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China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks

China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks

Telecommunications and manufacturing sectors in Central and South Asian countries have emerged as the target of an ongoing campaign distributing a new variant of a known malware called PlugX (aka Korplug or SOGU). “The new variant’s features overlap with both the RainyDay and Turian backdoors, including abuse of the sameRead More »China-Linked PlugX and Bookworm Malware Attacks Target Asian Telecom and ASEAN Networks

Researchers Expose SVG and PureRAT Phishing Threats Targeting Ukraine and Vietnam

Researchers Expose SVG and PureRAT Phishing Threats Targeting Ukraine and Vietnam

A new campaign has been observed impersonating Ukrainian government agencies in phishing attacks to deliver CountLoader, which is then used to drop Amatera Stealer and PureMiner. “The phishing emails contain malicious Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files designed to trick recipients into opening harmful attachments,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Yurren WanRead More »Researchers Expose SVG and PureRAT Phishing Threats Targeting Ukraine and Vietnam

Interpol Says 260 Suspects in Online Romance Scams Have Been Arrested in Africa

The operation took place in July and August and focused on scams in which perpetrators build online romantic relationships to extract money from targets or blackmail them with explicit images, Interpol said. The post Interpol Says 260 Suspects in Online Romance Scams Have Been Arrested in Africa appeared first onRead More »Interpol Says 260 Suspects in Online Romance Scams Have Been Arrested in Africa

New COLDRIVER Malware Campaign Joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-Focused Cyberattacks

New COLDRIVER Malware Campaign Joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-Focused Cyberattacks

The Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as COLDRIVER has been attributed to a fresh round of ClickFix-style attacks designed to deliver two new “lightweight” malware families tracked as BAITSWITCH and SIMPLEFIX. Zscaler ThreatLabz, which detected the new multi-stage ClickFix campaign earlier this month, described BAITSWITCH as a downloaderRead More »New COLDRIVER Malware Campaign Joins BO Team and Bearlyfy in Russia-Focused Cyberattacks

Microsoft Reduces Israel’s Access to Cloud and AI Products Over Reports of Mass Surveillance in Gaza

Microsoft has disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its AI and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians. The post Microsoft Reduces Israel’s Access to Cloud and AI Products Over Reports of Mass SurveillanceRead More »Microsoft Reduces Israel’s Access to Cloud and AI Products Over Reports of Mass Surveillance in Gaza

Crash Tests for Security: Why BAS Is Proof of Defense, Not Assumptions

Crash Tests for Security: Why BAS Is Proof of Defense, Not Assumptions

Car makers don’t trust blueprints. They smash prototypes into walls. Again and again. In controlled conditions. Because design specs don’t prove survival. Crash tests do. They separate theory from reality. Cybersecurity is no different. Dashboards overflow with “critical” exposure alerts. Compliance reports tick every box.  But none of that provesRead More »Crash Tests for Security: Why BAS Is Proof of Defense, Not Assumptions

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