Cybersecurity

75% of education sector attacks linked to compromised accounts – Help Net Security

69% of organizations in the education sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months, according to Netwrix. Phishing and account compromise threaten the education sector Phishing and user account compromise were the most common attack paths for these organizations, while phishing and malware (such as ransomware) topped the list for other verticals. What’s more, […]

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Vietnamese Hackers Deploy Python-Based Stealer via Facebook Messenger

Sep 11, 2023THNMalware / Social Media A new phishing attack is leveraging Facebook Messenger to propagate messages with malicious attachments from a “swarm of fake and hijacked personal accounts” with the ultimate goal of taking over the targets’ accounts. “Originating yet again from a Vietnamese-based group, this campaign uses a tiny compressed file attachment that […]

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New HijackLoader Malware Used to Distribute Various Malware Families | Cyware Hacker News

The cybercriminal community is increasingly adopting a newly discovered malware loader named HijackLoader. First discovered in July, the loader is being used to distribute different malware families such as DanaBot, SystemBC, and RedLine Stealer. Key capabilities HijackLoader uses a modular architecture that facilitates threat actors to perform code injection and execution. While the exact initial […]

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Generative AI, contactless tech make hotels vulnerable to cyberattacks

Dive Brief: The transition to mobile and contactless services in the hospitality industry is making hotels more vulnerable to cyber threats, according to a report from Trustwave SpiderLabs.  The industry has seen a surge in cyberattacks, with 59 incidents since 2022. Meanwhile, 31% of hospitality organizations have reported a data breach in their company’s history, […]

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Charming Kitten’s New Backdoor ‘Sponsor’ Targets Brazil, Israel, and U.A.E.

Sep 11, 2023THNCyber Espionage / Malware The Iranian threat actor known as Charming Kitten has been linked to a new wave of attacks targeting different entities in Brazil, Israel, and the U.A.E. using a previously undocumented backdoor named Sponsor. Slovak cybersecurity firm is tracking the cluster under the name Ballistic Bobcat. Victimology patterns suggest that […]

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Google Chrome Rolls Out Support for ‘Privacy Sandbox’ to Bid Farewell to Tracking Cookies

Sep 11, 2023THNPrivacy / Online Security Google has officially begun its rollout of Privacy Sandbox in the Chrome web browser to a majority of its users, nearly four months after it announced the plans. “We believe it is vital to both improve privacy and preserve access to information, whether it’s news, a how-to-guide, or a […]