Cybersecurity
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“The public is advised that the Government Is currently experiencing internet/email and phone service interruptions. All Departments are impacted,” the Bermuda Government said.
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Healthcare HHS Report Lists APT41, APT43 and Lazarus Among Top Threat Groups Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 22, 2023 Image: HHS HC3 Chinese and North Korean cybercriminal groups continue to pose significant “unique threats” to the U.S. healthcare and public health sector, […]
The three zero-day flaws addressed by Apple on September 21, 2023, were leveraged as part of an iPhone exploit chain in an attempt to deliver a spyware strain called Predator targeting former Egyptian member of parliament Ahmed Eltantawy between May and September 2023. “The targeting took place after Eltantawy publicly stated his plans to run […]
Nansen stopped the malicious activity shortly after the affected vendor informed them about the incident, but the ensuing investigation confirmed that user data was compromised.
Despite the sophisticated techniques used, users can still protect themselves by being cautious of unsolicited links, suspicious messages, and checking URLs for deception, as well as contacting the company directly for clarification.
Threat actors are targeting hundreds of banking customers in Latin America with a new variant of an existing banking Trojan that replicates the interfaces of more than 40 Mexican and Brazilian banks. The campaign is aimed at tricking infected victims into giving up two-factor authentication (2FA) and/or payment-card details so attackers can hijack their bank […]
Sep 22, 2023THNMalware / Cyber Threat An active malware campaign targeting Latin America is dispensing a new variant of a banking trojan called BBTok, particularly users in Brazil and Mexico. “The BBTok banker has a dedicated functionality that replicates the interfaces of more than 40 Mexican and Brazilian banks, and tricks the victims into entering […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Government , Healthcare Researchers Say Breach Illustrates Why Schools Are Major Targets for Cybercriminals Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 21, 2023 Image: Lakeland Community College An Ohio community college is notifying 290,000 people of a data theft breach this spring that may have compromised their personal, financial […]
Key Points A malicious Python package, “Culturestreak”, hijacks system resources for unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. The malicious package utilizes obfuscated code and random filenames to evade detection. The code runs in an infinite loop, making it a relentless threat that continually exploits system resources. The malicious code originates from an active GitLab repository, underscoring the ongoing […]