U.S. Charges 4 Russian Govt. Employees Over Hacking Critical Infrastructure Worldwide

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The U.S. government on Thursday released a cybersecurity advisory outlining multiple intrusion campaigns conducted by state-sponsored Russian cyber actors from 2011 to 2018 that targeted the energy sector in the …

Google Issues Urgent Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

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Google on Friday shipped an out-of-band security update to address a high severity vulnerability in its Chrome browser that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2022-1096, …

Chinese APT Hackers Targeting Betting Companies in Southeast Asia

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A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat (APT) has been linked to a new campaign targeting gambling-related companies in South East Asia, particularly Taiwan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong. Cybersecurity firm Avast …

North Korean Hackers Exploited Chrome Zero-Day to Target Fintech, IT, and Media Firms

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Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) on Thursday disclosed that it acted to mitigate threats from two distinct government-backed attacker groups based in North Korea that exploited a recently-uncovered remote code …

Experts Uncover Campaign Stealing Cryptocurrency from Android and iPhone Users

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Researchers have blown the lid off a sophisticated malicious scheme primarily targeting Chinese users via copycat apps on Android and iOS that mimic legitimate digital wallet services to siphon cryptocurrency …

VMware Issues Patches for Critical Flaws Affecting Carbon Black App Control

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VMware on Wednesday released software updates to plug two critical security vulnerabilities affecting its Carbon Black App Control platform that could be abused by a malicious actor to execute arbitrary code …