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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face constant cyber threats that can compromise their sensitive data, disrupt operations, and damage their …
How APTs target SMBs
Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are not exempt from being targeted by advanced persistent threat (APT) actors, according to Proofpoint researchers. By analyzing a year’s …
Turla’s Snake malware network disrupted by Five Eyes’ authorities
The US Justice Department announced the completion of court-authorized operation MEDUSA, to disrupt a global peer-to-peer network of computers compromised by sophisticated …
China-aligned APT is exploring new technology stacks for malicious tools
ESET researchers have analyzed MQsTTang, a custom backdoor that they attribute to the China-aligned Mustang Panda APT group. This backdoor is part of an ongoing campaign that …
A glut of wiper malware hits Ukrainian targets
ESET researchers have discovered yet another wiper malware used to target Ukrainian organizations. Dubbed SwiftSlicer, it is thought to be wielded by the Sandworm APT. …
State-sponsored attackers actively exploiting RCE in Citrix devices, patch ASAP! (CVE-2022-27518)
An unauthenticated remote code execution flaw (CVE-2022-27518) is being leveraged by a Chinese state-sponsored group to compromise Citrix Application Delivery Controller (ADC) …
Cybercriminals are cashing in on FIFA World Cup-themed cyberattacks
The hype and popularity of the FIFA World Cup has attracted audiences from across the globe. And this, in turn attracts a variety of cybercriminals, who want to exploit the …
The challenges of tracking APT attacks
Advanced persistent threats (APT) are a type of attack that’s usually carried out or sponsored by a nation-state, and unlike other types of malware attacks, these pose …
Transportation sector targeted by both ransomware and APTs
Trellix released The Threat Report: Fall 2022 from its Advanced Research Center, which analyzes cybersecurity trends from the third quarter (Q3) of 2022. The report includes …
Researchers outline the Lazarus APT offensive toolset
ESET researchers uncovered and analyzed a set of malicious tools that were used by the Lazarus APT group in attacks during the end of 2021. The campaign started with spear …
Linux variant of the SideWalk backdoor discovered
ESET researchers have discovered a Linux variant of the SideWalk backdoor, one of the multiple custom implants used by the SparklingGoblin APT group. Commands with different …
Attackers still exploit Log4Shell on VMware Horizon servers, CISA warns
If your organization is running VMware Horizon and Unified Access Gateway servers and you haven’t implemented the patches or workarounds to fix/mitigate the Log4Shell …