New CapraRAT Android Malware Targets Indian Government and Military Personnel

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A politically motivated advanced persistent threat (APT) group has expanded its malware arsenal to include a new remote access trojan (RAT) in its espionage attacks aimed at Indian military and …

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwanese Financial Institutions with a new Stealthy Backdoor

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A Chinese advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been targeting Taiwanese financial institutions as part of a “persistent campaign” that lasted for at least 18 months. The intrusions, whose primary …

CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Actively Exploited Windows Vulnerability

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is urging federal agencies to secure their systems against an actively exploited security vulnerability in Windows that could be abused to gain …

Microsoft Uncovers New Details of Russian Hacking Campaign Targeting Ukraine

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Microsoft on Friday shared more of the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) adopted by the Russia-based Gamaredon hacking group to facilitate a barrage of cyber espionage attacks aimed at several …

Russian Gamaredon Hackers Targeted ‘Western Government Entity’ in Ukraine

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The Russia-linked Gamaredon hacking group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity operating in Ukraine last month amidst ongoing geopolitical tensions between the two countries. Palo Alto Networks’ Unit …

Another Israeli Firm, QuaDream, Caught Weaponizing iPhone Bug for Spyware

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A now-patched security vulnerability in Apple iOS that was previously found to be exploited by Israeli company NSO Group was also separately weaponized by a different surveillance vendor named QuaDream …

New SEO Poisoning Campaign Distributing Trojanized Versions of Popular Software

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An ongoing search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning attack campaign has been observed abusing trust in legitimate software utilities to trick users into downloading BATLOADER malware on compromised machines. “The threat …