The Treasury Department says six officials with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps are behind the hacking of water treatment facilities in the US… Story on PCMag
Category: Malware
Growing Number of Ransomware Victims Are Refusing to Pay
Companies are now more adept at recovering from ransomware attacks, providing less of an incentive to pay the hackers, according to Coveware Story on PCMag
New Mac Malware Spreads Through Pirated Software
The malware is designed to steal cryptocurrency from infected users running newer versions of macOS, according to Kaspersky Story on PCMag
Google: Russian Hackers Using Encrypted PDFs as a Ploy to Spread Malware
Kremlin-backed hackers are serving up encrypted PDFs to manipulate victims into installing a decryption utility that’s actually malware Story on PCMag
Androxgh0st Malware Botnet Steals AWS, Microsoft Credentials and More
The Androxgh0st malware botnet is used for victim identification and exploitation in targeted networks, as well as credentials collection Story on TechRepublic
Developers, watch your code: Official Python repository spread malicious projects
Cybersecurity specialist ESET discovered a series of malicious Python projects within PyPI, each of which deployed a customized backdoor containing cyberespionage functionality… Story on ZDNet
BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Site Seized in International Takedown Effort
On Dec. 19, the Department of Justice announced the FBI had been working on a disruption campaign against the ransomware group known as… Story on TechRepublic
Proofpoint Exposes Sophisticated Social Engineering Attack on Recruiters That Infects Their Computers With Malware
A new report from U.S.-based cybersecurity company Proofpoint exposes a new attack campaign operated by a financially-oriented threat actor dubbed TA4557… Story on TechRepublic
Cisco Talos Report: New Trends in Ransomware, Network Infrastructure Attacks, Commodity Loader Malware
The Cisco Talos Year in Review report released Tuesday highlights new trends in the cybersecurity threat landscape Story on TechRepublic
Google Workspace Security: DeleFriend Vulnerability Could Allow Unwanted Access to APIs
Cybersecurity researchers from the firm Hunters discovered a vulnerability in Google Workspace that could allow unwanted access to Workspace APIs Story on TechRepublic