Hackers Now Hiding ObliqueRAT Payload in Images to Evade Detection

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Cybercriminals are now deploying remote access Trojans (RATs) under the guise of seemingly innocuous images hosted on infected websites, once again highlighting how threat actors quickly change tactics when their attack methods are discovered and exposed publicly. New research released …

A $50,000 Bug Could’ve Allowed Hackers Access Any Microsoft Account

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Microsoft has awarded an independent security researcher $50,000 as part of its bug bounty program for reporting a flaw that could have allowed a malicious actor to hijack users’ accounts without their knowledge. Reported by Laxman Muthiyah, the vulnerability aims …

URGENT — 4 Actively Exploited 0-Day Flaws Found in Microsoft Exchange

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Microsoft has released emergency patches to address four previously undisclosed security flaws in Exchange Server that it says are being actively exploited by a new Chinese state-sponsored threat actor with the goal of perpetrating data theft. Describing the attacks as “limited and …

New Chrome 0-day Bug Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser ASAP!

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Exactly a month after patching an actively exploited zero-day flaw in Chrome, Google today rolled out fixes for yet another zero-day vulnerability in the world’s most popular web browser that it says is being abused in the wild. Chrome 89.0.4389.72, released by …

Researchers Unearth Links Between SunCrypt and QNAPCrypt Ransomware

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SunCrypt, a ransomware strain that went on to infect several targets last year, may be an updated version of the QNAPCrypt ransomware, which targeted Linux-based file storage systems, according to new research. “While the two ransomware [families] are operated by …

New ‘unc0ver’ Tool Can Jailbreak All iPhone Models Running iOS 11.0 – 14.3

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A popular jailbreaking tool called “unc0ver” has been updated to support iOS 14.3 and earlier releases, thereby making it possible to unlock almost every single iPhone model using a vulnerability that Apple in January disclosed was actively exploited in the …

Why do companies fail to stop breaches despite soaring IT security investment?

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Let’s first take a look back at 2020! Adding to the list of difficulties that surfaced last year, 2020 was also grim for personal data protection, as it has marked a new record number of leaked credentials and PI data. …

Gootkit RAT Using SEO to Distribute Malware Through Compromised Sites

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A framework notorious for delivering a banking Trojan has received a facelift to deploy a wider range of malware, including ransomware payloads. “The Gootkit malware family has been around more than half a decade – a mature Trojan with functionality centered around …

Chinese Hackers Targeted India’s Power Grid Amid Geopolitical Tensions

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Amid heightened border tensions between India and China, cybersecurity researchers have revealed a concerted campaign against India’s critical infrastructure, including the nation’s power grid, from Chinese state-sponsored groups. The attacks, which coincided with the standoff between the two nations in May 2020, …

SolarWinds Blames Intern for ‘solarwinds123’ Password Lapse

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As cybersecurity researchers continue to piece together the sprawling SolarWinds supply chain attack, top executives of the Texas-based software services firm blamed an intern for a critical password lapse that went unnoticed for several years.  The said password “solarwinds123” was originally …