New Malicious PyPI Packages Caught Using Covert Side-Loading Tactics
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that were found leveraging a technique called DLL side-loading to...
Russian Government Software Backdoored to Deploy Konni RAT Malware
An installer for a tool likely used by the Russian Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MID) has been backdoored to deliver...
Cybercriminals Weaponizing Open-Source SSH-Snake Tool for Network Attacks
A recently open-sourced network mapping tool called SSH-Snake has been repurposed by threat actors to conduct malicious activities."SSH-Snake is a self-modifying worm that leverages...
WordPress LiteSpeed Plugin Vulnerability Puts 5 Million Sites at Risk
A security vulnerability has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could enable unauthenticated users to escalate their privileges.Tracked as CVE-2023-40000,...
Ex-Google Engineer Arrested for Stealing AI Technology Secrets for China
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the indictment of a 38-year-old Chinese national and a California resident of allegedly stealing proprietary information from...
Malicious Ads Targeting Chinese Users with Fake Notepad++ and VNote Installers
Chinese users looking for legitimate software such as Notepad++ and VNote on search engines like Baidu are being targeted with malicious ads and bogus...
The Drop in Ransomware Attacks in 2024 and What it Means
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting...
Apple Expands Spyware Alert System to Warn Users of Mercenary Attacks
Apple on Wednesday revised its documentation pertaining to its mercenary spyware threat notification system to mention that it alerts users when they may have...
TA547 Phishing Attack Hits German Firms with Rhadamanthys Stealer
A threat actor tracked as TA547 has targeted dozens of German organizations with an information stealer called Rhadamanthys as part of an invoice-themed phishing...
It’s Time to Master the Lift & Shift: Migrating from VMware vSphere to Microsoft...
While cloud adoption has been top of mind for many IT professionals for nearly a decade, it's only in recent months, with industry changes...
