Microsoft Obtains Court Order to Take Down Domains Used to Target Ukraine

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Microsoft on Thursday disclosed that it obtained a court order to take control of seven domains used by APT28, a state-sponsored group operated by Russia’s military intelligence service, with the …

SharkBot Banking Trojan Resurfaces On Google Play Store Hidden Behind 7 New Apps

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As many as seven malicious Android apps discovered on the Google Play Store masqueraded as antivirus solutions to deploy a banking trojan called SharkBot. “SharkBot steals credentials and banking information,” …

VMware Releases Critical Patches for New Vulnerabilities Affecting Multiple Products

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VMware has released security updates to patch eight vulnerabilities spanning its products, some of which could be exploited to launch remote code execution attacks. Tracked from CVE-2022-22954 to CVE-2022-22961 (CVSS scores: 5.3 …

Germany Shuts Down Russian Hydra Darknet Market; Seizes $25 Million in Bitcoin

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Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office, the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), on Tuesday announced the official takedown of Hydra, the world’s largest illegal dark web marketplace that has cumulatively facilitated over $5 billion …

Battling Cybersecurity Risk: How to Start Somewhere, Right Now

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Between a series of recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents and the heightened geopolitical tensions, there’s rarely been a more dangerous cybersecurity environment. It’s a danger that affects every organization – automated …

FIN7 Hackers Leveraging Password Reuse and Software Supply Chain Attacks

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The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has diversified its initial access vectors to incorporate software supply chain compromise and the use of stolen credentials, new research has revealed. “Data …

Hackers Breach Mailchimp Email Marketing Firm to Launch Crypto Phishing Scams

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Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks.  …

Researchers Trace Widespread Espionage Attacks Back to Chinese ‘Cicada’ Hackers

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A Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for singling out Japanese entities has been attributed to a new long-running espionage campaign targeting new geographies, suggesting a “widening” of …