Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Linux rootkit called PUMAKIT that comes with capabilities to escalate privileges, hide files and directories, and conceal itself from system tools, while simultaneously evading… Read More »New Linux Rootkit PUMAKIT Uses Advanced Stealth Techniques to Evade Detection
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the shutdown of an illicit marketplace called Rydox (“rydox.ru” and “rydox[.]cc”) for selling stolen personal information, access devices, and other tools… Read More »FBI Busts Rydox Marketplace with 7,600 PII Sales, Cryptocurrency Worth $225K Seized
The Russia-linked state-sponsored threat actor tracked as Gamaredon has been attributed to two new Android spyware tools called BoneSpy and PlainGnome, marking the first time the adversary has been discovered… Read More »Gamaredon Deploys Android Spyware “BoneSpy” and “PlainGnome” in Former Soviet States
Cybersecurity researchers are warning that thousands of servers hosting the Prometheus monitoring and alerting toolkit are at risk of information leakage and exposure to denial-of-service (DoS) as well as remote… Read More »Over 300K Prometheus Instances Exposed: Credentials and API Keys Leaking Online
SaaS services are one of the biggest drivers of OpEx (operating expenses) for modern businesses. With Gartner projecting $247.2 billion in global SaaS spending this year, it’s no wonder SaaS… Read More »SaaS Budget Planning Guide for IT Professionals
Details have emerged about a now-patched security vulnerability in Apple’s iOS and macOS that, if successfully exploited, could sidestep the Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework and result in unauthorized… Read More »Researchers Uncover Symlink Exploit Allowing TCC Bypass in iOS and macOS
Malicious actors are exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Hunk Companion plugin for WordPress to install other vulnerable plugins that could open the door to a variety of attacks. The… Read More »WordPress Hunk Companion Plugin Flaw Exploited to Silently Install Vulnerable Plugins
A global law enforcement operation has failed 27 stresser services that were used to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and took them offline as part of a multi-year international exercise… Read More »Europol Dismantles 27 DDoS Attack Platforms Across 15 Nations; Admins Arrested
The Russian nation-state actor tracked as Secret Blizzard has been observed leveraging malware associated with other threat actors to deploy a known backdoor called Kazuar on target devices located in… Read More »Secret Blizzard Deploys Kazuar Backdoor in Ukraine Using Amadey Malware-as-a-Service
A newly devised technique leverages a Windows accessibility framework called UI Automation (UIA) to perform a wide range of malicious activities without tipping off endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions.… Read More »New Malware Technique Could Exploit Windows UI Framework to Evade EDR Tools