10-Year-Old ‘RUBYCARP’ Romanian Hacker Group Surfaces with Botnet
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),...
Hackers Targeting Human Rights Activists in Morocco and Western Sahara
Human rights activists in Morocco and the Western Sahara region are the targets of a new threat actor that leverages phishing attacks to trick...
Researchers Discover LG Smart TV Vulnerabilities Allowing Root Access
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in LG webOS running on its smart televisions that could be exploited to bypass authorization and gain root...
CL0P’s Ransomware Rampage – Security Measures for 2024
Emerging in early 2019, CL0P was first introduced as a more advanced version of its predecessor the 'CryptoMix' ransomware, brought about by its owner...
Attackers Using Obfuscation Tools to Deliver Multi-Stage Malware via Invoice Phishing
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an intricate multi-stage attack that leverages invoice-themed phishing decoys to deliver a wide range of malware such as Venom RAT,...
Critical Flaws Leave 92,000 D-Link NAS Devices Vulnerable to Malware Attacks
Threat actors are actively scanning and exploiting a pair of security flaws that are said to affect as many as 92,000 internet-exposed D-Link network-attached...
Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox – A New Defense Against Browser Attacks
Google has announced support for what's called a V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser in an effort to address memory corruption issues.The sandbox,...
Watch Out for ‘Latrodectus’ – This Malware Could Be In Your Inbox
Threat hunters have discovered a new malware called Latrodectus that has been distributed as part of email phishing campaigns since at least late November...
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...
Cybercriminals Targeting Latin America with Sophisticated Phishing Scheme
A new phishing campaign has set its eyes on the Latin American region to deliver malicious payloads to Windows systems."The phishing email contained a...