The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) on Tuesday warned of renewed activity from an organized criminal group it tracks as UAC-0173 that involves infecting computers with a remote access trojan named DCRat (aka DarkCrystal RAT). The Ukrainian cybersecurity authority said it observed the latest attack wave starting in mid-January 2025. The activity is […]
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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a malicious Python library on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that facilitates unauthorized music downloads from music streaming service Deezer. The package in question is automslc, which has been downloaded over 104,000 times to date. First published in May 2019, it remains available on PyPI as of writing. “Although automslc, […]
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday placed two security flaws impacting Microsoft Partner Center and Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Suite (ZCS) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities in question are as follows – CVE-2024-49035 (CVSS score: 8.7) – An improper access control Go […]
The fake websites trick users into downloading and running malware that searches for personal information, especially anything related to crypto currency. Go to Source Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
The threat actors are exploiting non-interactive sign-ins, an authentication feature that security teams don’t typically monitor. Go to Source Author: Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
Cyberattackers believed to be affiliated with the state-sponsored threat group pulled off the largest crypto heist reported to date, stealing $1.5 billion from exchange Bybit. It was carried out by interfering with a routine transfer between wallets. Go to Source Author: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an updated version of the LightSpy implant that comes equipped with an expanded set of data collection features to extract information from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. LightSpy is the name given to a modular spyware that’s capable of infecting both Windows and Apple systems with an aim to […]
Opposition activists in Belarus as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations are the target of a new campaign that employs malware-laced Microsoft Excel documents as lures to deliver a new variant of PicassoLoader. The threat cluster has been assessed to be an extension of a long-running campaign mounted by a Belarus-aligned threat actor dubbed […]
No matter the strategy, companies must approach securing unmanaged devices with sensitivity and respect for employee privacy. Go to Source Author: Jeff Shiner
Nearly a third of organizations have an operational system connected to the Internet with a known exploited vulnerability, as attacks by state and non-state actors increase. Go to Source Author: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer