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 …

Police Arrest 21 WeLeakInfo Customers Who Bought Breached Personal Data

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21 people have been arrested across the UK as part of a nationwide cyber crackdown targeting customers of WeLeakInfo[.]com, a now-defunct online service that had been previously selling access to …

Attackers Abusing Citrix NetScaler Devices to Launch Amplified DDoS Attacks

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Citrix has issued an emergency advisory warning its customers of a security issue affecting its NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) devices that attackers are abusing to launch amplified distributed denial-of-service …

Microsoft Warns CrowdStrike of Hackers Targeting Azure Cloud Customers

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New evidence amidst the ongoing probe into the espionage campaign targeting SolarWinds has uncovered an unsuccessful attempt to compromise cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike and access the company’s email. The hacking endeavor was reported …

North Korean Hackers Trying to Steal COVID-19 Vaccine Research

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Threat actors such as the notorious Lazarus group are continuing to tap into the ongoing COVID-19 vaccine research to steal sensitive information to speed up their countries’ vaccine-development efforts. Cybersecurity …