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Threat Intelligence

Commercial Spyware Vendors Have a Copycat in Top Russian APT Commercial Spyware Vendors Have a Copycat in Top Russian APT

Russia's Midnight Blizzard infected Mongolian government websites to try to compromise the devices of visitors, using watering-hole tactics.

byDark Reading Staff

Aug 30, 2024

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2 Min Read

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Threat Intelligence

'Voldemort' Malware Curses Orgs Using Global Tax Authorities 'Voldemort' Malware Curses Orgs Using Global Tax Authorities

byNathan Eddy, Contributing Writer

Aug 30, 2024

3 Min Read

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Threat Intelligence

Cyber Insurance: A Few Security Technologies, a Big Difference in Premiums Cyber Insurance: A Few Security Technologies, a Big Difference in Premiums

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Aug 29, 2024

6 Min Read

Threat Intelligence

Iran's 'Fox Kitten' Group Aids Ransomware Attacks on US Targets Iran's 'Fox Kitten' Group Aids Ransomware Attacks on US Targets

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Aug 29, 2024

3 Min Read

Threat Intelligence

Brazilian Ad Fraud Network 'Camu' Hits 2B+ Daily Bid Requests Brazilian Ad Fraud Network 'Camu' Hits 2B+ Daily Bid Requests

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Aug 29, 2024

4 Min Read

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Threat Intelligence

Top Travel Sites Have Some First-Class Security Issues to Clean Up Top Travel Sites Have Some First-Class Security Issues to Clean Up

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Aug 29, 2024

4 Min Read

Threat Intelligence

Exploited: CISA Highlights Apache OFBiz Flaw After PoC Emerges

Exploited: CISA Highlights Apache OFBiz Flaw After PoC Emerges

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

WPS app on a smartphone screen

Vulnerabilities & Threats

South Korean APT Exploits 1-Click WPS Office Bug, Nabs Chinese Intel

South Korean APT Exploits 1-Click WPS Office Bug, Nabs Chinese Intel

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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ICS/OT Security

CCTV Zero-Day Exposes Critical Infrastructure to Mirai Botnet

CCTV Zero-Day Exposes Critical Infrastructure to Mirai Botnet

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Concept illustration showing person using a tablet with virtual warning about ransomware

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

BlackByte Targets ESXi Bug With Ransomware to Access Virtual Assets

BlackByte Targets ESXi Bug With Ransomware to Access Virtual Assets

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Attackers Exploit Critical Atlassian Confluence Flaw for Cryptojacking

Attackers Exploit Critical Atlassian Confluence Flaw for Cryptojacking

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Operator using virtual screen presses text: SCADA. Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition ( SCADA )

ICS/OT Security

Hitachi Energy Vulnerabilities Plague SCADA Power Systems

Hitachi Energy Vulnerabilities Plague SCADA Power Systems

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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ICS/OT Security

Manufacturing Sector Under Fire From Microsoft Credential Thieves

Manufacturing Sector Under Fire From Microsoft Credential Thieves

byDark Reading Staff

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

PoC Exploit for Zero-Click Vulnerability Made Available to the Masses

PoC Exploit for Zero-Click Vulnerability Made Available to the Masses

byDark Reading Staff

Vulnerabilities & Threats

Microsoft's Sway Serves as Launchpad for 'Quishing' Campaign

Microsoft's Sway Serves as Launchpad for 'Quishing' Campaign

byDark Reading Staff

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

China's Volt Typhoon Exploits Zero-Day in Versa's SD-WAN Director Servers

China's Volt Typhoon Exploits Zero-Day in Versa's SD-WAN Director Servers

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Threat Group 'Bling Libra' Pivots to Extortion for Cloud Attacks

Threat Group 'Bling Libra' Pivots to Extortion for Cloud Attacks

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Application Security

Hackers Use Rare Stealth Techniques to Down Asian Military, Gov't Orgs

Hackers Use Rare Stealth Techniques to Down Asian Military, Gov't Orgs

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Constantly Evolving MoonPeak RAT Linked to North Korean Spying

Constantly Evolving MoonPeak RAT Linked to North Korean Spying

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Liverpool Fans Take English Premier League Title for Ticket Scams

Liverpool Fans Take English Premier League Title for Ticket Scams

byDark Reading Staff

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Mobile Security

NFC Traffic Stealer Targets Android Users & Their Banking Info

NFC Traffic Stealer Targets Android Users & Their Banking Info

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

A woman, panicked, standing on an infected Macbook's keyboard

Threat Intelligence

Infostealers Waltz Through macOS to Grab Crypto Wallets, Browser Creds

Infostealers Waltz Through macOS to Grab Crypto Wallets, Browser Creds

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Google Chrome Update Fixes Flaw Exploited in the Wild

Google Chrome Update Fixes Flaw Exploited in the Wild

byDark Reading Staff

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Slack Patches AI Bug That Let Attackers Steal Data From Private Channels

Slack Patches AI Bug That Exposed Data in Private Channels

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Chinese Threat Actors Use MSI Files to Bypass Windows, VT Detection

Chinese Threat Actors Use MSI Files to Bypass Windows, VT Detection

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

'Styx Stealer' Blows Its Own Cover With Sloppy OpSec Mistake

'Styx Stealer' Blows Its Own Cover With Sloppy OpSec Mistake

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Taiwan University Under Fire From Unique DLL Backdoor

Taiwan University Under Fire From Unique DLL Backdoor

byDark Reading Staff

A TP-link wi-fi extender plugged into a wall socket

Chinese Wi-Fi Router Vendor Draws US Congressional Ire

Chinese Wi-Fi Router Vendor Draws US Congressional Ire

byDark Reading Staff

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Application Security

Azure Kubernetes Bug Lays Open Cluster Secrets

Azure Kubernetes Bug Lays Open Cluster Secrets

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

US Intelligence Blames Iran for Hack on Trump Campaign

US Intelligence Blames Iran for Hack on Trump Campaign

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

A trojan horse made up of yellow, pink, and red binary code in front of a background made of of blue and green symbols and equations

Threat Intelligence

IRGC-Linked Hackers Package Modular Malware in Monolithic Trojan

IRGC-Linked Hackers Package Modular Malware in Monolithic Trojan

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

A globe centered on Africa and Europe overlayed on top of a person's hand typing on a keyboard

Africa's Economies Feel Pain of Cybersecurity Deficit

Africa's Economies Feel Pain of Cybersecurity Deficit

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

MacBook Pro M3Pro 16-inch Apple with macOS Sonoma

Remote Workforce

Multiple Microsoft Apps for macOS Vulnerable to Library Injection Attacks

Multiple Microsoft Apps for macOS Vulnerable to Library Injection Attacks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Computer hacker wearing white mask stealing data from a laptop

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

National Public Data Confirms Massive Breach

National Public Data Confirms Massive Breach

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

A pile of 2024 red, white, and blue, election buttons

Remote Workforce

Are 2024 US Political Campaigns Prepared for the Coming Cyber Threats?

Are 2024 US Political Campaigns Prepared for the Coming Cyber Threats?

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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