Infosecurity News

  1. Five Ransomware Groups Responsible for 40% of Cyber-Attacks in 2024

    Corvus Insurance highlighted the growing complexity and competition within the ransomware ecosystem, with the threat level remaining elevated

  2. MITRE Unveils Top 25 Most Critical Software Flaws

    The 25 most dangerous software weaknesses between June 2023 and June 2024 are responsible for almost 32,000 vulnerabilities

  3. Manufacturing Sector in the Crosshairs of Advanced Email Attacks

    Phishing attacks, business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks on manufacturing have surged in the past 12 months

  4. Linux Malware WolfsBane and FireWood Linked to Gelsemium APT

    New Linux malware WolfsBane and FireWood have been linked to Gelsemium APT, a cyber-espionage group targeting critical systems

  5. Vietnam’s Infostealer Crackdown Reveals VietCredCare and DuckTail

    Group-IB revealed key differences in VietCredCare and DuckTail infostealer malware targeting Facebook Business accounts

  6. Google OSS-Fuzz Harnesses AI to Expose 26 Hidden Security Vulnerabilities

    One of these flaws detected using LLMs was in the widely used OpenSSL library

  7. BianLian Ransomware Group Adopts New Tactics, Posing Significant Risk

    The BianLian ransomware group has shifted exclusively to exfiltration-based extortion and is deploying multiple new TTPs for initial access and persistence

  8. Lumma Stealer Proliferation Fueled by Telegram Activity

    Spreading malware via Telegram channels allows threat actors to bypass traditional detection mechanisms and reach a broad, unsuspecting audience

  9. A Fifth of UK Enterprises “Not Sure” If NIS2 Applies

    Over a fifth of large UK businesses aren’t sure of their compliance responsibilities under the new NIS2 directive

  10. Five Charged in Scattered Spider Case

    Five men have been indicted in connection with crimes committed by the Scattered Spider group

  11. Five Privilege Escalation Flaws Found in Ubuntu needrestart

    Five LPE flaws in Ubuntu’s needrestart utility enable attackers to gain root access in versions prior to 3.8

  12. 60% of Emails with QR Codes Classified as Spam or Malicious

    60% of QR code emails are spam according findings from Cisco Talos, who also identified attackers using QR code art to bypass security filters

  13. Chinese APT Group Targets Telecom Firms Linked to Belt and Road Initiative

    CrowdStrike unveiled a new Chinese-aligned hacking group allegedly spying on telecom providers

  14. Apple Issues Emergency Security Update for Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities

    Apple has urged customers to download the security updates, which address vulnerabilities relating to the JavaScriptCore and WebKit frameworks

  15. OWASP Warns of Growing Data Exposure Risk from AI in New Top 10 List for LLMs

    OWASP has updated its Top 10 list of risks for LLMs and GenAI, upgrading several areas and introducing new categories

  16. Hackers Hijack Jupyter Servers for Sport Stream Ripping

    Aqua Security has observed threat actors using compromised Jupyter servers in a bid to illegally stream sporting events

  17. One Deepfake Digital Identity Attack Strikes Every Five Minutes

    Entrust claims deepfakes are driving a surge in digital identity fraud

  18. Cybercriminals Exploit Weekend Lull to Launch Ransomware Attacks

    Ransomware groups are targeting weekends and holidays to exploit understaffed security teams in order to get the best chance of a pay day

  19. CISA Chief Jen Easterly Set to Step Down on January 20

    Easterly and her Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan are expected to leave office before President-elect Trump names a new leadership

  20. T-Mobile Breached in Major Chinese Cyber-Attack on Telecoms

    T-Mobile was hit by Salt Typhoon, a Chinese cyber-espionage group targeting US and global telecom firms

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