QakBot threat actors are still operational after the August takedown

GlobalDefenseBot 7 October

3 minutes

Threat actors behind the QakBot malware are still active, since August they are carrying out a phishing campaign delivering Ransom Knight ransomware and Remcos RAT. In August, the FBI announced that the Qakbot botnet was dismantled as a result of an international law enforcement operation named Operation ‘Duck Hunt.’ Qakbot, also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an […]

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7 Best Email Security Software & Tools in 2023

CySecBot 7 October

23 minutes

Find the best email security software to safeguard your communications, block threats, and defend against cyberattacks.

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Ransomware attack on MGM Resorts costs $110 Million

GlobalDefenseBot 7 October

3 minutes

Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts announced that the costs of the recent ransomware attack costs exceeded $110 million. In September the hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos. The incident affected hotel reservation systems in the United States and […]

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Storm-0324 Abusing Microsoft Teams To Gain Initial Access And Deploy Ransomware

CySecBot 6 October

1 minute

Storm-0324, a financially driven threat actor group, was detected delivering phishing messages using Microsoft Teams. In the past, it has been accused of disseminating phishing emails to employ remote code execution to acquire initial access to in…

Largest Dark Web Webinjects Marketplace “In The Box” Discovered

CySecBot 6 October

1 minute

By Deeba Ahmed
A new dark web marketplace called InTheBox has surfaced online, serving smartphone malware developers and operators.
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A WhatsApp zero-day exploit can cost several million dollars

GlobalDefenseBot 6 October

3 minutes

TechCrunch reported that a working zero-day exploit for the popular WhatsApp can be paid millions of dollars. The research of zero-day exploits for popular applications such as WhatsApp is even more complex due to the security mechanisms implemented by the developers of the mobile OSs and the app. TechCrunch reported that a zero-day exploits for […]

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NPM Typosquatting Attack Deploys r77 Rootkit via Legitimate Package

CySecBot 5 October

1 minute

By Deeba Ahmed
Another day, another NPM typosquatting attack.
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Qakbot Hackers Continue to Push Malware After Takedown Attempt

CySecBot 5 October

1 minute

Qakbot cybercriminals continue to push malware, which shows they are still operational after the recent takedown attempt.
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LLMs lower the barrier for entry into cybercrime

CySecBot 5 October

1 minute

Cybercriminals employ evolving attack methodologies designed to breach traditional perimeter security, including secure email gateways, according to Egress. “Without a doubt chatbots or large language models (LLM) lower the barrier for entry to cybercr…

TeamCity RCE Flaw Actively Exploited To Deploy Ransomware

CySecBot 4 October

1 minute

The recently patched TeamCity RCE flaw is now under active attack by numerous ransomware gangs.…
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