LuckyMouse Hackers Target Banks, Companies and Governments in 2020

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An adversary known for its watering hole attacks against government entities has been linked to a slew of newly detected intrusions targeting various organizations in Central Asia and the Middle East. The …

Chinese Hackers Attacking Military Organizations With New Backdoor

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Bad actors with suspected ties to China have been behind a wide-ranging cyberespionage campaign targeting military organizations in Southeast Asia for nearly two years, according to new research. Attributing the …

Researchers Uncover Stealthy Linux Malware That Went Undetected for 3 Years

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A previously undocumented Linux malware with backdoor capabilities has managed to stay under the radar for about three years, allowing the threat actor behind the operation to harvest and exfiltrate …

Cybercriminals Widely Abusing Excel 4.0 Macro to Distribute Malware

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Threat actors are increasingly adopting Excel 4.0 documents as an initial stage vector to distribute malware such as ZLoader and Quakbot, according to new research. The findings come from an analysis of 160,000 Excel …

F5 BIG-IP Found Vulnerable to Kerberos KDC Spoofing Vulnerability

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Cybersecurity researchers on Wednesday disclosed a new bypass vulnerability (CVE-2021-23008) in the Kerberos Key Distribution Center (KDC) security feature impacting F5 Big-IP application delivery services. “The KDC Spoofing vulnerability allows …

Attention! FluBot Android Banking Malware Spreads Quickly Across Europe

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Attention, Android users! A banking malware capable of stealing sensitive information is “spreading rapidly” across Europe, with the U.S. likely to be the next target. According to a new analysis …

Hackers Threaten to Leak D.C. Police Informants’ Info If Ransom Is Not Paid

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The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of the District of Columbia has become the latest high-profile government agency to fall victim to a ransomware attack. The Babuk Locker gang claimed in …

Cybersecurity Webinar: Understanding the 2020 MITRE ATT&CK Results

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The release of MITRE Engenuity’s Carbanak+Fin7 ATT&CK evaluations every year is a benchmark for the cybersecurity industry. The organization’s tests measure how well security vendors can detect and respond to …