All posts in threat actors
25 May, 2023
China, cloud, Cybersecurity, Malware, Microsoft, North Korea, Ransomware, russia, Security, Security News, threat actors
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Image: pinkeyes/Adobe Stock Microsoft’s warning on Wednesday that the China-sponsored actor Volt Typhoon attacked U.S. infrastructure put a hard emphasis on presentations by cybersecurity and international affairs experts that a global war in cyberspace is pitting authoritarian regimes against democracies. Jump to: China’s commitment to cyberwarfare Microsoft’s notification pointed out . . . Read more
09 May, 2023
ai, artificial intelligence, biden, chatgpt, Cybersecurity, Malware, Meta, openai, Security, Security News, threat actors, White House
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Image: Shuo/Adobe Stock The White House, last week, released a statement about the use of artificial intelligence, including large language models like ChatGPT. The statement addressed concerns about AI being used to spread misinformation, biases and private data, and announced a meeting by Vice President Kamala Harris with leaders of . . . Read more

New studies by NCC Group and Barracuda Networks show threat actors are increasing ransomware exploits, with consumer goods and services receiving the brunt of attacks and a large percentage of victims being hit multiple times. Image: darkfoxelixir/Adobe Stock NCC Group’s Global Threat Intelligence team, in its monthly cybersecurity Threat Pulse, . . . Read more
08 Jan, 2021
barnes & noble, cyberattack, egregor, Encryption, FBI, Government, Malware, Ransomware, ransomware as a service, Security News, threat actors
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The agency said the malware has already compromised more than 150 organizations and provided insight into its ransomware-as-a-service behavior. The FBI has alerted companies in the private sector to a spate of attacks using the Egregor ransomware. The malware currently is raging a warpath across businesses worldwide and has already . . . Read more
06 Jan, 2021
apt, China, Cloud Security, cyber attack, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity an Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security, espionage, FBI, federal agencies, Government, Hacks, Malware, National Security Agency, orion, President Trump, russia, Security News, solarwinds, state sponsored attack, supply chain, threat actors, Vulnerabilities, Web Security
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The widespread compromise affecting key government agencies is ongoing, according to the U.S. government. The U.S. government has identified Russia as the “likely” culprit behind the widespread SolarWinds cyberattack that has so far affected multiple federal agencies and private-sector companies. Cyberespionage is cited as the motivation behind the attack, which . . . Read more
16 Dec, 2020
Android, Apple, Blackmail, email, google, Goontact, iOS, iPhone, KakaoTalk, Malware, Mobile Security, mobile threats, Privacy, Security News, sextortionist, Spyware, telegram, threat actors
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Goontact lures users of illicit sites through Telegram and other secure messaging apps and steals their information for future fraudulent use. New spyware is targeting iOS and Android frequenters of adult mobile sites by posing as a secure messaging application in yet another twist on sextortionist scams. The spyware, dubbed . . . Read more
02 Dec, 2020
Apple, google, Google Project Zero, ian beer, iOS, iPadOS, iPhone, ipod, memory corruption bug, Mobile Security, Radio, Security, Security News, threat actors, update, Vulnerabilities, Wireless
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Researcher Ian Beer from Google Project Zero took six months to figure out the radio-proximity exploit of a memory corruption bug that was patched in May. Details tied to a stunning iPhone vulnerability were disclosed by noted Google Project Zero researcher Ian Beer. Apple patched the vulnerability earlier this year. . . . Read more
01 Dec, 2020
Affable Kraut, Credential Theft, credit card skimmer, e-commerce, Hacks, magecart, online shopping, PayPal, postMessage, Security News, threat actors, twitter, Web Security
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New credit-card skimmer uses postMessage to make malicious process look authentic to victims to steal payment data. Just in time for a busy online holiday shopping season, the Magecart gang has come up with a new credit-card skimming technique for hijacking PayPal transactions during checkout. A security researcher who identifies . . . Read more
27 Nov, 2020
conference calls, COVID-19, Credential Theft, Hackers, online meetings, Phishing, Security News, Thanksgiving, TheAnalyst, threat actors, Uncategorized, zoom, ZoomBombing
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Threat actors already stole nearly 4,000 credentials before the holiday was even over, according to report. Millions of family and friends, forced to spend Thanksgiving socially distant, are being targeted by cybercriminals as they turn to video platforms like Zoom to virtually be together. In this ongoing attack, cybersecurity experts . . . Read more
19 Nov, 2020
apt, Attackers, China, Cicada, domain controller, Exploit, Government, Malware, Microsoft, Microsoft Active Directory, privilege escalation, Security News, threat actors, Vulnerability, zero day, zerologon
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Threat actors mount year-long campaign of espionage, exfiltrating data, stealing credentials and installing backdoors on victims’ networks. China-backed APT Cicada joins the list of threat actors leveraging the Microsoft Zerologon bug to stage attacks against their targets. In this case, victims are large and well-known Japanese organizations and their subsidiaries, . . . Read more