Threat actors with ties to Russia have been linked to a cyber espionage campaign aimed at organizations in Central Asia, East Asia, and Europe. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, which has… Read More »Russian Hackers Deploy HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY Malware Across Europe and Asia
Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced independent actions to tackle cybercrime and disrupt services that enable scams, fraud, and phishing attacks. To that end,… Read More »Microsoft, Meta, and DOJ Disrupt Global Cybercrime and Fraudulent Networks
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that impersonated popular artificial intelligence (AI) models like OpenAI ChatGPT and Anthropic Claude to deliver… Read More »PyPI Attack: ChatGPT, Claude Impersonators Deliver JarkaStealer via Python Libraries
The China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) actor known as Gelsemium has been observed using a new Linux backdoor dubbed WolfsBane as part of cyber attacks likely targeting East and Southeast… Read More »Chinese APT Gelsemium Targets Linux Systems with New WolfsBane Backdoor
As many as 2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices are estimated to have been compromised as part of a campaign abusing the newly disclosed security flaws that have come under active… Read More »Warning: Over 2,000 Palo Alto Networks Devices Hacked in Ongoing Attack Campaign
Privileged access management (PAM) plays a pivotal role in building a strong security strategy. PAM empowers you to significantly reduce cybersecurity risks, gain tighter control over privileged access, achieve regulatory… Read More »10 Most Impactful PAM Use Cases for Enhancing Organizational Security
As a relatively new security category, many security operators and executives I’ve met have asked us “What are these Automated Security Validation (ASV) tools?” We’ve covered that pretty extensively in… Read More »Cyber Story Time: The Boy Who Cried “Secure!”
Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are impersonating U.S.-based software and technology consulting businesses in order to further their financial objectives as part of… Read More »North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs
New research has uncovered more than 145,000 internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS) across 175 countries, with the U.S. alone accounting for over one-third of the total exposures. The analysis, which… Read More »Over 145,000 Industrial Control Systems Across 175 Countries Found Exposed Online
Five alleged members of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime crew have been indicted in the U.S. for targeting employees of companies across the country using social engineering techniques to harvest… Read More »5 Scattered Spider Gang Members Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Scheme