Security News

Thinking outside the code: How the hacker mindset drives innovation
2024-04-17 05:00

In this Help Net Security interview, she discusses the hacker mindset and its impact on cybersecurity. She explores the significance of ethical hacking skills in cybersecurity strategies, emphasizing the role of bug bounty programs in fortifying cyber defenses and fostering innovation within tech teams.

TA558 Hackers Weaponize Images for Wide-Scale Malware Attacks
2024-04-16 13:39

The threat actor tracked as TA558 has been observed leveraging steganography as an obfuscation technique to deliver a wide range of malware such as Agent Tesla, FormBook, Remcos RAT, LokiBot,...

Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online
2024-04-13 14:00

Canadian retail chain Giant Tiger disclosed a data breach in March 2024.A threat actor has now publicly claimed responsibility for the data breach and leaked 2.8 million records on a hacker forum that they claim are of Giant Tiger customers.

Hackers Deploy Python Backdoor in Palo Alto Zero-Day Attack
2024-04-13 08:25

Threat actors have been exploiting the newly disclosed zero-day flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software dating back to March 26, 2024, nearly three weeks before it came to light yesterday. The...

Iranian MuddyWater Hackers Adopt New C2 Tool 'DarkBeatC2' in Latest Campaign
2024-04-12 09:49

The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater has been attributed to a new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure called DarkBeatC2, becoming the latest such tool in its arsenal...

LastPass: Hackers targeted employee in failed deepfake CEO call
2024-04-11 22:00

LastPass revealed this week that threat actors targeted one of its employees in a voice phishing attack, using deepfake audio to impersonate Karim Toubba, the company's Chief Executive Officer. While 25% of people have been on the receiving end of an AI voice impersonation scam or know someone who has, according to a recent global study, the LastPass employee didn't fall for it because the attacker used WhatsApp, which is a very uncommon business channel.

Webinar: Learn How to Stop Hackers from Exploiting Hidden Identity Weaknesses
2024-04-10 09:02

We all know passwords and firewalls are important, but what about the invisible threats lurking beneath the surface of your systems? Identity Threat Exposures (ITEs) are like secret tunnels for...

RUBYCARP hackers linked to 10-year-old cryptomining botnet
2024-04-09 15:30

A Romanian botnet group named 'RUBYCARP' is leveraging known vulnerabilities and performing brute force attacks to breach corporate networks and compromise servers for financial gain. According to a new report by Sysdig, RUBYCARP currently operates a botnet managed via private IRC channels comprising over 600 compromised servers.

10-Year-Old 'RUBYCARP' Romanian Hacker Group Surfaces with Botnet
2024-04-09 14:01

A threat group of suspected Romanian origin called RUBYCARP has been observed maintaining a long-running botnet for carrying out crypto mining, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), and phishing...

Hackers Targeting Human Rights Activists in Morocco and Western Sahara
2024-04-09 13:45

Human rights activists in Morocco and the Western Sahara region are the targets of a new threat actor that leverages phishing attacks to trick victims into installing bogus Android apps and serve...