​In the past 2 years, we have observed a significant surge in hacktivism activity due to ongoing wars and geopolitical conflicts in various regions. Since the war against Ukraine began,… Read More »A New Age of Hacktivism

​A recently open-sourced network mapping tool called SSH-Snake has been repurposed by threat actors to conduct malicious activities. “SSH-Snake is a self-modifying worm that leverages SSH credentials discovered on a compromised system… Read More »Cybercriminals Weaponizing Open-Source SSH-Snake Tool for Network Attacks

​Apple has announced a new post-quantum cryptographic protocol called PQ3 that it said will be integrated into iMessage to secure the messaging platform against future attacks arising from the threat of a… Read More »Apple Unveils PQ3 Protocol – Post-Quantum Encryption for iMessage

​The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has hit antivirus vendor Avast with a $16.5 million fine over charges that the firm sold users’ browsing data to advertisers after claiming its… Read More »FTC Slams Avast with $16.5 Million Fine for Selling Users’ Browsing Data

​Details have emerged about a now-patched high-severity security flaw in Apple’s Shortcuts app that could permit a shortcut to access sensitive information on the device without users’ consent. The vulnerability,… Read More »Researchers Detail Apple’s Recent Zero-Click Shortcuts Vulnerability

​Created by John Tuckner and the team at workflow and automation platform Tines, the SOC Automation Capability Matrix (SOC ACM) is a set of techniques designed to help security operations teams understand their… Read More »How to Use Tines’s SOC Automation Capability Matrix

​Microsoft has released an open access automation framework called PyRIT (short for Python Risk Identification Tool) to proactively identify risks in generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The red teaming tool is designed… Read More »Microsoft Releases PyRIT – A Red Teaming Tool for Generative AI

​A dormant package available on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository was updated nearly after two years to propagate an information stealer malware called Nova Sentinel. The package, named django-log-tracker, was… Read More »Dormant PyPI Package Compromised to Spread Nova Sentinel Malware

​Microsoft has expanded free logging capabilities to all U.S. federal agencies using Microsoft Purview Audit irrespective of the license tier, more than six months after a China-linked cyber espionage campaign… Read More »Microsoft Expands Free Logging Capabilities for all U.S. Federal Agencies

​LockBitSupp, the individual(s) behind the persona representing the LockBit ransomware service on cybercrime forums such as Exploit and XSS, “has engaged with law enforcement,” authorities said. The development comes following… Read More »Authorities Claim LockBit Admin “LockBitSupp” Has Engaged with Law Enforcement