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 …

Cybersecurity Firm Group-IB’s CEO Arrested Over Treason Charges in Russia

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Russian authorities on Wednesday arrested and detained Ilya Sachkov, the founder of cybersecurity firm Group-IB, for two months in Moscow on charges of state treason following a search of its office on …

Facebook Releases New Tool That Finds Security and Privacy Bugs in Android Apps

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Facebook on Wednesday announced it’s open-sourcing Mariana Trench, an Android-focused static analysis platform the company uses to detect and prevent security and privacy bugs in applications created for the mobile operating …

Beware! This Android Trojan Stole Millions of Dollars from Over 10 Million Users

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A newly discovered “aggressive” mobile campaign has infected north of 10 million users from over 70 countries via seemingly innocuous Android apps that subscribe the individuals to premium services costing …

Hackers Targeting Brazil’s PIX Payment System to Drain Users’ Bank Accounts

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Two newly discovered malicious Android applications on Google Play Store have been used to target users of Brazil’s instant payment ecosystem in a likely attempt to lure victims into fraudulently …

New FinSpy Malware Variant Infects Windows Systems With UEFI Bootkit

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Commercially developed FinFisher surveillanceware has been upgraded to infect Windows devices using a UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) bootkit that leverages a trojanized Windows Boot Manager, marking a shift in infection vectors …