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The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has diversified its initial access vectors to incorporate software supply chain compromise and the use of stolen credentials, new research has revealed. “Data theft extortion or ransomware deployment following FIN7-attributed activity at multiple …

Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks.  The development was first reported by Bleeping Computer. The company, which was …

With the growth in digital transformation, the API management market is set to grow by more than 30%  by the year 2025 as more businesses build web APIs and consumers grow to rely on them for everything from mobile apps to customized …

A Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for singling out Japanese entities has been attributed to a new long-running espionage campaign targeting new geographies, suggesting a “widening” of the threat actor’s targeting. The widespread intrusions, which are believed …

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added the recently disclosed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Spring Framework, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog based on “evidence of active exploitation.” The critical severity flaw, assigned the identifier CVE-2022-22965 (CVSS …

An Android spyware application has been spotted masquerading as a “Process Manager” service to stealthily siphon sensitive information stored in the infected devices. Interestingly, the app — that has the package name “com.remote.app” — establishes contact with a remote command-and-control …

A previously undocumented “sophisticated” information-stealing malware named BlackGuard is being advertised for sale on Russian underground forums for a monthly subscription of $200. “BlackGuard has the capability to steal all types of information related to Crypto wallets, VPN, Messengers, FTP …

A group of academics from the University of Oxford and Armasuisse S+T has disclosed details of a new attack technique against the popular Combined Charging System (CCS) that could potentially disrupt the ability to charge electric vehicles at scale. Dubbed …

At least three different advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from across the world have launched spear-phishing campaigns in mid-March 2022 using the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war as a lure to distribute malware and steal sensitive information. The campaigns, undertaken by El …

A variant of the Mirai botnet called Beastmode has been observed adopting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in TOTOLINK routers between February and March 2022 to infect unpatched devices and expand its reach potentially. “The Beastmode (aka B3astmode) Mirai-based DDoS campaign has …