Malware
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Cybercriminals Actively Target VMware vSphere with Cryptominers
VMware’s container-based application development environment has become attractive to cyberattackers. Organizations running sophisticated virtual networks with VMware’s vSphere service are…
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Amazon, Azure Clouds Host RAT-ty Trio in Infostealing Campaign
A cloudy campaign delivers commodity remote-access trojans to steal information and execute code. Cyberattackers are abusing Amazon Web Services (AWS)…
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‘Fully Undetected’ SysJoker Backdoor Malware Targets Windows, Linux & macOS
The malware establishes initial access on targeted machines, then waits for additional code to execute. A brand-new multiplatform malware, likely…
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Log4Shell Is Spawning Even Nastier Mutations
The cybersecurity Hiroshima of the year – the Apache Log4j logging library exploit – has spun off 60 bigger mutations…
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Yanluowang Ransomware Tied to Thieflock Threat Actor
Links between the tactics and tools demonstrated in attacks suggest a former affiliate has switched loyalties, according to new research.…
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Attackers Actively Target Windows Installer Zero-Day
Researcher discovered a “more powerful” variant of an elevation-of-privilege flaw for which Microsoft released a botched patch earlier this month.…
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Security Tool Guts: How Much Should Customers See?
Yaron Kassner, CTO of Silverfort, delves into the pros and cons of transparency when it comes to cybersecurity tools’ algorithms.…
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Zebra2104 Initial Access Broker Supports Rival Malware Gangs, APTs
Researchers have uncovered a large, tangled web of infrastructure being used to enable a wide variety of cyberattacks. Three separate…
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Feds Offer $10 Million Bounty for DarkSide Info
The U.S. State Department ups the ante in its hunt for the ransomware perpetrators by offering a sizeable cash sum…
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Beyond the Basics: Tips for Building Advanced Ransomware Resiliency
Joseph Carson, chief security scientist and advisory CISO at ThycoticCentrify, offers advice on least privilege, automation, application control and more.…
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