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Beware: Fake Facebook Job Ads Spreading 'Ov3r_Stealer' to Steal Crypto and Credentials
2024-02-06 14:09

Threat actors are leveraging bogus Facebook job advertisements as a lure to trick prospective targets into installing a new Windows-based stealer malware codenamed Ov3r_Stealer. "This malware is...

Experts Detail New Flaws in Azure HDInsight Spark, Kafka, and Hadoop Services
2024-02-06 14:02

Three new security vulnerabilities have been discovered in Azure HDInsight's Apache Hadoop, Kafka, and Spark services that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation and a regular...

Double trouble for Fortinet as it issues critical FortiSIEM vulns
2024-02-06 13:30

Fortinet's FortiSIEM product is vulnerable to two new maximum-severity security vulnerabilities that allow for remote code execution. In registering the CVE identities for the vulnerabilities, Fortinet linked to its own advisory to provide more information, but the link directs users to an older issue that was addressed in early October 2023.

How a $10B Enterprise Customer Drastically Increased their SaaS Security Posture with 201% ROI by Using SSPM
2024-02-06 10:53

SaaS applications are the darlings of the software world. They enable work from anywhere, facilitate collaboration, and offer a cost-effective alternative to owning the software outright. At the...

ResumeLooters target job search sites in extensive data heist
2024-02-06 10:37

Group-IB identified a large-scale malicious campaign primarily targeting job search and retail websites of companies in the Asia-Pacific region. ResumeLooters is confirmed to have stolen several databases containing 2,079,027 unique emails and other records, such as names, phone numbers, dates of birth, and information about job seekers' experience and employment history.

New kids on the ransomware block in 2023: Akira and 8Base lead dozens of newbies
2024-02-06 10:16

At least 25 new ransomware gangs emerged in 2023, with Akira and 8Base proving the most "Successful," research reveals. The gangs were the two "Success" stories of the year for cybercrooks, proving that the lure of big ransom payouts is still enough to attract significant interest from fledgling ransomware operations, despite the challenges that remain for newcomers.

Hackers Exploit Job Boards, Stealing Millions of Resumes and Personal Data
2024-02-06 10:14

Employment agencies and retail companies chiefly located in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have been targeted by a previously undocumented threat actor known as ResumeLooters since early 2023 with...

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2024-02-06 10:00

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Lagging Mastodon admins urged to patch critical account takeover flaw (CVE-2024-23832)
2024-02-06 09:54

Five days after Mastodon developers pushed out fixes for a remotely exploitable account takeover vulnerability, over 66% of Mastodon servers out there have been upgraded to close the hole. Mastodon is open-source software for running self-hosted social networking services within the wider Fediverse.

Hackers steal data of 2 million in SQL injection, XSS attacks
2024-02-06 07:00

A threat group named 'ResumeLooters' has stolen the personal data of over two million job seekers after compromising 65 legitimate job listing and retail sites using SQL injection and cross-site scripting attacks. ResumeLooters primarily employs SQL injection and XSS to breach targeted sites, mainly job-seeking and retail shops.