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FIN7 Cybercrime Group Targeting U.S. Auto Industry with Carbanak Backdoor
2024-04-18 13:58

The infamous cybercrime syndicate known as FIN7 has been linked to a spear-phishing campaign targeting the U.S. automotive industry to deliver a known backdoor called Carbanak (aka Anunak). "FIN7...

EU tells Meta it can't paywall privacy
2024-04-18 12:19

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Ivanti patches critical Avalanche flaw exploitable via a simple message (CVE-2024-29204)
2024-04-18 11:59

The newest version of Ivanti Avalanche - the company's enterprise mobile device management solution - carries fixes for 27 vulnerabilities, two of which are critical and may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Windows system. Both critical vulnerabilities are heap overflow bugs: CVE-2024-29204 is in the WLAvalancheService, and CVE-2024-24996 in the WLInfoRailService component of Ivanti Avalanche before v6.4.3, and may allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable systems.

TechRepublic’s Review Methodology for Password Managers
2024-04-18 11:46

Below is a breakdown of how we review password managers. Pricing accounts for 25% of our total score for password managers.

Recover from Ransomware in 5 Minutes—We will Teach You How!
2024-04-18 11:17

Super Low RPO with Continuous Data Protection:Dial Back to Just Seconds Before an Attack Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, can help you detect and recover from ransomware in near...

Other Attempts to Take Over Open Source Projects
2024-04-18 11:06

Winter April 18, 2024 7:59 AM. OpenJS could to be the wrong target as there seem to be several developers with visibility involved. I am more concerned about 1/2 overworked developer projects that are mainly in maintenance mode.

How to Conduct Advanced Static Analysis in a Malware Sandbox
2024-04-18 10:31

Sandboxes are synonymous with dynamic malware analysis. They help to execute malicious files in a safe virtual environment and observe their behavior. However, they also offer plenty of value in...

New Android Trojan 'SoumniBot' Evades Detection with Clever Tricks
2024-04-18 10:31

A new Android trojan called SoumniBot has been detected in the wild targeting users in South Korea by leveraging weaknesses in the manifest extraction and parsing procedure. The malware is...

Global Police Operation Disrupts 'LabHost' Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide
2024-04-18 10:28

As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from...

Prolific phishing-made-easy emporium LabHost knocked offline in cyber-cop op
2024-04-18 10:15

Will LabHost stay offline following this latest action, or will it bounce back like LockBit seemingly did after the National Crime Agency - the UK's FBI - and its partners dramatically attempted to dismantle the crew earlier this year? Richter told us LabHost, at its peak, offered phishing kits for about 170 organizations, 47 of which had a UK focus.