May 25, 2023Ravie LakshmananGaming / Server Security A new botnet called Dark Frost has been observed launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the gaming industry. “The Dark Frost botnet, modeled after Gafgyt, QBot, Mirai, and other malware strains, has expanded to encompass hundreds of compromised devices,” Akamai security researcher Allen West said in a new
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by Paul Ducklin A PYTHON PERSPECTIVE VORTEX No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. You can listen to us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and anywhere that good podcasts are found. Or just drop the URL of our
ESET researchers reveal details about a prevalent cryptor, operating as a cryptor-as-a-service used by tens of malware families In this blogpost we examine the operation of AceCryptor, originally documented by Avast. This cryptor has been around since 2016 and because – throughout its existence – it has been used to pack tens of malware families,
North Korea threat actor Lazarus group is targeting Windows IIS web servers to launch espionage attacks, according to a new analysis by AhnLab Security Emergency response Center (ASEC). The researchers said the approach represents a variation on the dynamic-link library (DLL) side-loading technique, a tactic regularly utilized by the state-affiliated group. Here, they believe the
May 24, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Web Security At least eight websites associated with shipping, logistics, and financial services companies in Israel were targeted as part of a watering hole attack. Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company ClearSky attributed the attacks with low confidence to an Iranian threat actor tracked as Tortoiseshell, which is also called Crimson
by Paul Ducklin It’s taken more than five years for justice to be served in this case, but the cops and the courts got there in the end. The UK law enforcement office SEROCU, short for South East Regional Organised Crime Unit, this week reported the peculiar tale of one Ashley Liles, the literal Man
Nobody wants to spend their time dealing with the fallout of a security incident instead of building up their business Approximately one in seven people in Europe and the United States are self-employed, often realizing their dream to be in charge of their own destiny and having more freedom and control over their careers. But
Google has enhanced the security of its first-party Android applications by launching the Mobile Vulnerability Reward Program (Mobile VRP). The tech giant made the announcement on Twitter Monday, hours after publishing the new initiative. The Mobile VRP aims to encourage researchers and security experts to identify and report vulnerabilities in Google-developed or maintained Android apps.
May 23, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / APT Government and diplomatic entities in the Middle East and South Asia are the target of a new advanced persistent threat actor named GoldenJackal. Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, which has been keeping tabs on the group’s activities since mid-2020, characterized the adversary as both capable and stealthy. The targeting
by Paul Ducklin Public source code repositories, from Sourceforge to GitHub, from the Linux Kernel Archives to ReactOS.org, from PHP Packagist to the Python Package Index, better known as PyPI, are a fantastic source (sorry!) of free operating systems, applications, programming libraries, and developers’ toolkits that have done computer science and software engineering a world
Summary Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is Microsoft’s cloud-based identity and access management service, and it supports multiple authentication methods. The premium version of Azure AD also supports Conditional Access policies (CAPs) that grant or block access based on defined criteria, such as device compliance or user location. Azure AD stores the settings for the
ESET researchers discover AhRat – a new Android RAT based on AhMyth – that exfiltrates files and records audio ESET researchers have discovered a trojanized Android app that had been available on the Google Play store with over 50,000 installs. The app, named iRecorder – Screen Recorder, was initially uploaded to the store without malicious
China has banned products sold by US chipmaker giant Micron, citing cybersecurity concerns. The Cyberspace Administration of China announced the decision on May 21, 2023, following a cybersecurity review of Micron products sold in China that was initiated in March 2023. In the statement, the Chinese government said the review had flagged “serious cybersecurity problems”
May 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Privacy Facebook’s parent company Meta has been fined a record $1.3 billion by European Union data protection regulators for transferring the personal data of users in the region to the U.S. In a binding decision taken by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the social media giant has been
by Naked Security writer In November 2022, we wrote about a multi-country takedown against a Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS) system known as iSpoof. Although iSpoof advertised openly for business on a non-darkweb site, reachable with a regular browser via a non-onion domain name, and even though using its services might technically have been legal in your country
The CommonMagic malware implant has been associated with a previously unknown advanced persistent threat campaign linked to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict and relies on a new modular framework. Dubbed “CloudWizard,” the framework was discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky, who described it in an advisory published today. Leonid Bezvershenko, Georgy Kucherin and Igor Kuznetsov highlighted that sections
May 21, 2023Ravie LakshmananSoftware Security / Malware The maintainers of Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party software repository for the Python programming language, have temporarily disabled the ability for users to sign up and upload new packages until further notice. “The volume of malicious users and malicious projects being created on the index in
A vulnerability has been discovered in the KeePass password management software (v2.X), allowing an attacker to dump the master password from the program’s memory. The vulnerability (CVE-2023-32784) was discovered by security researcher Dominik Reichl and is expected to be resolved in the upcoming release of KeePass 2.54 in early June 2023. Reichl described the flaw
The identity of the second threat actor behind the Golden Chickens malware has been uncovered courtesy of a fatal operational security blunder, cybersecurity firm eSentire said. The individual in question, who lives in Bucharest, Romania, has been given the codename Jack. He is one of the two criminals operating an account on the Russian-language Exploit.in
Don’t download software from non-reputable websites and sketchy links – you might be in for more than you bargained for Chances are good that you have, at some point, searched for free stuff online, including software, movies, TV shows, or live streams of sports matches. But the truth is that this search for “free” may
Microsoft has released a new report warning companies about the alarming surge in business email compromise (BEC) attacks and the evolving tactics employed by cyber-criminals. The Cyber Signals report, titled “The Confidence Game,” provides a comprehensive analysis of the threat landscape from April 2022 to April 2023, suggesting the company’s systems currently detect and investigate an
May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananOnline Privacy / Tech News Google has announced plans to officially flip the switch on its twice-delayed Privacy Sandbox initiatives as it slowly works its way to deprecate support for third-party cookies in Chrome browser. To that end, the search and advertising giant said it intends to phase out third-party cookies for
by Paul Ducklin Remember that zipped-lipped but super-fast update that Apple pushed out three weeks ago, on 2023-05-01? That update was the very first in Apple’s newfangled Rapid Security Response process, whereby the company can push out critical patches for key system components without going through a full-size operating system update that takes you to
Before rushing to embrace the LLM-powered “hire”, make sure your organization has safeguards in place to avoid putting its business and customer data at risk Chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs) are not just the world’s new favorite pastime. The technology is increasingly being recruited to boost workers’ productivity and efficiency, and given its
China–Taiwan tensions have led to a significant increase in cyber-attacks targeting Taiwan, according to a new report by security experts at Trellix. In particular, the company spotted a surge in cyber-attacks aimed at Taiwanese industries, with the primary goal of deploying malware and stealing sensitive information. “Trellix has observed a surge in malicious emails targeted
A cybercrime enterprise known as Lemon Group is leveraging millions of pre-infected Android smartphones worldwide to carry out their malicious operations, posing significant supply chain risks. “The infection turns these devices into mobile proxies, tools for stealing and selling SMS messages, social media and online messaging accounts and monetization via advertisements and click fraud,” cybersecurity
by Paul Ducklin AN INSIDER ATTACK (WHERE THE PERP GOT CAUGHT) No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and outro music by Edith Mudge. You can listen to us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher and anywhere that good podcasts are found. Or just drop
A roundup of some of the handiest tools that security professionals can use to search for and monitor devices that are accessible from the internet Internet security is a constant concern for technology and cybersecurity professionals. With the ever-increasing number of online devices and services, it is important to have a clear and accurate view
Several new ways of effectively abusing Microsoft Teams via social engineering have been discovered by security researchers at Proofpoint. “[We] recently analyzed over 450 million malicious sessions, detected throughout the second half of 2022 and targeting Microsoft 365 cloud tenants,” reads a report published by the company earlier today. “According to our findings, Microsoft Teams is
May 17, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Mobile Security A hacking group dubbed OilAlpha with suspected ties to Yemen’s Houthi movement has been linked to a cyber espionage campaign targeting development, humanitarian, media, and non-governmental organizations in the Arabian peninsula. “OilAlpha used encrypted chat messengers like WhatsApp to launch social engineering attacks against its targets,” cybersecurity
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