Healthcare Industry Witnessed 45% Spike in Cyber Attacks Since Nov 20

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Cyberattacks targeting healthcare organizations have spiked by 45% since November 2020 as COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally. According to a new report published by Check Point Research today and …

Warning: Cross-Platform ElectroRAT Malware Targeting Cryptocurrency Users

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Cybersecurity researchers today revealed a wide-ranging scam targeting cryptocurrency users that began as early as January last year to distribute trojanized applications to install a previously undetected remote access tool …

Google Speech-to-Text API Can Help Attackers Easily Bypass Google reCAPTCHA

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A three-year-old attack technique to bypass Google’s audio reCAPTCHA by using its own Speech-to-Text API has been found to still work with 97% accuracy. Researcher Nikolai Tschacher disclosed his findings …

British Court Rejects U.S. Request to Extradite WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange

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A British court has rejected the U.S. government’s request to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to the country on charges pertaining to illegally obtaining and sharing classified material related to …

AutoHotkey-Based Password Stealer Targeting US, Canadian Banking Users

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Threat actors have been discovered distributing a new credential stealer written in AutoHotkey (AHK) scripting language as part of an ongoing campaign that started early 2020. Customers of financial institutions …

A New SolarWinds Flaw Likely Had Let Hackers Install SUPERNOVA Malware

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An authentication bypass vulnerability in the SolarWinds Orion software may have been leveraged by adversaries to deploy the SUPERNOVA malware in target environments. According to an advisory published yesterday by the CERT …