New BloodyStealer Trojan Steals Gamers’ Epic Games and Steam Accounts

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A new advanced trojan sold on Russian-speaking underground forums comes with capabilities to steal users’ accounts on popular online video game distribution services, including Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA Origin, underscoring a growing threat to the lucrative gaming market. …

Microsoft Warns of FoggyWeb Malware Targeting Active Directory FS Servers

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Microsoft on Monday revealed new malware deployed by the hacking group behind the SolarWinds supply chain attack last December to deliver additional payloads and steal sensitive information from Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) servers. The tech giant’s Threat Intelligence …

New Android Malware Steals Financial Data from 378 Banking and Wallet Apps

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The operators behind the BlackRock mobile malware have surfaced back with a new Android banking trojan called ERMAC that targets Poland and has its roots in the infamous Cerberus malware, according to the latest research. “The new trojan already has active distribution …

Russian Turla APT Group Deploying New Backdoor on Targeted Systems

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State-sponsored hackers affiliated with Russia are behind a new series of intrusions using a previously undocumented implant to compromise systems in the U.S., Germany, and Afghanistan. Cisco Talos attributed the attacks to the Turla advanced persistent threat (APT) group, coining the malware …

How Does DMARC Prevent Phishing?

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DMARC is a global standard for email authentication. It allows senders to verify that the email really comes from whom it claims to come from. This helps curb spam and phishing attacks, which are among the most prevalent cybercrimes of today. …

A New Jupyter Malware Version is Being Distributed via MSI Installers

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Cybersecurity researchers have charted the evolution of Jupyter, a .NET infostealer known for singling out healthcare and education sectors, which make it exceptional at defeating most endpoint security scanning solutions. The new delivery chain, spotted by Morphisec on September 8, underscores that …

SonicWall Issues Patches for a New Critical Flaw in SMA 100 Series Devices

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Network security company SonicWall has addressed a critical security vulnerability affecting its Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 series appliances that can permit remote, unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator access on targeted devices remotely. Tracked as CVE-2021-20034, the arbitrary file deletion flaw …

Urgent Chrome Update Released to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

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Google on Friday rolled out an emergency security patch to its Chrome web browser to address a security flaw that’s known to have an exploit in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2021-37973, the vulnerability has been described as use after free in Portals API, a …

A New APT Hacker Group Spying On Hotels and Governments Worldwide

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A new advanced persistent threat (APT) has been behind a string of attacks against hotels across the world, along with governments, international organizations, engineering companies, and law firms. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET codenamed the cyber espionage group FamousSparrow, which it said …

Cisco Releases Patches 3 New Critical Flaws Affecting IOS XE Software

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Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems has rolled out patches to address three critical security vulnerabilities in its IOS XE network operating system that remote attackers could potentially abuse to execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges and trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) …