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U. S. Critical Infrastructure is being aggressively targeted by Phobos Ransomware.
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of Phobos ransomware attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure entities, outlining the various tactics and techniques the threat actors have adopted to deploy the file-encrypting malware. “Structured as a ransomware as a service (RaaS) model, Phobos ransomware actors have targeted entities including municipal and county governments, emergency services,…
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Mobile operator networks are the target of stealthy GTPDOOR Linux malware.
Security researcher HaxRob discovered a previously unknown Linux backdoor named GTPDOOR, designed for covert operations within mobile carrier networks. The threat actors behind GTPDOOR are believed to target systems adjacent to the GPRS roaming eXchange (GRX), such as SGSN, GGSN, and P-GW, which can provide the attackers direct access to a telecom’s core network. The GRX is…
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Microsoft: More Windows 10 Pro PCs will receive the Windows 11 “invites”
Starting next month, Microsoft nag screens pushing Windows 11 will also show , up on non- managed enterprise devices running Windows 10 Pro and Pro Workstation. ” Upgrade for free to the latest Windows 11. You can go to your desktop now and use your PC without interruptions while the upgrade downloads in the background (…
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Content Farm impersonates more than 60 of the top news outlets, including CNBC, CNN, and BBC.
The BBC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Huffington Post, Reuters, The Guardian, and Washington Post are just a few examples of the content farms that BleepingComputer has discovered. These “news” websites repost articles from trustworthy media and research organizations without attribution, which we were able to trace to their owner , an Indian citizen. Beyond that, however, their…
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BBC, CNN, CNBC, Guardian, and News Farm pretend to be the 60+ major news outlets…
The BBC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Huffington Post, Reuters, The Guardian, and Washington Post are just a few examples of the content farms that BleepingComputer has discovered. These “news” websites repost articles from trustworthy media and research organizations without attribution, which we were able to trace to their owner , an Indian citizen. Beyond that, however, their…
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In advanced Okta phishing attacks, hackers target FCC and crypto companies.
Using specially designed single sign-on ( SSO ) pages for Okta that look remarkably similar to the originals, a new phishing kit called CryptoChameleon  is being used to target Federal Communications Commission (FCC ) employees. Using phishing pages that impersonate Okta, Gmail, iCloud, Outlook, Twitter, Yahoo, and AOL, the same campaign targets users and employees…
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Fixed a Windows Kernel bug that was exploited as a zero-day bug since August last month.
Six months after being informed that the flaw was being exploited as a zero-day, Microsoft patched a high-stakes Windows Kernel privilege escalation vulnerability in February. Jan Vojtek, a senior malware researcher for Avast, discovered the security flaw in the appid as CVE- 2024- 21338. The Sys Windows AppLocker driver and  was disclosed to Microsoft in…
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NSO Group is required to provide Pegasus Spyware to WhatsApp by a U. S. court order.
Mar 02, 2024 NewsroomSpyware / Privacy As part of the social media giant’s ongoing legal battle with the Israeli spyware vendor, a U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to give Meta its source code for Pegasus and other products. The court’s decision is a significant legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October…
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Iranian hacker charged in the United States
Iranian hacker is charged in the United States and offered a $10 million reward for his capture Mar 02, 2024 NewsroomCybercrime / Social Engineering An Iranian national’s indictment against him was released on Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice ( DoJ) on suspicion of participating in a multi-year cyber-enabled campaign to compromise American governmental…
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Healthcare under siege: The Week in Ransomware- March 1st, 2024
In the last few months, ransomware attacks on healthcare have been rampant, with numerous ransomware attacks aimed at hospitals and medical facilities, disrupting patient care and preventing prescription drug access in the United States. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary’s attack on Change Healthcare, which has had significant effects on the US healthcare system, has so far…