Iranian Hackers Launch Sophisticated Attacks Targeting Israel with PowerLess Backdoor

An Iranian nation-state threat actor has been linked to a new wave of phishing attacks targeting Israel that's designed to deploy an updated version of a Windows backdoor called PowerLess. Cybersecurity firm Check Point is tracking the activity cluster under its mythical creature handle Educated...

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Hackers Flood NPM with Bogus Packages Causing a DoS Attack

Threat actors flooded the npm open source package repository for Node.js with bogus packages that briefly even resulted in a denial-of-service DoS attack. "The threat actors create malicious websites and publish empty packages with links to those malicious websites, taking advantage of open-sourc...

DevOps threat matrix

The use of DevOps practices, which enable organizations to deliver software more quickly and efficiently, has been on the rise. This agile approach minimizes the time-to-market of new features and bug fixes. More and more companies are implementing DevOps services, each with its own infrastructur...

DevOps threat matrix

The use of DevOps practices, which enable organizations to deliver software more quickly and efficiently, has been on the rise. This agile approach minimizes the time-to-market of new features and bug fixes. More and more companies are implementing DevOps services, each with its own infrastructur...

Typhon Reborn Stealer Malware Resurfaces with Advanced Evasion Techniques

The threat actor behind the information-stealing malware known as Typhon Reborn has resurfaced with an updated version V2 that packs in improved capabilities to evade detection and resist analysis. The new version is offered for sale on the criminal underground for $59 per month, $360 per year, o...

The Bug Report - March 2023 Edition

The Bug Report – March 2023 Edition By Trellix · April 05, 2023 This story was also written by Kasimir Schulz. It really is bussin, though. Why am I here? Welcome back to the Bug Report, Ides of March edition! Last month was highlighted by glimpses into the past, with a historic attack technique...

New DBatLoader Malware Campaign Targets European Countries

Threat Level Attack Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary A new malware campaign using DBatLoader to target European businesses through phishing emails. The attackers use obfuscation techniques and various file formats to distribute the malware, including Remco...

Researchers Shed Light on CatB Ransomware's Evasion Techniques

The threat actors behind the CatB ransomware operation have been observed using a technique called DLL search order hijacking to evade detection and launch the payload. CatB, also referred to as CatB99 and Baxtoy, emerged late last year and is said to be an "evolution or direct rebrand" of anothe...

Exploit for Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Veeam Veeam_Backup_\&_Replication

CVE-2023-27532 POC for CVE-2023-27532 affecting Veeam Backup a...

Managing Risk in Crypto Trading: Techniques for Minimizing Your Exposure to Market Volatility

By Owais Sultan Crypto trading might be a successful method to gain money, but it is not without risks. A trader… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Managing Risk in Crypto Trading: Techniques for Minimizing Your Exposure to Market Volatility...

Cryptojacking Group TeamTNT Suspected of Using Decoy Miner to Conceal Data Exfiltration

The cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT is suspected to be behind a previously undiscovered strain of malware used to mine Monero cryptocurrency on compromised systems. That's according to Cado Security, which found the sample after Sysdig detailed a sophisticated attack known as SCARLETEEL aime...

Lazarus Group Exploits Zero-Day Vulnerability to Hack South Korean Financial Entity

The North Korea-linked Lazarus Group has been observed weaponizing flaws in an undisclosed software to breach a financial business entity in South Korea twice within a span of a year. While the first attack in May 2022 entailed the use of a vulnerable version of a certificate software that's wide...

Prompt Injection Attacks on Large Language Models

This is a good survey on prompt injection attacks on large language models like ChatGPT. Abstract: We are currently witnessing dramatic advances in the capabilities of Large Language Models LLMs. They are already being adopted in practice and integrated into many systems, including integrated...

Warning issued over Royal ransomware

As part of its StopRansomware effort, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA has published a Cybersecurity Advisory CSA about Royal ransomware. Royal ransomware is a Ransomware-as-a-service Raas that first made an appearance in January 2022. In September of that year, it began...

2023 Browser Security Report Uncovers Major Browsing Risks and Blind Spots

As a primary working interface, the browser plays a significant role in today's corporate environment. The browser is constantly used by employees to access websites, SaaS applications and internal applications, from both managed and unmanaged devices. A new report published by LayerX, a browser...

ParallaxRAT targets cryptocurrency organizations through phishing emails

Threat Level Attack Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary ParallaxRAT is a remote access Trojan RAT that has been distributed through phishing emails since December 2019. Recently, ParallaxRAT has been targeting cryptocurren...

Parallax RAT Targeting Cryptocurrency Firms with Sophisticated Injection Techniques

Cryptocurrency companies are being targeted as part of a new campaign that delivers a remote access trojan called Parallax RAT. The malware "uses injection techniques to hide within legitimate processes, making it difficult to detect," Uptycs said in a new report. "Once it has been successfully...

CISA Red Team Shares Key Findings to Improve Monitoring and Hardening of Networks

Actions to take today to harden your local environment: 1. Establish a security baseline of normal network activity; tune network and host-based appliances to detect anomalous behavior. 2. Conduct regular assessments to ensure appropriate procedures are created and can be followed by security sta...

Proven Techniques for Effective Email Spam Filtering

By Waqas In this article, we’ll dive into the world of spam emails, highlighting the reason that email service providers are so vigilant and exploring exactly how marketing teams can prevent ending up in the spam pile. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Proven Techniques for...