

Kulicke & Soffa Data Breach – 12 Million Files Leaked

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Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (K&S), a leading semiconductor packaging and electronic assembly solutions provider, has disclosed a data breach that has compromised approximately 12 million files. Initially detected on …

FortiOS Vulnerability Let Attackers to Execute Unauthorized Commands

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Fortinet has disclosed multiple stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-23110) in FortiOS’s command line interpreter. These vulnerabilities could allow authenticated attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands. Gwendal Guégniaud of the …

Authorities Arrest Encryption Specialist Behind Conti & LockBit Ransomware

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Ukrainian cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old man from Kyiv, identified as a key figure in the development of cryptors used by the notorious Conti and LockBit ransomware groups. Authorities …

Microsoft Security Update : RCE, Privilege Escalation Flaws Patched

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The June 2024 Patch Tuesday update from Microsoft addressed almost 49 vulnerabilities in its products and 9 vulnerabilities in non-Microsoft products.  The update includes a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Message …

Black Basta Actors Exploited Windows Zero-day Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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The Cardinal cybercrime group (aka Storm-1811, UNC4393), which operates the Black Basta ransomware, may have been exploiting a recently patched Windows privilege escalation vulnerability as a zero-day. CVE-2024-26169: The Vulnerability …