Category: hacking attacks

Unmasking Rogue Python Packages: Unravelling the VMConnect Campaign and Suspected North Korean Involvement

Unmasking Rogue Python Packages: Unravelling the VMConnect Campaign and Suspected North Korean Involvement

Python Packages Gone Rogue: A Tale of Malicious Software Supply – The discovery of three more malicious Python packages as part of the ongoing VMConnect campaign. – Signs pointing to the involvement of North Korean state-sponsored threat actors. – The investigative findings gathered by ReversingLabs, which identified the rogue packages named tablediter, request-plus, and requestspro.

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“Unmasking Cyberattack Frequencies: A 90-Day Analysis by Blackberry’s Threat Research & Intelligence Team”

“Unmasking Cyberattack Frequencies: A 90-Day Analysis by Blackberry’s Threat Research & Intelligence Team”

A Quick Look at Cyberattack Frequencies Main Points The BlackBerry® Threat Research and Intelligence Team analyzed 90 days of data to assess the frequency of cyberattacks. Businesses and governments are frequently targeted by threat actors. Cyber attack statistics are available in the latest BlackBerry Global Threat Intelligence Report. Drilling Down the Data Ever wondered how

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“Unmasking Earth Estries: An Inside Look at the Cyber Espionage Powerhouse”

“Unmasking Earth Estries: An Inside Look at the Cyber Espionage Powerhouse”

Main Highlights A hacking group called Earth Estries is targeting government and technology sectors in countries including the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, South Africa, Germany, and the U.S. Earth Estries is highly skilled, using advanced tools and techniques. The campaign is an example of cyber espionage. Earth Estries: Not Your Typical Earthlings Like Men in Black

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“Evading Endpoint Security: Unraveling Malware Detection Evasion Techniques in Windows”

“Evading Endpoint Security: Unraveling Malware Detection Evasion Techniques in Windows”

Windows Malware Evasion Techniques Cause Major Concern – Malicious actors could use a malware detection evasion technique to bypass endpoint security solutions. – Security researcher Daniel Avinoam revealed the findings at the DEF CON security conference. – The issue arises in Microsoft’s container architecture. To begin with, let’s take a deep dive into these alarming

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“Unmasking MMRat: The New Android Banking Trojan Targeting Southeast Asia”

“Unmasking MMRat: The New Android Banking Trojan Targeting Southeast Asia”

MMRat Android Banking Trojan Unleashed: Shocking Mobile Users in Southeast Asia Principal Points: MMRat, an undocumented Android banking trojan, targets mobile users in Southeast Asia. Active since late June 2023, the malware is designed to remotely control devices and to facilitate financial fraud. MMRat has a unique package name, com.mm.user, giving it its curious rodent-themed

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“Unmasking Malicious Android Apps: The Hidden Spyware Threat on Google Play Store”

“Unmasking Malicious Android Apps: The Hidden Spyware Threat on Google Play Store”

Malicious Android Apps Injecting BadBazaar Spyware Found on Google Play Store Main points Cybersecurity researchers found malicious Android apps for Signal and Telegram on Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store. The apps are crafted to deliver the BadBazaar spyware onto the infected devices. The campaign is attributed to China-associated actor, GREF, by Slovakian company,

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“Unveiling the Hidden Threats: Malicious npm Packages & Their Impact on Open Source Repositories”

“Unveiling the Hidden Threats: Malicious npm Packages & Their Impact on Open Source Repositories”

Surprise! Those Clean Packages May House Dirty Secrets An unidentified culprit is exploiting harmful npm packages that aim to extract source code and configuration files from the unsuspecting developers’ systems. The antagonist has been engaged in such sketchy activity since 2021. These signals indicate constant threats present in open-source repositories, as reported by software supply

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Understanding The Threat of Chatbots: Impact on Online Businesses and Customers

Understanding The Threat of Chatbots: Impact on Online Businesses and Customers

Chatbots and Cyberthreats: The Unamusing Comedy Duo Main points: – The increasing complexity of online threats due to large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. – Cybercriminals’ increased ease of attack due to accessible tools. – The damaging impact of cutting-edge technology on online businesses and customers. Language Models-Joke or Threat? Language is a fickle friend,

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“Decoding Recent Security Vulnerabilities: A Deep Dive into Juniper, Openfire, and Apache RocketMQ Exploits”

“Decoding Recent Security Vulnerabilities: A Deep Dive into Juniper, Openfire, and Apache RocketMQ Exploits”

Summarized: Recent Security Vulnerabilities in Juniper Firewalls, Openfire, and Apache RocketMQ Servers in Exploitation Main Points: Active exploitation in the wild has been reported for recently unearthed security flaws in Juniper firewalls, Openfire, and Apache RocketMQ servers. The Shadowserver Foundation has reported multiple IP address exploitation attempts targeting a specific endpoint in Juniper’s J-Web. A

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Securing Your Network: How VMware Patched Aria Operations Vulnerabilities

Securing Your Network: How VMware Patched Aria Operations Vulnerabilities

VMware Patches Aria Operations Security Loopholes: Stay Calm and Encrypt On! VMware releases updates to fix security vulnerabilities in its Aria Operations for Networks. The crux of the issue is related to CVE-2023-34039 – a high-severity (CVSS score: 9.8) flaw that allows for authentication bypass due to improper cryptographic key management. An attacker with adequate

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