Veriti Research has discovered a surge in attacks from operators of the Androxgh0st malware family, uncovering over 600 servers compromised primarily in the U.S., India and Taiwan. According to Veriti’s blog post, the adversary behind Androxgh0st had their C2 server exposed, which could allow for a counterstrike by revealing the impacted targets. The researchers then […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Experts See Surge in Attacks, Including in Russia, Using Leaked LockBit Code Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • April 17, 2024 A LockBit ransomware attack doesn’t always come from LockBit. (Image: Shutterstock) What do a German healthcare network, a Russian security company and an American bridal clothing retailer […]
Apr 17, 2024NewsroomIoT Security / Network Security Cisco is warning about a global surge in brute-force attacks targeting various devices, including Virtual Private Network (VPN) services, web application authentication interfaces, and SSH services, since at least March 18, 2024. “These attacks all appear to be originating from TOR exit nodes and a range of other […]
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reported a surge in online job scams targeting unsuspecting job seekers for their personal information. With 492 victims assisted in 2023, up from 226 in 2022, the alarming trend shows no signs of slowing down. Notably, January 2024 alone saw 95 reported victims of job scams, representing a staggering […]
A surge of fake or stolen X (Twitter) Gold accounts has been flooding marketplaces and forums both on the surface web and the dark web over the past year, according to CloudSEK. Threat actors have used multiple techniques to forge or steal X Gold accounts since Elon Musk’s firm introduced its new verified accounts program […]
Dive Brief: Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday weekend, retailers are bracing for a surge in cyber activity as threat groups look to disrupt critical supply chains and lure customers in search of deep discounts. Retailers are facing an increased threat from phishing as an initial intrusion vector; threat groups are using social […]
With a surge in popularity and advancement, AI hardware has become a competitive market. AI hardware companies must have quick turnarounds in product advancements to have the newest and most effective products on the market. Although these eight AI hardware companies focus on CPUs and data center technologies, their specializations have slowly broadened as the […]
Q3 of 2023 continued an ongoing surge in ransomware activity, according to GuidePoint Security. GuidePoint Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) observed a nearly 15% increase in ransomware activity since Q2 due to an increased number of ransomware groups, including 10 new emerging groups tracked during this quarter. In the third quarter, GRIT tracked 1,353 publicly […]
A recent report from WithSecure has highlighted a surge in DarkGate malware infection attempts, targeting its Managed Detection and Response customers, notably in the U.K, the U.S., and India. As further analysis was conducted, two critical insights emerged: a Vietnamese connection and an intricate web of interlinked malware campaigns. The Vietnamese Connection Multiple Vietnamese threat […]
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