What Does It Take To Be a Cybersecurity Researcher?

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Behind the strategies and solutions needed to counter today’s cyber threats are—dedicated cybersecurity researchers. They spend their lives dissecting code and analyzing incident reports to discover how to stop the …

Alert — There’s A New Malware Out There Snatching Users’ Passwords

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A previously undocumented malware downloader has been spotted in the wild in phishing attacks to deploy credential stealers and other malicious payloads. Dubbed “Saint Bot,” the malware is said to …

Gigaset Android Update Server Hacked to Install Malware on Users’ Devices

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Gigaset has revealed a malware infection discovered in its Android devices was the result of a compromise of a server belonging to an external update service provider. Impacting older smartphone …

Researchers uncover a new Iranian malware used in recent cyberattacks

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An Iranian threat actor has unleashed a new cyberespionage campaign against a possible Lebanese target with a backdoor capable of exfiltrating sensitive information from compromised systems. Cybersecurity firm Check Point …

Hackers Exploit Unpatched VPNs to Install Ransomware on Industrial Targets

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Unpatched Fortinet VPN devices are being targeted in a series of attacks against industrial enterprises in Europe to deploy a new strain of ransomware called “Cring” inside corporate networks. At …