Marianna Andreassen, Norwegian parliament director, has confirmed that the government entity has been targeted by threat actors over the past week, resulting in a number of ministers' email accounts …
Iranian Hackers Target Critical Vulnerability in F5’s BIG-IP
An Iranian state-sponsored hacking group has been observed by security researchers targeting a critical vulnerability in F5 Network's BIG-IP application delivery controller. Although the bug was …
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China-based APT Debuts Sepulcher Malware in Spear-Phishing Attacks
A Chinese APT referred to as TA413 has allegedly been distributing a new RAT that has been dubbed Sepulcher. TA413 has been using the RAT in various campaigns over the past six months in attacks …
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New Threat Activity by Lazarus Group Spells Trouble For Orgs
North Korean hacking group known as Lazarus has allegedly launched several cyber campaigns that aim to raise finances for the country's missile program. Last week, the US government issued a warning …
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BEC Wire Transfer Losses Soar 48% in Q2 2020
According to security vendor Agari, Business Email Compromise attacks that lead to wire transfer losses have increased dramatically from the previous quarter. BEC wire transfer losses soared by over …
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Critical Slack Bug Allows Access to Private Channels, Conversations
A critical vulnerability has been discovered in the Slack desktop app affecting versions below 4.4. The vulnerability could allow attackers to perform remote code execution (RCE) and gain full control …
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Iranian hackers are selling access to compromised companies on an underground forum
Today, cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike released a report detailing the operations of Iranian state-sponsored hacking groups, particularly their sale of compromised network access on an underground …
DoJ Aims to Seize 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts Used by Hackers
The Department of Justice is allegedly looking to seize 280 illegal cryptocurrency accounts that may have been used by North Korean government-backed hackers to launder millions in stolen funds …
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North Korean hackers are actively robbing banks around the world, US government warns
A North Korean government-backed hacking group, the BeagleBoyz, has returned to target banks across the world after a brief hiatus. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has released a …
US Arrests Tourist Over Malware Conspiracy
Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov was arrested in Los Angeles on August 22 and charged with conspiracy after he allegedly offered an employee a large sum of money to infect their company's computer with …
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