A New APT Hacking Group Targeting Fuel, Energy, and Aviation Industries

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A previously undocumented threat actor has been identified as behind a string of attacks targeting fuel, energy, and aviation production industries in Russia, the U.S., India, Nepal, Taiwan, and Japan …

The Shortfalls of Mean Time Metrics in Cybersecurity

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Security teams at mid-sized organizations are constantly faced with the question of “what does success look like?”. At ActZero, their continued data-driven approach to cybersecurity invites them to grapple daily …

Beware of Fake Amnesty International Antivirus for Pegasus that Hacks PCs with Malware

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In yet another indicator of how hacking groups are quick to capitalize on world events and improvise their attack campaigns for maximum impact, threat actors have been discovered impersonating Amnesty …

New Azure AD Bug Lets Hackers Brute-Force Passwords Without Getting Caught

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Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed an unpatched security vulnerability in the protocol used by Microsoft Azure Active Directory that potential adversaries could abuse to stage undetected brute-force attacks. “This flaw allows …

New Tomiris Backdoor Found Linked to Hackers Behind SolarWinds Cyberattack

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Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday disclosed a previously undocumented backdoor likely designed and developed by the Nobelium advanced persistent threat (APT) behind last year’s SolarWinds supply chain attack, joining the threat actor’s …