Infosecurity News
AI Threat to Escalate in 2025, Google Cloud Warns
2025 could see our biggest AI fears materialize, according to a Google Cloud forecast report
Lazarus Group Uses Extended Attributes for Code Smuggling in macOS
Lazarus APT has been found smuggling malware onto macOS devices using custom extended attributes, evading detection
Amazon MOVEit Leaker Claims to Be Ethical Hacker
An individual who posted data allegedly stolen via MOVEit from Amazon and other big-name firms claims not to be malicious
Microsoft Fixes Four More Zero-Days in November Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has addressed four zero-day vulnerabilities this month, two of which have been exploited
TA455’s Iranian Dream Job Campaign Targets Aerospace with Malware
The TA455 phishing campaign used fake job offers on LinkedIn to deploy malware
Phishing Tool GoIssue Targets Developers on GitHub
New phishing tool GoIssue targets GitHub, enabling mass phishing, and has been linked to the GitLoker extortion campaign
CISOs Turn to Indemnity Insurance as Breach Pressure Mounts
Panaseer claims 72% of security leaders are taking out personal indemnity insurance as board scrutiny increases
New Citrix Zero-Day Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution
watchTowr has found a flaw in Citrix’s Session Recording Manager that can be exploited to enable unauthenticated RCE against Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops
North Korea Hackers Leverage Flutter to Deliver macOS Malware
Jamf observed North Korean attackers embedding malware within Flutter applications to target macOS devices, potentially to test a new way of weaponizing malware
Energy Giant Halliburton Reveals $35m Ransomware Loss
Halliburton has reported a $35m loss associated with an August ransomware breach
WEF Introduces Framework to Strengthen Anti-Cybercrime Partnerships
The World Economic Forum has shared recommendations on how to build on the success of existing partnerships to accelerate the disruption of cybercriminal activities
New Remcos RAT Variant Targets Windows Users Via Phishing
The new Remcos RAT variant identified in a new phishing campaign exploits CVE-2017-0199 via malicious Excel files
Microsoft Visio Files Used in Sophisticated Phishing Attacks
Researchers have uncovered a surge in phishing attacks using Visio .vsdx files to evade security scans
EU Ramps Up Cyber Resilience with Major Crisis Simulation Exercise
This year’s Blue OLEx cyber-attack drill was hosted in Italy and benefited from the new EU-CyCLONe for the first time
Pensioners Warned Over Winter Fuel Payment Scam Texts
The UK Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) Network has urged the elderly to be on the lookout for scam texts offering a winter fuel subsidy
Man Gets 12.5 Years for Running Bitcoin Fog Crypto Mixer
Swedish-Russian national Roman Sterlingov has been jailed for 12 years and six months for operating notorious cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog
Pro-Russian Hacktivists Target South Korea as North Korea Joins Ukraine War
South Korea warned that pro-Russian groups have attacked government and private sector websites following the deployment of North Korean soldiers in Ukraine
Major Oilfield Supplier Hit by Ransomware Attack
International energy solution provider Newpark Resources has confirmed it was hit by a ransomware attack that disrupted critical systems
North Korean Actor Deploys Novel Malware Campaign Against Crypto Firms
SentinelLabs observed the North Korean group BlueNoroff targeting crypto firms via a multi-stage malware campaign which utilizes a novel persistence mechanism
Androxgh0st Botnet Adopts Mozi Payloads, Expands IoT Reach
Androxgh0st botnet has expanded, integrating Mozi IoT payloads and targeting web server vulnerabilities
