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White House shares checklist to counter Russian cyberattacks

The White House is urging U.S. organizations to shore up their cybersecurity defenses after new intelligence suggests that Russia is preparing to conduct cyberattacks in the near future. […]

22 Mar

Okta confirms support engineer’s laptop was hacked in January

Okta, a major provider of access management systems, says that 2.5%, or approximately 375 customers, were impacted by a cyberattack claimed by the Lapsus$ data extortion group. […]

22 Mar

Custom macOS malware of Chinese hackers ‘Storm Cloud’ exposed

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown macOS malware variant called GIMMICK, which is believed to be a custom tool used by a Chinese espionage threat actor known as ‘Storm Cloud.’ […]

21 Mar

BitRAT malware now spreading as a Windows 10 license activator

A new BitRAT malware distribution campaign is underway, exploiting users looking to activate pirated Windows OS versions for free using unofficial Microsoft license activators. […]

21 Mar

Android password-stealing malware infects 100,000 Google Play users

A malicious Android app that steals Facebook credentials has been installed over 100,000 times via the Google Play Store, with the app still available to download. […]

21 Mar

Windows zero-day flaw giving admin rights gets unofficial patch, again

A Windows local privilege escalation zero-day vulnerability that Microsoft has failed to fully address for several months now, allows users to gain administrative privileges in Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server. […]

21 Mar

Serpent malware campaign abuses Chocolatey Windows package manager

Threat actors are abusing the popular Chocolatey Windows package manager in a new phishing campaign to install new ‘Serpent’ backdoor malware on systems of French government agencies and large construction firms. […]

21 Mar

Microsoft investigating claims of hacked source code repositories

Microsoft says they are investigating claims that the Lapsus$ data extortion hacking group breached their internal Azure DevOps source code repositories and stolen data. […]

20 Mar

More Conti ransomware source code leaked on Twitter out of revenge

A Ukrainian security researcher has leaked newer malware source code from the Conti ransomware operation in revenge for the cybercriminals siding with Russia on the invasion of Ukraine. […]

20 Mar

Western Digital app bug gives elevated privileges in Windows, macOS

Western Digital’s EdgeRover desktop app for both Windows and Mac are vulnerable to local privilege escalation and sandboxing escape bugs that could allow the disclosure of sensitive information or denial of service (DoS) attacks. […]

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White House shares checklist to counter Russian cyberattacks

Okta confirms support engineer’s laptop was hacked in January

Custom macOS malware of Chinese hackers ‘Storm Cloud’ exposed

BitRAT malware now spreading as a Windows 10 license activator

Android password-stealing malware infects 100,000 Google Play users

Windows zero-day flaw giving admin rights gets unofficial patch, again

Serpent malware campaign abuses Chocolatey Windows package manager

Microsoft investigating claims of hacked source code repositories

More Conti ransomware source code leaked on Twitter out of revenge

Western Digital app bug gives elevated privileges in Windows, macOS