Security News > 2023
The Chinese state-sponsored APT hacking group known as Volt Typhoon has been linked to a sophisticated botnet named 'KV-botnet' since at least 2022 to attack SOHO routers in high-value targets. Volt Typhoon commonly targets routers, firewalls, and VPN devices to proxy malicious traffic so it blends with legitimate traffic to remain undetected.
A new wave of BazarCall attacks uses Google Forms to generate and send payment receipts to victims, attempting to make the phishing attempt appear more legitimate. BazarCall, first documented in 2021, is a phishing attack utilizing an email resembling a payment notification or subscription confirmation to security software, computer support, streaming platforms, and other well-known brands.
French authorities arrested a Russian national in Paris for allegedly helping the Hive ransomware gang with laundering their victims' ransom payments. "New arrest in the Hive ransomware affair: after the international search in January to dismantle this network of hackers constituting a serious threat, the Judicial Police arrested in Paris an individual suspected of having laundered money from these cyber attacks," the French National Police said.
The LockBit ransomware operation is now recruiting affiliates and developers from the BlackCat/ALPHV and NoEscape after recent disruptions and exit scams. Last week, the NoEscape and the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation's Tor websites suddenly became inaccessible without warning.
CISA and partner cybersecurity agencies and intelligence services warned that the APT29 hacking group linked to Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service has been targeting unpatched TeamCity servers in widespread attacks since September 2023. Security researchers at nonprofit internet security outfit Shadowserver Foundation are tracking almost 800 unpatched TeamCity servers that are vulnerable to attacks.
Hackers are attempting to leverage a recently fixed critical vulnerability in Apache Struts that leads to remote code execution, in attacks that rely on publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code. Apache Struts is an open-source web application framework designed to streamline the development of Java EE web apps, offering a form-based interface and extensive integration capabilities.
Starting Dec. 13, developers can use Google AI Studio and Vertex AI to build applications with the Gemini Pro API, which allows access to Google's new generative AI model. Google's initial rollout of Gemini was limited to Google Bard and the Pixel 8 Pro, so Wednesday's general availability of Gemini for Google AI Studio and Vertex AI marks the first test of Gemini for enterprise developers.
Google announced the availability of Titan Security Keys with passkey support in mid-November 2023; the initial Titan Security Keys edition was used solely for multifactor authentication. Titan Security Keys can serve as a passkey to replace password entry.
The threat actors behind the BazaCall call back phishing attacks have been observed leveraging Google Forms to lend the scheme a veneer of credibility. The method is an "attempt to elevate the...
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