Senior officials in the European Union were allegedly targeted with NSO Group’s infamous Pegasus surveillance tool, according to a new report[1] from Reuters. At least …
NGINX Shares Mitigations for Zero-Day Bug Affecting LDAP Implementation
The maintainers of the NGINX web server project have issued mitigations to address security weaknesses in its Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP[1]) Reference Implementation. “NGINX …
Google Sues Scammer for Running ‘Puppy Fraud Scheme’ Website
Google on Monday disclosed that it’s taking legal action against a nefarious actor who has been spotted operating fraudulent websites to defraud unsuspecting people into …
Over 16,500 Sites Hacked to Distribute Malware via Web Redirect Service
A new traffic direction system (TDS) called Parrot has been spotted leveraging tens of thousands of compromised websites to launch further malicious campaigns. “The TDS …
Researchers warn of FFDroider and Lightning info-stealers targeting users in the wild
Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two different information-stealing malware, named FFDroider and Lightning Stealer, that are capable of siphoning data and launching further attacks. “Designed …
Microsoft’s New Autopatch Feature to Help Businesses Keep Their Systems Up-to-Date
Microsoft last week announced that it intends to make generally available a feature called Autopatch as part of Windows Enterprise E3 in July 2022. “This …
Hackers Exploiting Spring4Shell Vulnerability to Deploy Mirai Botnet Malware
The recently disclosed critical Spring4Shell vulnerability is being actively exploited by threat actors to execute the Mirai[1] botnet malware[2], particularly in the Singapore region since …
Chinese Hacker Groups Continue to Target Indian Power Grid Assets
China-linked adversaries have been attributed to an ongoing onslaught against Indian power grid organizations, one year after a concerted campaign[1] targeting critical infrastructure in the …
Researchers Connect BlackCat Ransomware with Past BlackMatter Malware Activity
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered further links between BlackCat (aka AlphaV) and BlackMatter ransomware families, the former of which emerged as a replacement following international scrutiny …
Ukrainian FIN7 Hacker Gets 5-Year Sentence in the United States
A 32-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison[1] in the U.S. for the individual’s criminal work as a “high-level hacker” in …
