Enigma info-stealing malware targets the cryptocurrency industry

GlobalDefenseBot 14 February

3 minutes

Alleged Russian threat actors have been targeting cryptocurrency users in Eastern Europe with Enigma info-stealing malware. A malware campaign conducted by alleged Russian threat actors has been targeting users in Eastern European in the crypto industry. The attackers are sending out emails with fake job opportunities as bait in an attempt to trick victims into […]

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Typosquatting: Legit Abquery Package Duped with Malicious Aabquerys

CySecBot 14 February

1 minute

By Deeba Ahmed
Aabquerys use the typosquatting technique to encourage downloading malicious components, as it has been cleverly named to make it sound like the legitimate NPM module Abquery.
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Chinese Hackers Keep Targeting Group-IB Cybersecurity Firm

CySecBot 13 February

1 minute

By Deeba Ahmed
An APT group known as Tonto Team has tried targeting the Singapore-based Group-IB cybersecurity firm for the second time.
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Multiple 0-Day Attacks in The PyPI Packages Aimed to Steal Developer Credentials

CySecBot 13 February

1 minute

Recently, the FortiGuard Labs team made a groundbreaking discovery of several new zero-day attacks in the PyPI packages. The source of these attacks was traced back to a malware author known as “Core1337.” This individual had published a nu…

Trickbot Hacking Group Jointly Sanctioned By the US and Britain

CySecBot 13 February

1 minute

By Habiba Rashid
The Trickbot botnet was dismantled in 2019, but its use by ransomware gangs evolved over the years.
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Hackers Using Geotargeting Tools to Launch Attacks Targeting Specific Locations

CySecBot 13 February

1 minute

According to Avanan, a Check Point Software Company, hackers are employing geotargeting tools to tailor phishing attacks to certain regions. Geo Targetly is a legitimate online service that offers its own URL shortening service, similar to Bitly, calle…

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The Israel Institute of Technology Technion suffered a ransomware attack

GlobalDefenseBot 13 February

2 minutes

The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology was breached on Sunday by a new anti-Israel threat actor calling itself DarkBit. Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is Israel’s top technology research university and a leading center for cyber security education. A new anti-Israel threat actor calling itself DarkBit is claiming responsibility for the ransomware attack that breached the […]

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 406 by Pierluigi Paganini

GlobalDefenseBot 12 February

2 minutes

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. Clop ransomware claims the hack of 130 orgs using GoAnywhere MFT flaw CISA adds Fortra […]

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Clop ransomware claims the hack of 130 orgs using GoAnywhere MFT flaw

GlobalDefenseBot 11 February

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The Clop ransomware group claims to have breached over 130 organizations exploiting the GoAnywhere MFT zero-day. The Clop ransomware group claims to have stolen sensitive data from over 130 organizations by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-0669) in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool, BleepingComputer reported. Fortra immediately addressed the flaw with the release of […]

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Ransomware attack hit the City of Oakland

GlobalDefenseBot 11 February

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A ransomware attack hit the City of Oakland this week, forcing it to take all systems offline in response to the incident. The City of Oakland disclosed a ransomware attack, the security breach began on Wednesday night. In an abundance of caution, the City of Oakland has taken impacted systems offline, while they work to […]

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