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26 Apr

New Malware Toolset Used by Russian Cyberspies to Target NATO and EU Organizations

in Advanced Persistent Threats, Cyber Security, Cyberattacks, Cybersecurity
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Polish government officials have issued a warning that a cyberespionage group, believed to be linked to Russia's intelligence services, is targeting diplomatic and foreign ministries from NATO and EU member states. The group, known as APT29, Cozy Bear, and NOBELIUM, is believed to be part of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). This group was responsible for the 2020 supply chain attack against software company SolarWinds, which...

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10 Apr

The Growing Threat of Cybercrime Empowered by Stolen Credentials

in Cyber Security, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Malware, Ransomware
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Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to stolen credentials as a valuable commodity on the underground market. According to a report by cybersecurity firm Flashpoint, last year saw 4,518 data breaches reported, with attackers stealing or exposing 22.62 billion credentials and personal records. Over 60% of these were stolen from organizations in the information sector. Flashpoint's database of threat intelligence includes 575 million posts on illegal forums, 3.6...

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20 Feb

Financial Cybercriminals Deploy Ransomware and Clipper Malware

in Cyber Security, Cybersecurity, Ransomware
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A new financially motivated campaign that commenced in December 2022 has seen the unidentified threat actor behind it deploying a novel ransomware strain dubbed MortalKombat and a clipper malware known as Laplas.Cisco Talos said it "observed the actor scanning the internet for victim machines with an exposed remote desktop protocol (RDP) port 3389."The attacks, per the cybersecurity company,...

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18 Feb

The Rising Risks of Cryptocurrency Use: Exploring Enigma, Vector, and TgToxic

in Cyber Security, Cybersecurity
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Suspected Russian threat actors have been targeting Eastern European users in the crypto industry with fake job opportunities as bait to install information-stealing malware on compromised hosts.The attackers "use several highly obfuscated and under-development custom loaders in order to infect those involved in the cryptocurrency industry with Enigma stealer," Trend Micro researchers Aliakbar...

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Pakistan Targeted by Malicious Campaign from NewsPenguin Threat Actor
15 Feb

Pakistan Targeted by Malicious Campaign from NewsPenguin Threat Actor

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A previously unknown threat actor dubbed NewsPenguin has been linked to a phishing campaign targeting Pakistani entities by leveraging the upcoming international maritime expo as a lure. "The attacker sent out targeted phishing emails with a weaponized document attached that purports to be an exhibitor manual for PIMEC-23," the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team said.PIMEC, short for...

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