Security researchers have uncovered the continuation and expansion of an Android mobile banking Trojan campaign targeting major Iranian banks. Initially discovered in July 2023, the campaign has not only persisted but has also evolved with enhanced capabilities, according to a new report by Zimperium malware analysts Aazim Bill SE Yaswant and Vishnu Pratapagiri. A prior
Scams, Cybercrime The holiday shopping season may be the time to splurge, but it’s a also favorite time of year for cybercriminals to target shoppers with phony deals, phishing scams and other threats Phil Muncaster 27 Nov 2023 • , 5 min. read The holiday shopping season is in full swing. It involves a seemingly
Nov 28, 2023The Hacker NewsData Security / Posture Management As cloud technology evolves, so does the challenge of securing sensitive data. In a world where data duplication and sprawl are common, organizations face increased risks of non-compliance and unauthorized data breaches. Sentra’s DSPM (Data Security Posture Management) emerges as a comprehensive solution, offering continuous discovery
Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that prompted the company to take down certain systems. The company made the announcement in a recent Form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated November 19 2023. A prominent player in the real estate and mortgage industry, FNF said it initiated an immediate
Nov 27, 2023NewsroomServer Security / Encryption A new study has demonstrated that it’s possible for passive network attackers to obtain private RSA host keys from a vulnerable SSH server by observing when naturally occurring computational faults that occur while the connection is being established. The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol is a method for securely transmitting
Security researchers have warned of triple-digit increase in the volume of phishing emails designed to trick shoppers, ahead of the Black Friday online sales bonanza which starts today. For the past few years, the Amazon-inspired event has signaled the unofficial start of the busy shopping season running through to the end of December. However, it
Nov 25, 2023NewsroomData Security / Vulnerability The maintainers of the open-source file-sharing software ownCloud have warned of three critical security flaws that could be exploited to disclose sensitive information and modify files. A brief description of the vulnerabilities is as follows – Disclosure of sensitive credentials and configuration in containerized deployments impacting graphapi versions from
Security researchers have found a way to bypass the popular Windows Hello fingerprint authentication technology, after discovering multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft’s Offensive Research and Security Engineering (MORSE) asked Blackwing Intelligence to evaluate the security of the top three fingerprint sensors embedded in laptops. The firm studied a Dell Inspiron 15, a Lenovo ThinkPad T14 and a Microsoft
Video ESET’s research team reveals details about the onboarding process of the Telekopye scam operation and the various methods that the fraudsters use to defraud people online 24 Nov 2023 How do aspiring fraudsters become members of a scam operation that helps them defraud people on online marketplaces? ESET researchers recently discovered and analyzed Telekopye,
Nov 25, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / Threat Intelligence An unspecified government entity in Afghanistan was targeted by a previously undocumented web shell called HrServ in what’s suspected to be an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack. The web shell, a dynamic-link library (DLL) named “hrserv.dll,” exhibits “sophisticated features such as custom encoding methods for client communication and
House sales and purchases across the UK have been disrupted by a cyber-attack affecting multiple conveyancing firms. CTS, a legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider, confirmed in a statement that it has experienced a service outage caused by a cyber-incident. The firm said the cyber-attack has impacted a portion of the services it delivers to
We recently published a blogpost about Telekopye, a Telegram bot that helps cybercriminals scam people in online marketplaces. Telekopye can craft phishing websites, emails, SMS messages, and more. In the first part, we wrote about technical details of Telekopye and hinted at hierarchical structure of its operational groups. In this second part, we focus on
Nov 24, 2023NewsroomThreat Analysis / Dark Web More details have emerged about a malicious Telegram bot called Telekopye that’s used by threat actors to pull off large-scale phishing scams. “Telekopye can craft phishing websites, emails, SMS messages, and more,” ESET security researcher Radek Jizba said in a new analysis. The threat actors behind the operation
The Akamai Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) has detected increased activity targeting a rarely used TCP port across its global honeypots. The investigation conducted in late October 2023 revealed a specific HTTP exploit path, identifying two zero-day exploits being actively leveraged in the wild. The first exploit targeted network video recorders (NVRs) used in CCTV
Digital Security AI-driven voice cloning can make things far too easy for scammers – I know because I’ve tested it so that you don’t have to learn about the risks the hard way. Jake Moore 22 Nov 2023 • , 6 min. read The recent theft of my voice brought me to a new fork in the
Nov 23, 2023NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage A new phishing attack has been observed leveraging a Russian-language Microsoft Word document to deliver malware capable of harvesting sensitive information from compromised Windows hosts. The activity has been attributed to a threat actor called Konni, which is assessed to share overlaps with a North Korean cluster tracked as
A critical vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, identified as CVE-2023-46604, has been exposed, revealing an active exploitation scenario by the notorious Kinsing malware. According to an advisory published by Trend Micro on Monday, the discovery underscores the implications for Linux systems, as the vulnerability allows for remote code execution (RCE) due to inadequate validation of throwable
Digital Security What happens when problems caused by autonomous vehicles are not the result of errors, but the result of purposeful attacks? 21 Nov 2023 • , 7 min. read Fleets of robotaxis hit the brakes, citing the need to “rebuild public trust”. This story had been brewing for a while. It seemed fairly inconsequential
Nov 22, 2023NewsroomAuthentication Security / Windows A new research has uncovered multiple vulnerabilities that could be exploited to bypass Windows Hello authentication on Dell Inspiron 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and Microsoft Surface Pro X laptops. The flaws were discovered by researchers at hardware and software product security and offensive research firm Blackwing Intelligence, who found
Security researchers have detected a Russian-language Word document carrying a malicious macro in the ongoing Konni campaign. Despite its September 2023 creation date, FortiGuard Labs’ internal telemetry revealed continued activity on the campaign’s command-and-control (C2) server. This long-running campaign utilizes a remote access Trojan (RAT) capable of extracting information and executing commands on compromised devices, employing
Nov 21, 2023NewsroomRansomware-as-a-service The ransomware strain known as Play is now being offered to other threat actors “as a service,” new evidence unearthed by Adlumin has revealed. “The unusual lack of even small variations between attacks suggests that they are being carried out by affiliates who have purchased the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) and are following step-by-step
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a Mitigation Guide specifically tailored for the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. The new guide outlines defensive mitigation strategies and best practices to counteract prevalent cyber-threats targeting critical infrastructure in the healthcare domain. The paper, published on Friday, emphasizes the importance of vulnerability management,
Nov 20, 2023NewsroomMalware / Network Security Threat actors are targeting the education, government and business services sectors with a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. “The delivery mechanisms for the NetSupport RAT encompass fraudulent updates, drive-by downloads, utilization of malware loaders (such as GHOSTPULSE), and various forms of phishing campaigns,” VMware Carbon Black researchers said
Royal Mail has revealed a multimillion-pound cost attached to a serious ransomware breach it suffered earlier this year. The British postal service company was hit by a LockBit affiliate, in an incident which caused “severe service disruption” for items sent abroad. It later transpired that the ransomware actors were demanding nearly $80m from the firm
Nov 18, 2023NewsroomCyber Attack / USB Worm Russian cyber espionage actors affiliated with the Federal Security Service (FSB) have been observed using a USB propagating worm called LitterDrifter in attacks targeting Ukrainian entities. Check Point, which detailed Gamaredon’s (aka Aqua Blizzard, Iron Tilden, Primitive Bear, Shuckworm, and Winterflounder) latest tactics, branded the group as engaging
The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released a detailed cybersecurity advisory on the sophisticated Scattered Spider threat group, urging critical infrastructure (CNI) firms to implement its mitigation recommendations. The group (also known as 0ktapus, Starfraud, UNC3944, Scatter Swine, Octo Tempest and Muddled Libra) is thought to be responsible for big-name
Video An attack against a port operator that ultimately hobbled some 40 percent of Australia’s import and export capacity highlights the kinds of supply chain shocks that a successful cyberattack can cause 17 Nov 2023 This week, one of Australia’s major port operators, DP World, had to pull the plug on its internet connection and
The threat actors behind the 8Base ransomware are leveraging a variant of the Phobos ransomware to conduct their financially motivated attacks. The findings come from Cisco Talos, which has recorded an increase in activity carried out by cybercriminals. “Most of the group’s Phobos variants are distributed by SmokeLoader, a backdoor trojan,” security researcher Guilherme Venere
involving the spoofing of luxury brands, including Louis Vuitton, Rolex, and Ray-Ban. The hackers craft enticing emails promising heavy discounts on these luxury products, with the email addresses manipulated to mimic the authenticity of the brands. Despite the appearance of legitimacy, a closer look reveals that the email origins have no connection to the actual
Social Media How much contact and personal information do you give away in your LinkedIn profile and who can see it? Here’s why less may be more. Daniel Cunha Barbosa 16 Nov 2023 • , 4 min. read Several friends recently asked me how cybercriminals could gain access to their contact data, especially their mobile
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