VirusTotal Data Leak Exposes User Info, Including Intel Agencies’ Data
By Habiba Rashid The news was initially reported by The Standard and German news magazine Der Spiegel, who claim the data leak is authentic. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: VirusTotal Data Leak Exposes User Info, Including Intel Agencies’ Data
Pakistani Entities Targeted in Sophisticated Attack Deploying ShadowPad Malware
An unidentified threat actor compromised an application used by multiple entities in Pakistan to deliver ShadowPad, a successor to the PlugX backdoor that’s commonly associated with Chinese hacking crews. Targets included a Pakistan government entity, a public sector bank, and a telecommunications provider, according to Trend Micro. The infections took place between mid-February 2022 and
Phishers Targeting Diplomats in Kyiv with Fake 2011 BMW Flyers
By Deeba Ahmed The fake flyer was emailed on 4 May 2023 to multiple diplomatic missions in Kyiv. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Phishers Targeting Diplomats in Kyiv with Fake 2011 BMW Flyers
VirusTotal Data Leak Exposes Some Registered Customers’ Details
Data associated with a subset of registered customers of VirusTotal, including their names and email addresses, have leaked on the internet. The security incident, which comprises a database of 5,600 names in a 313KB file, was first disclosed by Der Spiegel and Der Standard yesterday. Launched in 2004, VirusTotal is a popular service that analyzes suspicious files and URLs […]
Go Beyond the Headlines for Deeper Dives into the Cybercriminal Underground
Discover stories about threat actors’ latest tactics, techniques, and procedures from Cybersixgill’s threat experts each month. Each story brings you details on emerging underground threats, the threat actors involved, and how you can take action to mitigate risks. Learn about the top vulnerabilities and review the latest ransomware and malware trends from the deep and […]
FIN8 Group Using Modified Sardonic Backdoor for BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN8 has been observed using a “revamped” version of a backdoor called Sardonic to deliver the BlackCat ransomware. According to the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, the development is an attempt on the part of the e-crime group to diversify its focus and maximize profits from infected entities. The […]
Effectively managing security budgets in a recession
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. How can you effectively manage a security budget in a recession? An economic downturn will likely impact your team, so you must prepare […]
Cybercriminals Exploiting WooCommerce Payments Plugin Flaw to Hijack Websites
Threat actors are actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical security flaw in the WooCommerce Payments WordPress plugin as part of a massive targeted campaign. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-28121 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a case of authentication bypass that enables unauthenticated attackers to impersonate arbitrary users and perform some actions as the impersonated user, including an
Owner of BreachForums Pleads Guilty to Cybercrime and Child Pornography Charges
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the owner of the now-defunct BreachForums website, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his operation of the cybercrime forum as well as having child pornography images. The development, first reported by DataBreaches.net last week, comes nearly four months after Fitzpatrick (aka pompompurin) was formally charged in the U.S. with conspiracy to commit access device
JumpCloud Blames ‘Sophisticated Nation-State’ Actor for Security Breach
A little over a week after JumpCloud reset API keys of customers impacted by a security incident, the company said the intrusion was the work of a sophisticated nation-state actor. The adversary “gained unauthorized access to our systems to target a small and specific set of our customers,” Bob Phan, chief information security officer (CISO) at JumpCloud, said in […]