Security News

Moscow-adjacent GoldenJackal gang strikes air-gapped systems with custom malware
2024-10-09 23:31

USB sticks help, but it's unclear how tools that suck malware from them are delivered A cyberespionage APT crew named GoldenJackal hacked air-gapped PCs belonging to government and diplomatic...

GoldenJackal APT group breaches air-gapped systems in Europe
2024-10-09 04:00

ESET researchers have discovered a series of attacks that took place in Europe from May 2022 to March 2024, where the attackers used a toolset capable of targeting air-gapped systems, in a...

European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware
2024-10-08 15:54

An APT hacking group known as GoldenJackal has successfully breached air-gapped government systems in Europe using two custom toolsets to steal sensitive data, like emails, encryption keys,...

Casio reports IT systems failure after weekend network breach
2024-10-08 13:35

Japanese tech giant Casio has suffered a cyberattack after an unauthorized actor accessed its networks on October 5, causing system disruption that impacted some of its services. [...]

GoldenJackal Target Embassies and Air-Gapped Systems Using Malware Toolsets
2024-10-08 10:58

A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems...

American Water shuts down systems after cyberattack
2024-10-08 10:05

American Water, the largest water and wastewater utility company in the US, has shut down some of its systems following a cyberattack. While the company confirmed that none of its water or...

Linux systems targeted with stealthy “Perfctl” cryptomining malware
2024-10-07 12:34

Thousands of Linux systems are likely infected with the highly elusive and persistent “perfctl” (or “perfcc“) cryptomining malware and many others still could be at risk of getting compromised,...

Ransomware attackers hop from on-premises systems to cloud to compromise Microsoft 365 accounts
2024-09-30 13:51

Storm-0501, an affiliate of several high-profile ransomware-as-a-service outfits, has been spotted compromising targets’ cloud environments and on-premises systems. “Storm-0501 is the latest...

Critical Flaws in Tank Gauge Systems Expose Gas Stations to Remote Attacks
2024-09-30 11:55

Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in six different Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems from five manufacturers that could expose them to remote attacks. "These vulnerabilities...

CUPS vulnerabilities affecting Linux, Unix systems can lead to RCE
2024-09-27 10:17

After much hyping and following prematurely leaked information by a third party, security researcher Simone Margaritelli has released details about four zero-day vulnerabilities in the Common UNIX...