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MOVEit Zero-Day May Have Been Known by Threat Groups Since 2021
Written by Sean KalinichIn today’s episode of why we need to change how we do things; it has come to light that the critical MOVEit zero-day that allowed…Written on Friday, 09 June 2023 11:18 in News Read 62 times Read more...
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In a Marketplace of Ideas, Censorship is Always Bad Even if Done for the Right Reasons.
Written by Sean KalinichOne thing that has always bothered me is the concept that censoring or hiding certain types of speech, thought, information etc., is somehow going to…Written on Friday, 09 June 2023 10:23 in Editorials Read 66 times Read more...
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Bring on the Ransomware Beta Test as Royal Begins Seems to be testing a New Encryptor called BlackSuit
Written by Sean KalinichThe fine folks at the Royal ransomware group have begun testing a new flavor of encryptor that is being called BlackSuit (The hat was already…Written on Thursday, 08 June 2023 16:03 in News Read 653 times Read more...
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Google and Microsoft Share a Zero Day as both Chrome and Edge get Patch Now Guidance.
Written by Sean KalinichGoogle has pushed out a new patch for Chrome to deal with a zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-3079. In the patch release Google is clear…Written on Thursday, 08 June 2023 15:12 in News Read 419 times Read more...
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Barracuda Email Security Gateway Appliances that were Exploited due to Zero-Day Must Be Replaced, not Patched
Written by Sean KalinichAfter the disclosure of a serious Zero-Day that allowed an unauthenticated user to basically own the device. Barracuda is now saying that remediation action for…Written on Thursday, 08 June 2023 12:33 in News Read 238 times Read more...
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Minecraft Mods stuffed with Malware Used to Target Windows and Linux
Written by Sean KalinichAs we hear more about Supply Chain attacks and the need for Software Build of Materials we are now hearing of an attack on the…Written on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 15:24 in News Read 321 times Read more...
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Sextortionists Get a Boost from AI and Publicly Available Images
Written by Sean KalinichAs if the internet needed something else bad floating around it seems that groups that engage in extortion schemes involving the threat of releasing images…Written on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 14:24 in News Read 223 times Read more...
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New PowerShell Malware Dubbed PowerDrop used to Target US Aerospace Industry
Written by Sean KalinichIt is Wednesday, so it is about time to talk about a new strain of malware. In this case one that leverages Microsoft’s PowerShell to…Written on Wednesday, 07 June 2023 13:31 in News Read 210 times Read more...
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More Ransomware as a Service Fun as Cyclops Gang Now Offers Value Add Information Stealer
Written by Sean KalinichAnyone that does not think that cybercrime is now a bug business has been living under a rock. The news related to different cybercrime-as-a-service groups,…Written on Tuesday, 06 June 2023 15:08 in News Read 481 times Read more...
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Monday, 31 January 2022 12:16
Direct Carrier Billing Scam Apps Nab 105 Million Users on Mobile Devices
Scammers and threat groups are nothing if not creative. They have time and quite a bit of talent on their hands to figure out ways around security features and gateways to get what they want. Take the recent discovery of Dark Hearing; this lovely mobile malware/scam gem was discovered by Zimnperium and was inserted into several seemingly benign apps. These apps were pushed to Google Play where they were downloaded by hundreds of millions of people.
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