Hackers Breach Mailchimp Email Marketing Firm to Launch Crypto Phishing Scams

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Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks.  …

Researchers Trace Widespread Espionage Attacks Back to Chinese ‘Cicada’ Hackers

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A Chinese state-backed advanced persistent threat (APT) group known for singling out Japanese entities has been attributed to a new long-running espionage campaign targeting new geographies, suggesting a “widening” of …

CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical Spring4Shell Vulnerability

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added the recently disclosed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting the Spring Framework, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog based on “evidence …

Researchers Uncover New Android Spyware With C2 Server Linked to Turla Hackers

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An Android spyware application has been spotted masquerading as a “Process Manager” service to stealthily siphon sensitive information stored in the infected devices. Interestingly, the app — that has the …

Experts Shed Light on BlackGuard Infostealer Malware Sold on Russian Hacking Forums

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A previously undocumented “sophisticated” information-stealing malware named BlackGuard is being advertised for sale on Russian underground forums for a monthly subscription of $200. “BlackGuard has the capability to steal all …

Brokenwire Hack Could Let Remote Attackers Disrupt Charging for Electric Vehicles

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A group of academics from the University of Oxford and Armasuisse S+T has disclosed details of a new attack technique against the popular Combined Charging System (CCS) that could potentially …

Multiple Hacker Groups Capitalizing on Ukraine Conflict for Distributing Malware

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At least three different advanced persistent threat (APT) groups from across the world have launched spear-phishing campaigns in mid-March 2022 using the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war as a lure to distribute …

Beastmode DDoS Botnet Exploiting New TOTOLINK Bugs to Enslave More Routers

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A variant of the Mirai botnet called Beastmode has been observed adopting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in TOTOLINK routers between February and March 2022 to infect unpatched devices and expand its …