US prosecutors have indicted a prolific hacker allegedly behind a criminal enterprise that was selling backdoor access to hundreds of global organizations. The criminal operated under the name "fxmsp" …
Russian cyberspies use Gmail to control updated ComRAT malware
A new version of the ComRAT backdoor has been found by security researchers at ESET. The backdoor is controlled through the Gmail web interface and was discovered when the state-sponsored Russian …
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New PipeMon malware uses Windows print processors for persistence
The Winnti hacking group has targeted video game companies again in a new campaign that utilizes recent malware called PipeMon, a modular backdoor that was identified earlier this year. PipeMon was …
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Critical WordPress Bug Leaves 320,000 Sites Open to Attack
Infinite Client and WP Time Capsule, two WordPress plugins, contain vulnerabilities that leave sites open to attack. The bug is a critical authorization complication that allows adversaries access to …
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.WAVs Hide Malware in Their Depths in Innovative Campaign
Security researchers with BlackBerry Cylance have spotted a new sophisticated campaign that spreads cryptojacking malware and a backdoor via .WAV audio files. The malware is embedded in the audio data …
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Tactics of Supply-Chain Attack Group Exposed
Recent research by ESET has uncovered some of the tactics and tools used by the Winnti hacking group that has been carrying out supply-chain attacks against gaming companies since at least 2011. The …
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Experts Slam US, Australia and UK’s Facebook Encryption Demands
The governments of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia are urging Facebook not to implement end-to-end encryption on its Instagram and Messenger services. Earlier this year, the FTC …
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Global Consumers Reject Government-Mandated Encryption Backdoors
While the US Justice Department’s claims that government-mandated encryption backdoors would make it easier to prevent terror attacks, almost two-thirds (64%) of consumers across the US, UK, France …
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Hackers Replace Windows Narrator to Get SYSTEM Level Access
Researchers with Cylance have uncovered a new hacking campaign that takes advantage of the Windows Narrator app that users can launch from the logon screen before they have entered their credentials. …
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Public Exposure Does Little to Slow China-Based Thrip APT
Symantec warns that in the past year, Chinese cyber-espionage group Thrip has launched successful campaigns against no less than 12 military, telecom and satellite organizations across Southeast Asia. …
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