Updated at 5:30pm EST with details about ODNI’s Worldwide Threats Assessment. The top U.S. intelligence agency has revamped its election security team ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a contest multiple national security leaders have warned could be targeted by foreign adversaries using fast-moving attacks. Jessica Brandt, who previously held a variety of prominent research […]
The developers of the Leather cryptocurrency wallet have issued a warning about a counterfeit app on the Apple App Store. This fake app has led to users reporting that it drains their wallets and steals their digital assets.
In January, my colleague reported about a new Balada Injector campaign found exploiting a recent vulnerability in the widely-used Popup Builder WordPress plugin which was initially disclosed back in November, 2023 by Marc Montpas. In the past three weeks, we’ve started seeing an uptick in attacks from a new malware campaign targeting this same Popup […]
PetSmart, a major pet retail company, has issued a warning to customers about credential stuffing attacks aimed at breaching their accounts. As a precaution, passwords for accounts logged in during the attack have been reset.
The U.S. government is warning about the resurgence of BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector as recently as this month. “Since mid-December 2023, of the nearly 70 leaked victims, the healthcare sector has been the most commonly victimized,” the government said in an updated advisory. “This is likely in response to the […]
Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a spike in email phishing campaigns that are weaponizing the Google Cloud Run service to deliver various banking trojans such as Astaroth (aka Guildma), Mekotio, and Ousaban (aka Javali) to targets across Latin America (LATAM) and Europe. “The infection chains associated with these malware families feature the use of malicious […]
Feb 23, 2024NewsroomData Privacy / iOS Security Details have emerged about a now-patched high-severity security flaw in Apple’s Shortcuts app that could permit a shortcut to access sensitive information on the device without users’ consent. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23204 (CVSS score: 7.5), was addressed by Apple on January 22, 2024, with the release of […]
Undoubtedly, one of the best things about 2023 was the return of DJ Sneak. After slowing down his output considerably after around 2013, he stopping making music altogether during 2020 for obvious pandemic-related reasons. But the Chicago-based house icon suddenly and without warning crashed the second half of 2023 with a prolific string of vinyl […]
SiCat is an open-source tool for exploit research designed to source and compile information about exploits from open channels and internal databases. Its primary aim is to assist in cybersecurity, enabling users to search the internet for potential vulnerabilities and corresponding exploits. Akas Wisnu Aji, the creator of SiCat, outlined the key features of the […]