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AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals
2024-12-20 05:00

AI changes how organizations look at cybersecurity GenAI is compromising security while promising efficiency This article highlights key findings from 2024 reports on AI and GenAI technologies,...

Consumers wrongly attribute all data breaches to cybercriminals
2024-12-18 04:00

Breaches in 2024 had less impact on consumers’ trust in brands compared to the previous year (a 6.5% decrease from 62% in 2023 to 58% in 2024), according to a recent Vercara report. Most consumers...

Russia arrests cybercriminal Wazawaka for ties with ransomware gangs
2024-11-29 17:50

Russian law enforcement has arrested and indicted notorious ransomware affiliate Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev (also known as Wazawaka, Uhodiransomwar, m1x, and Boriselcin) for developing malware and...

Cybercriminals Exploit Popular Game Engine Godot to Distribute Cross-Platform Malware
2024-11-28 09:29

A popular open-source game engine called Godot Engine is being misused as part of a new GodLoader malware campaign, infecting over 17,000 systems since at least June 2024. "Cybercriminals have...

Cybercriminals used a gaming engine to create undetectable malware loader
2024-11-27 18:17

Threat actors are using an ingenious new way for covertly delivering malware to a wide variety of operating systems and platforms: they have created a malware loader that uses Godot Engine, an...

Cybercriminals turn to pen testers to test ransomware efficiency
2024-11-22 05:00

Ransomware gangs recruit pen testers to improve attack reliability Threat actors employ pen testers to improve ransomware effectiveness Threat actors are recruiting pen testers to test and improve...

Cybercriminals hijack DNS to build stealth attack networks
2024-11-15 13:52

Hijacking domains using a ‘Sitting Ducks attack’ remains an underrecognized topic in the cybersecurity community. Few threat researchers are familiar with this attack vector, and knowledge is...

Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
2024-11-14 20:27

Serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a...

Cybercriminals Use Excel Exploit to Spread Fileless Remcos RAT Malware
2024-11-11 06:13

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new phishing campaign that spreads a new fileless variant of known commercial malware called Remcos RAT. Remcos RAT "provides purchases with a wide...

Cybercriminals Use Webflow to Deceive Users into Sharing Sensitive Login Credentials
2024-10-28 11:10

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a spike in phishing pages created using a website builder tool called Webflow, as threat actors continue to abuse legitimate services like Cloudflare and...