Category: News

Attackers Use Public Exploits to Throttle Atlassian Confluence Flaw

The vulnerability remains unpatched on many versions of the collaboration tool and has potential to create a SolarWinds-type scenario.

Old Hacks Die Hard: Ransomware, Social Engineering Top Verizon DBIR Threats – Again

Deja-Vu data from this year’s DBIR report feels like we are stuck in the movie ‘Groundhog Day.’

Evil Corp Pivots LockBit to Dodge U.S. Sanctions

The cybercriminal group is distancing itself from its previous branding by shifting tactics and tools once again in an aim to continue to profit from its nefarious activity.

Cybercriminals Expand Attack Radius and Ransomware Pain Points

Melissa Bischoping, security researcher with Tanium and Infosec Insiders columnist, urges firms to consider the upstream and downstream impact of “triple extortion” ransomware attacks.

Scammers Target NFT Discord Channel

Hackers escalate phishing and scamming attacks to exploit popular Discord bot and persuade users to click on the malicious links.

International Authorities Take Down Flubot Malware Network

The info-stealing trojan used SMS messages and lifted contact credentials to spread with unprecedented speed across Android devices globally since December 2020.

Being prepared for adversarial attacks

There is no question that the level of threats facing today’s businesses continues to change on a daily basis. So what are the trends that CISOs need to be on…
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Microsoft Releases Workaround for ‘One-Click’ 0Day Under Active Attack

Threat actors already are exploiting vulnerability, dubbed ‘Follina’ and originally identified back in April, to target organizations in Russia and Tibet, researchers said.

EnemyBot Malware Targets Web Servers, CMS Tools and Android OS

Malware borrows generously from code used by other botnets such as Mirai, Qbot and Zbot.

ChromeLoader Browser Hijacker Provides Gateway to Bigger Threats

The malvertiser’s use of PowerShell could push it beyond its basic capabilities to spread ransomware, spyware or steal data from browser sessions, researchers warn.