Overview Throughout the summer and fall of 2023, DarkGate entered the ring competing for the top spot in the remote access trojan (RAT) and loader category. It was observed in use by multiple cybercrime actors and was spread via many methods such as email, Microsoft Teams, Skype, malvertising and fake updates. Proofpoint researchers are tracking […]
On December 20, 2023, Rosvodokanal, the Russian water utility firm, experienced a alleged cyberattack perpetrated by the Ukrainian hacker group Blackjack. Multiple undisclosed law enforcement sources confirmed the occurrence of a cyberattack on the IT infrastructure of the Russian water utility. The announcement of the Russian water utility cyberattack was followed by the cyberattack against […]
Last updated 20 December, 2023 The Global DJ Census from Digital DJ Tips is the biggest annual DJ survey in the world, and it’s back again! This is your chance to get your voice heard and make your opinion count – and it only takes around 10 minutes to enter. Enter now here. To thank […]
2023 proved to be a challenging year on the ransomware front after a brief lull in 2022. According to data from cryptocurrency tracing firm Chainalysis, victims had paid ransomware groups well over $400 million combined as of July 2023. Statista, meanwhile, reports that a whopping 72% of businesses have been affected by ransomware attacks as […]
Last updated 20 December, 2023 As a DJ, backing up your music and your software’s music database is paramount. The loss of these assets means not only losing the tools of your trade, but also the countless hours you’ve dedicated to building playlists, preparing songs, and more. No professional DJ would ever risk not backing […]
SUMMARY In January 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) conducted a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA) at the request of a Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector organization to identify vulnerabilities and areas for improvement. An RVA is a two-week penetration test of an entire organization, with one week spent on external testing […]
I. Background of xorbot In November 2023, NSFOCUS Global Threat Hunting System detected that a type of elf file was being widely distributed and accompanied by a large amount of suspected encrypted outbound communication traffic. However, the detection rate of mainstream antivirus engines on this file was close to zero, which aroused our curiosity. After further […]
Last updated 18 December, 2023 Algoriddim recently released djay Pro 5 for iOS, iPadOS, and Mac. It further refined an already smooth piece of DJ software, with an absolutely killer new feature in (possibly) the best beatgrids ever added to any software, along with world-class stems and other new features. On paper, it’s the most […]
Last updated 18 December, 2023 Tidal has spoken publicly for the first time about the removal of stems functionality in DJ software when streaming music from its service. In a statement on X, Tidal says that it believes other streaming service providers have also been asked to do this, and that it is working to […]