McAfee security researchers first released detailed information on Operation North Star earlier this year, highlighting the campaigns conducted by Lazarus Group (Hidden Cobra) targeting defense and …
Malspam Campaign Milks Election Uncertainty
A new campaign targeting US presidential election uncertainty has been uncovered by cybersecurity professionals. Threat actors have leveraged public mistrust in the election process, releasing a …
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APT Groups Get Innovative and More Dangerous in Q3
Kaspersky researchers have detected a trend in APT groups diversifying their toolsets in the third quarter, representing a larger increase in sophistication of attacks between Q2 and Q3 of 2020 than …
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North Korean Group Kimsuky Targets Government Agencies With New Malware
According to cybersecurity researchers, a North Korean threat actor group called Kimsuky has been utilizing a never before seen malware in attacks on government agencies and human rights activists. …
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GravityRAT Comes Back to Earth with Android, macOS Spyware
According to researchers, the cybercriminals behind the creation of the sophisticated GravityRAT spyware have released new variants for macOS and Android. This marks the first time the operators …
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Biden Campaign Staffers Targeted in Cyberattack Leveraging Antivirus Lure, Dropbox Ploy
According to Google's Threat Analysis Group, Joe Biden's presidential campaign has been the target of credential phishing and malware attacks as hackers send campaign staffers malicious emails …
Lemon Duck Cryptocurrency-Mining Botnet Activity Spikes
Researchers have been monitoring a spike in the cryptocurrency mining botnet Lemon Duck, occurring since this August. The Lemon Duck botnet is a complex mining botnet that has the capability to tap …
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Tenda Router Zero-Days Emerge in Spyware Botnet Campaign
A new malware variant has been discovered by researchers and has the capability to conduct espionage and denial-of-service attacks. The malware is a variant of the Mirai botnet and has been named …
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Years-Long ‘SilentFade’ Attack Drained Facebook Victims of $4M
Facebook has released information on an ad-fraud cyberattack that has been occurring since 2016. Facebook claims that the cyber attackers stole credentials and browser cookies as part of the attack, …
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Google removes 17 Android apps designed to deploy Joker malware
Google has been combatting malicious apps landing in its Play Store for years, trying to figure out loopholes in its systems that allow for these apps to evade detection. Recently, the pervasive …
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