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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

The City of Dallas revealed that the Royal ransomware gang that hit the city system in May used a stolen account. In May 2023, a ransomware attack hit the IT systems at the City of Dallas, Texas. To prevent the threat from spreading within the network, the City shut down the impacted IT systems. The City confirmed the security incident and is working
Publish At:2023-09-23 07:33 | Read:110461 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Data Breach Hacking Malware City o

Mac data-stealer malware roundup: AtomicStealer, MetaStealer, Realst all active in September

Intego is currently preparing an exclusive write-up on a new macOS data-stealer malware campaign. But while we prepare to publish that piece, we wanted to share highlights of some other recent developments regarding data-stealing malware families on the Mac.Here are some quick updates about three macOS stealer malware families: AtomicStealer, MetaStealer,
Publish At:2023-09-22 21:45 | Read:33720 | Comments:0 | Tags:Malware malware

Recently patched Apple and Chrome zero-days exploited to infect devices in Egypt with Predator spyware

Citizen Lab and Google’s TAG revealed that the three recently patched Apple zero-days were used to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Researchers from the Citizen Lab and Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) revealed that the three Apple zero-days addressed this week were used as part of an exploit to install Cytrox Predator spyware. Apple t
Publish At:2023-09-22 19:27 | Read:49154 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Hacking Intelligence Malware Mobile Apple Chro

Sandman APT targets telcos with LuaDream backdoor

A previously undocumented APT dubbed Sandman targets telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and South Asia. A joint research conducted by SentinelLabs and QGroup GmbH revealed that a previously undetected APT group, dubbed Sandman, is targeting telecommunication service providers in the Middle East, Western Europe, and So
Publish At:2023-09-22 11:31 | Read:76287 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Hacking Intelligence Malware Cyberespionag

Experts warn of a 600X increase in P2Pinfect traffic

The experts warn of a surge in P2PInfect botnet activity since late August 2023, they are witnessing a 600x jump between September 12 and 19, 2023. In July 2023, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers discovered a new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm called P2PInfect that targets Redis servers running on both Linux and Windows system
Publish At:2023-09-22 07:33 | Read:87739 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Malware botnet Cybercrime Hacking

Ukrainian hackers are behind the Free Download Manager supply chain attack

The recently discovered Free Download Manager (FDM) supply chain attack, which distributed Linux malware, started back in 2020. The maintainers of Free Download Manager (FDM) confirmed that the recently discovered supply chain attack dates back to 2020. Recently, researchers from Kaspersky reported the discovery of a free download manager site that ha
Publish At:2023-09-21 14:15 | Read:100807 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Hacking Malware Free Download Manager hacking

ShroudedSnooper threat actors target telecom companies in the Middle East

ShroudedSnooper threat actors are targeting telecommunication service providers in the Middle East with a backdoor called HTTPSnoop. Cisco Talos researchers recently discovered a new stealthy implant dubbed HTTPSnoop that was employed in attacks against telecommunications providers in the Middle East. The HTTPSnoop backdoor supports novel techniques t
Publish At:2023-09-19 19:27 | Read:97888 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Hacking Intelligence Malware information s

Earth Lusca expands its arsenal with SprySOCKS Linux malware

China-linked threat actor Earth Lusca used a new Linux malware dubbed SprySOCKS in a recent cyber espionage campaign. Researchers from Trend Micro, while monitoring the activity of the China-linked threat actor Earth Lusca, discovered an encrypted file hosted on a server under the control of the group. Additional analysis led to the discovery of a previo
Publish At:2023-09-19 07:33 | Read:139609 | Comments:0 | Tags:APT Breaking News Hacking Malware backdoor Earth Lusca infor

Security Affairs newsletter Round 437 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. TikTok fined €345M by Irish DPC for violating children’s privacyIranian Peach Sandstorm group behind
Publish At:2023-09-17 07:33 | Read:171600 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cybercrime data breach Hacking hacking news in

Dariy Pankov, the NLBrute malware author, pleads guilty

The Russian national Dariy Pankov, aka dpxaker, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and computer fraud. The Russian national Dariy Pankov (28), aka dpxaker, is the author of the NLBrute malware. The man has been extradited to the United States from Georgia.  In February 2023, Pankov was charged with conspiracy, access device fraud, and com
Publish At:2023-09-15 20:15 | Read:232685 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Malware Cybercrime Dariy Pankov Ha

Caesars Entertainment paid a ransom to avoid stolen data leaks

Caesars Entertainment announced it has paid a ransom to avoid the leak of customer data stolen in a recent intrusion. Caesars Entertainment is the world’s most geographically diversified casino-entertainment company. It is the largest gaming company in the United States, with over 50 casinos and hotels in 13 U.S. states and five countries. The comp
Publish At:2023-09-15 11:31 | Read:184480 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Hacktivism Malware Caesars Enterta

Free Download Manager backdoored to serve Linux malware for more than 3 years

Researchers discovered a free download manager site that has been compromised to serve Linux malware to users for more than three years. Researchers from Kaspersky discovered a free download manager site that has been compromised to serve Linux malware. While investigating a set of suspicious domains, the experts identified that the domain in question ha
Publish At:2023-09-15 03:35 | Read:165101 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Malware backdoor Hacking hacking news informat

Lockbit ransomware gang hit the Carthage Area Hospital and the Clayton-Hepburn Medical Center in New York

LockBit ransomware group breached two hospitals, the Carthage Area Hospital and the Clayton-Hepburn Medical Center in New York. The Lockbit ransomware group claims to have hacked two major hospitals, the Carthage Area Hospital and Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center. The two hospitals serve hundreds of thousands of people in upstate New York. The cyberatta
Publish At:2023-09-14 23:37 | Read:172114 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Hacking Malware Cybercrime hacking

UK Greater Manchester Police disclosed a data breach

UK Greater Manchester Police (GMP) disclosed a data breach, threat actors had access to some of its employees’ personal information. UK Greater Manchester Police (GMP) announced that threat actors had access to the personal information of some of its employees after an unnamed third-party supplier was hit with a ransomware attack. The GMP repor
Publish At:2023-09-14 15:29 | Read:128089 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Cyber Crime Data Breach Malware Security Cyber

The iPhone of a Russian journalist was infected with the Pegasus spyware

The iPhone of a prominent Russian journalist, who is at odds with Moscow, was infected with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. The iPhone of the Russian journalist Galina Timchenko was compromised with NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. A joint investigation conducted by Access Now and the Citizen Lab revealed that the journalist, who is at odds with the
Publish At:2023-09-14 11:31 | Read:102579 | Comments:0 | Tags:Breaking News Intelligence Malware Mobile Cybercrime Hacking

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