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Hands-on threat simulations: empower cybersecurity teams to confidently combat threats

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Hands-on threat simulations: empower cybersecurity teams to confidently combat threats 25/09/2023 at 08:05 By Help Net Security Security processes are increasingly automated which has led some businesses to deprioritize developing their security teams’ defense skills. While antivirus and non-human generated threat detections efficiently identify vulnerabilities, they cannot detect every single threat. With the rising number […]

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Balancing cybersecurity with convenience and progress

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Balancing cybersecurity with convenience and progress 25/09/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Changing approaches to cybersecurity have led to slow but steady progress in defense and protection. Still, competing interests create a growing challenge for cybersecurity decision makers and practitioners, according to CompTIA. The state of cybersecurity Most business and technology professionals feel that

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Current ransomware defenses efforts are not working

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Current ransomware defenses efforts are not working 25/09/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Despite some positive developments, the impact of ransomware attacks remains high, according to SpyCloud. Infostealer infections preceded 22% of ransomware events for North American and European ransomware victim companies in 2023 – with common infostealers such as Raccoon, Vidar, and Redline

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Telecom firms hit with novel backdoors disguised as security software

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Telecom firms hit with novel backdoors disguised as security software 21/09/2023 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz Researchers have unearthed new backdoors leveraged to maintain long-term access in the networks of telecom firms in the Middle East. HTTPSnoop and PipeSnoop – as the two implants have been dubbed by Cisco Talos researchers – have been disguised

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Fake WinRAR PoC spread VenomRAT malware

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Fake WinRAR PoC spread VenomRAT malware 21/09/2023 at 13:01 By Helga Labus An unknown threat actor has released a fake proof of concept (PoC) exploit for CVE-2023-4047, a recently fixed remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in WinRAR, to spread the VenomRAT malware. The fake WinRAR PoC On August 17, 2023, Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative

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Indian Taxpayers face a Multifaceted Threat with Drinik Malware’s Return

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Indian Taxpayers face a Multifaceted Threat with Drinik Malware’s Return 20/09/2023 at 15:03 By cybleinc Cyble analyses the latest version of the Drinik malware, featuring newly added functionalities targeting Indian taxpayers. The post Indian Taxpayers face a Multifaceted Threat with Drinik Malware’s Return appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View

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Emerging Threat: Understanding the PySilon Discord RAT’s Versatile Features

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Emerging Threat: Understanding the PySilon Discord RAT’s Versatile Features 18/09/2023 at 18:09 By cybleinc Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs analyzes the Emerging PySilon Discord RAT and Explores its Versatile functionalities. The post Emerging Threat: Understanding the PySilon Discord RAT’s Versatile Features appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source

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Industrial cybersecurity giant Dragos rakes in new funding, sets sights on global expansion

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Industrial cybersecurity giant Dragos rakes in new funding, sets sights on global expansion 18/09/2023 at 12:32 By Mirko Zorz Today, Dragos revealed that it has secured a $74 million Series D extension funding round, spearheaded by the strategic operating and investment firm WestCap. The funding extension comes when global governments and infrastructure providers increasingly acknowledge

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Tatar-Language Users in the Crosshairs of Python Screenshotter

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Tatar-Language Users in the Crosshairs of Python Screenshotter 14/09/2023 at 20:17 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways • Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) came across Python malware capturing screenshots and sending them over FTP to remote attackers.• Proofpoint has observed similar campaigns in the recent past targeting the United States and Germany, with the perpetrator tracked

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Android Users in South Korea targeted by spyware linked to Chinese Threat Actor

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Android Users in South Korea targeted by spyware linked to Chinese Threat Actor 14/09/2023 at 20:17 By rohansinhacyblecom Key Takeaways Overview Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) identified a new Android Spyware campaign using VirusTotal intelligence. The campaign has been conducted by a China-linked Threat Actor specifically targeting Android users in South Korea since the

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New Remo Android Banking Trojan Targets Over 50 Banking Applications And Crypto Wallets

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New Remo Android Banking Trojan Targets Over 50 Banking Applications And Crypto Wallets 14/09/2023 at 20:17 By dakshsharma16 CRIL analyzes a newly discovered Remo Android Banking Trojan targeting over 50 banking and cryptocurrency wallet applications from Indonesia, Vietnam, and Thailand. The post New Remo Android Banking Trojan Targets Over 50 Banking Applications And Crypto Wallets

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MetaStealer malware is targeting enterprise macOS users

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MetaStealer malware is targeting enterprise macOS users 13/09/2023 at 14:32 By Helga Labus Enterprise macOS users are being targeted by attackers slinging new information-stealing malware dubbed MetaStealer. The MetaStealer malware MetaStealer is delivered within malicious disk image format (.dmg) files. The names of the files – such as Advertising terms of reference (MacOS presentation).dmg and

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The rise and evolution of supply chain attacks

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The rise and evolution of supply chain attacks 13/09/2023 at 07:03 By Help Net Security A supply chain attack is a cyberattack that focuses on a third-party supplier providing essential services or software to the supply chain. In this Help Net Security video, Dick O’Brien, Principal Intelligence Analyst in the Symantec Threat Hunter team, discusses

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Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware

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Microsoft Teams users targeted in phishing attack delivering DarkGate malware 11/09/2023 at 13:31 By Helga Labus A new phishing campaign taking advantage of an easily exploitable issue in Microsoft Teams to deliver malware has been flagged by researchers. Delivering malware to Microsoft Teams users Late last month, Truesec researchers spotted two compromised Microsoft 365 accounts

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Email forwarding flaws enable attackers to impersonate high-profile domains

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Email forwarding flaws enable attackers to impersonate high-profile domains 11/09/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Sending an email with a forged address is easier than previously thought, due to flaws in the process that allows email forwarding, according to a research team led by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. The

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Best practices for implementing a proper backup strategy

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Best practices for implementing a proper backup strategy 08/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Implementing a robust backup strategy for safeguarding crucial business data is more essential than ever. Without such a plan, organizations risk paying ransoms and incurring expenses related to investigations and lost productivity. In this Help Net Security video, David Boland,

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MacOS malware has a new trick up its sleeve

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MacOS malware has a new trick up its sleeve 07/09/2023 at 15:02 By Helga Labus A newer version of the Atomic Stealer macOS malware has a new trick that allows it to bypass the operating system’s Gatekeeper, Malwarebytes researchers have discovered. Mac malware delivered through Google ads The malware, which was first advertised in April

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Old vulnerabilities are still a big problem

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Old vulnerabilities are still a big problem 06/09/2023 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz A recently flagged phishing campaign aimed at delivering the Agent Tesla RAT to unsuspecting users takes advantage of old vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that allow remote code execution. “Despite fixes for CVE-2017-11882/CVE-2018-0802 being released by Microsoft in November, 2017 and January, 2018,

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Connected cars and cybercrime: A primer

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Connected cars and cybercrime: A primer 05/09/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Original equipment suppliers (OEMs) and their suppliers who are weighing how to invest their budgets might be inclined to slow pedal investment in addressing cyberthreats. To date, the attacks that they have encountered have remained relatively unsophisticated and not especially harmful. Analysis

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