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A Hacker’s Guide to Password Cracking

Defending your organization’s security is like fortifying a castle—you need to understand where attackers will strike and how they’ll try to breach your walls. And hackers are always searching for weaknesses, whether it’s a lax password policy or a forgotten backdoor. To build a stronger defense, you must think like a hacker and anticipate their […]

5 Most Common Malware Techniques in 2024

Tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) form the foundation of modern defense strategies. Unlike indicators of compromise (IOCs), TTPs are more stable, making them a reliable way to identify specific cyber threats. Here are some of the most commonly used techniques, according to ANY.RUN’s Q3 2024 report on malware trends, complete with real-world examples. Disabling of […]

SteelFox and Rhadamanthys Malware Use Copyright Scams, Driver Exploits to Target Victims

An ongoing phishing campaign is employing copyright infringement-related themes to trick victims into downloading a newer version of the Rhadamanthys information stealer since July 2024. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the large-scale campaign under the name CopyRh(ight)adamantys. Targeted regions include the United States, Europe, East Asia, and South America. “The campaign Go to Source […]

Malicious PyPI Package ‘Fabrice’ Found Stealing AWS Keys from Thousands of Developers

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) that has racked up thousands of downloads for over three years while stealthily exfiltrating developers’ Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials. The package in question is “fabrice,” which typosquats a popular Python library known as “fabric,” which is designed to execute shell commands […]

Cisco Releases Patch for Critical URWB Vulnerability in Industrial Wireless Systems

Cisco has released security updates to address a maximum severity security flaw impacting Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) Access Points that could permit unauthenticated, remote attackers to run commands with elevated privileges. Tracked as CVE-2024-20418 (CVS score: 10.0), the vulnerability has been described as stemming from a lack of input validation to the web-based management Go […]

Canada Orders TikTok to Shut Down Canadian Operations Over Security Concerns

The Canadian government on Wednesday ordered ByteDance-owned TikTok to dissolve its operations in the country, citing national security risks, but stopped short of instituting a ban on the popular video-sharing platform. “The decision was based on the information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada’s security and […]

VEILDrive Attack Exploits Microsoft Services to Evade Detection and Distribute Malware

An ongoing threat campaign dubbed VEILDrive has been observed taking advantage of legitimate services from Microsoft, including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and OneDrive, as part of its modus operandi. “Leveraging Microsoft SaaS services — including Teams, SharePoint, Quick Assist, and OneDrive — the attacker exploited the trusted infrastructures of previously compromised organizations to Go to […]

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