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Mozilla Drops Onerep After CEO Admits to Running People-Search Networks
The nonprofit organization that supports the Firefox web browser said today it is winding down its new partnership with Onerep, an identity protection service recently bundled with Firefox that offers to remove users from hundreds of people-search sites. The move comes just days after a report by...
From Observer to Asuka – The Reinvention of Stealer
Summary: A malware-as-a-service MaaS called AsukaStealer, advertised on a Russian-language cybercrime forum by the alias breakcore, has surfaced. Priced at $80 per month, AsukaStealer is written in C++ and features customizable configurations and a user-friendly interface designed for harvesting...
Russian Hackers May Have Targeted Ukrainian Telecoms with Upgraded 'AcidPour' Malware
The data wiping malware called AcidPour may have been deployed in attacks targeting four telecom providers in Ukraine, new findings from SentinelOne show. The cybersecurity firm also confirmed connections between the malware and AcidRain, tying it to threat activity clusters associated with Russi...
Android malware, Android malware and more Android malware
Introduction Malware for mobile devices is something we come across very often. In 2023, our technologies blocked 33.8 million malware, adware, and riskware attacks on mobile devices. One of 2023s most resonant attacks was Operation Triangulation, targeting iOS, but that was rather a unique case...
LockBit Ransomware Hacker Ordered to Pay $860,000 After Guilty Plea in Canada
A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation. Mikhail Vasiliev, an Ontario resident, was originally arrested in November 2022 and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ wit...
RedCurl Cybercrime Group Abuses Windows PCA Tool for Corporate Espionage
The Russian-speaking cybercrime group called RedCurl is leveraging a legitimate Microsoft Windows component called the Program Compatibility Assistant PCA to execute malicious commands. "The Program Compatibility Assistant Service pcalua.exe is a Windows service designed to identify and address...
Russian Midnight Blizzard Hackers Breached Microsoft Source Code
By Deeba Ahmed Midnight Blizzard aka Cozy Bear and APT29 originally breached Microsoft on January 12, 2024. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Midnight Blizzard Hackers Breached Microsoft Source Code...
Russian Hackers Stole Microsoft Source Code—and the Attack Isn’t Over
Plus: An ex-Google engineer gets arrested for allegedly stealing trade secrets, hackers breach the top US cybersecurity agency, and X’s new feature exposes sensitive user data...
Microsoft Confirms Russian Hackers Stole Source Code, Some Customer Secrets
Microsoft on Friday revealed that the Kremlin-backed threat actor known as Midnight Blizzard aka APT29 or Cozy Bear managed to gain access to some of its source code repositories and internal systems following a hack that came to light in January 2024. "In recent weeks, we have seen evidence that...
SapphireStealer’s Stealthy Invasion via Deceptive Legal Documents
Summary: An intricate campaign aimed at Russian individuals has emerged, showcasing the SapphireStealer malware, a publicly available information-stealing tool introduced in December 2022. The incorporation of social engineering techniques significantly enhances the efficacy of these campaigns,...
A Close Up Look at the Consumer Data Broker Radaris
If you live in the United States, the data broker Radaris likely knows a great deal about you, and they are happy to sell what they know to anyone. But how much do we know about Radaris? Publicly available data indicates that in addition to running a dizzying array of people-search websites, the...
Update on Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard
This blog provides an update on the nation-state attack that was detected by the Microsoft Security Team on January 12, 2024. As we shared, on January 19, the security team detected this attack on our corporate email systems and immediately activated our response process. The Microsoft Threat...
Cybercriminals Using Novel DNS Hijacking Technique for Investment Scams
A new DNS threat actor dubbed Savvy Seahorse is leveraging sophisticated techniques to entice targets into fake investment platforms and steal funds. "Savvy Seahorse is a DNS threat actor who convinces victims to create accounts on fake investment platforms, make deposits to a personal account, a...
Russian Operatives Expose German Military Webex Conversations
By Deeba Ahmed Leaked Military Audio Raises Stakes in Russia-Ukraine Conflict. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Operatives Expose German Military Webex Conversations...
openSUSE: Security Advisory for wdiff (openSUSE-SU-2022:10031-1)
The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...
FBI Alert: Russian Hackers Target Ubiquiti Routers for Data, Botnet Creation
By Deeba Ahmed Russian hackers, part of Russias Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff, are using compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI Alert: Russian Hackers Target Ubiquiti Routers for Data, Botnet Creation...
Five Eyes Agencies Expose APT29's Evolving Cloud Attack Tactics
Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from the Five Eyes nations have released a joint advisory detailing the evolving tactics of the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT29. The hacking outfit, also known as BlueBravo, Cloaked Ursa, Cozy Bear, Midnight Blizzard formerly Nobelium, a...
CISA, NCSC-UK, and Partners Release Advisory on Russian SVR Actors Targeting Cloud Infrastructure
CISA, in partnership with UK National Cyber Security Centre NCSC and other U.S. and international partners released the joint advisory, SVR Cyber Actors Adapt Tactics for Initial Cloud Access. This advisory provides recent tactics, techniques, and procedures TTPs used by Russian Foreign...