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The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) has uncovered a data breach in which threat actors obtained a database holding a list of portal users. The incident was disclosed last week by ETSI. It is still unclear if the attack was carried out for financial gain or if the hackers wanted to utilize the user list […]
Continue ReadingCloudflare, a prominent cybersecurity vendor renowned for its web protection services, faces a security challenge that could expose its customers to unforeseen risks. A recent disclosure from Certitude highlights a vulnerability that could allow attackers to bypass certain protection mechanisms offered by Cloudflare, leaving customers susceptible to attacks that the platform is designed to prevent. […]
Continue ReadingIn February 2023, Microsoft unveiled its revolutionary AI-assisted search engine, Bing Chat, driven by OpenAI’s cutting-edge GPT-4 technology. This announcement marked a notable event in the world of online search, sparking both curiosity and speculation about the potential shift in the search industry’s dynamics, long dominated by Google. Given that tech giants derive a substantial […]
Continue ReadingSince 2010, a group of hackers known as BlackTech APT has been engaging in malicious activities. The targets of their attacks encompass a wide range of sectors, including governmental institutions, industrial facilities, technological infrastructure, media outlets, electronic systems, mobile devices, and military establishments. In order to hide what they are doing, the group behind the […]
Continue ReadingThough we can’t see it, the world brims with more technology than ever. These days, devices with internet connectivity live within the ever-growing Internet of Things (IoT)—a worldwide “web” where wireless communication and information technology work together. Since the early 2000s, smart cars have appeared within the IoT, sporting more comfortable, efficient, and safer rides. […]
Continue ReadingA new financially motivated threat group named “LUCR-3” has been discovered targeting organizations to steal intellectual property for extortion. This threat actor surpasses Scatter Spider, Oktapus, UNC3944, and Storm-0875. LUCR-3 is targeting Fortune 2000 companies in various sectors, which include Software, Retail, Hospitality, Manufacturing, and Telecoms. The threat actor uses existing identities for initial access […]
Continue ReadingIf you use Trend Micro Apex One, you should know that the third-party Antivirus uninstaller feature may have a security hole. This flaw could make it possible for random code to be run. Even though the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) hasn’t proven how bad the problem is yet, you should be careful and take the […]
Continue ReadingHuawei is known for its telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics, including smartphones, and the USA banned Huawei primarily due to national security concerns. As the Chinese government may utilize Huawei’s technology for spying, the U.S. government claimed that the business constituted a security concern. China recently acknowledged the NSA’s hacking of Huawei servers, a decade […]
Continue ReadingRecent reports indicate that threat actors have been using a new type of Linux-targeted backdoor that has never been seen before. This new backdoor has been named SprySOCKS, which uses the strings of Trochilus (Windows backdoor) and the new Socket Secure (SOCKS). However, this threat vector is carried out by the Earth Lusca threat group. […]
Continue ReadingPeach Sandstorm, an Iranian Hackers group that targets organizations globally, aligns with the following threat groups:- Besides this, in the following sectors, the Iranian group, Peach Sandstorm pursued its targets most in the past attacks:- The cybersecurity researchers at Microsoft noted widespread password spray activity on thousands of organizations by Peach Sandstorm (aka HOLMIUM) since […]
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