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RTM Locker Ransomware Targets Linux Architecture
PRIVACY PRIVACY Security researchers at Uptycs shared the findings in an advisory published on Wednesday Read More
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Charming Kitten targets critical infrastructure in US and elsewhere with BellaCiao malware
PRIVACY PRIVACY Iranian state-sponsored hacking group Charming Kitten has been named as the group responsible for a new wave of attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the United States and elsewhere. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More
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APT Groups Expand Reach to New Industries and Geographies
PRIVACY PRIVACY The findings come from Kaspersky’s latest APT trends report for the first quarter of 2023 Read More
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#RSAC: Securing Software Supply Chains Requires Outside-the-Box Thinking
PRIVACY PRIVACY At RSA, cybersecurity experts discussed the unique nature of software supply chain attacks and approaches to tackling this growing threat Read More
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Security Risks of AI
PRIVACY PRIVACY Stanford and Georgetown have a new report on the security risks of AI—particularly adversarial machine learning—based on a workshop they held on the topic. Jim Dempsey, one of the workshop organizers, wrote a blog post on the report: As a first step, our report recommends the inclusion of AI security concerns within the…
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5 most dangerous new attack techniques
PRIVACY PRIVACY Cyber experts from the SANS Institute have revealed the five most dangerous new attack techniques being used by attackers including cyber criminals and nation-state actors. They were presented in a session at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, where a panel of SANS analysts explored emerging Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) and advised…
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Chinese hackers launch Linux variant of PingPull malware
PRIVACY PRIVACY Chinese state-sponsored threat actor Alloy Taurus has introduced a new variant of PingPull malware, designed to target Linux systems, Palo Alto Networks said in its research. Along with the new variant, another backdoor called Sword2033 was also identified by the researchers. Alloy Taurus, a Chinese APT, has been active since 2012. The group…
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Microsoft Blames Clop Affiliate for PaperCut Attacks
PRIVACY PRIVACY Some attacks also linked to LockBit deployment Read More
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Man Arrested for Selling Data on 300 Million Victims to Russians
PRIVACY PRIVACY Ukrainian attacked law enforcers when apprehended Read More
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Why Russia’s cyber arms transfers are poor threat predictors
PRIVACY PRIVACY The history of international cyber conflict is remarkably long and storied. The timeline of major cyber threat events stretches back nearly four decades, but it is really only the last decade that has seen the widespread proliferation of national cyber forces. As of 2007, only 10 countries had operational cyber commands, three of…