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The Parrot traffic direction system (TDS) that came to light earlier this year has had a larger impact than previously thought, according to new research. Sucuri, which has been tracking the same campaign since February 2019 under the name “NDSW/NDSX,” said that “the malware was one of the top infections” detected in 2021, accounting for…

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Microsoft on Thursday said it took steps to disable malicious activity stemming from abuse of OneDrive by a previously undocumented threat actor it tracks under the chemical element-themed moniker Polonium. In addition to removing the offending accounts created by the Lebanon-based activity group, the tech giant’s Threat Intelligence Center (MSTIC) said it suspended over 20…

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Atlassian has warned of a critical unpatched remote code execution vulnerability impacting Confluence Server and Data Center products that it said is being actively exploited in the wild. The Australian software company credited cybersecurity firm Volexity for identifying the flaw, which is being tracked as CVE-2022-26134. “Atlassian has been made aware of current active exploitation…

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As the threat landscape evolves and multiplies with more advanced attacks than ever, defending against these modern cyber threats is a monumental challenge for almost any organization. Threat detection is about an organization’s ability to accurately identify threats, be it to the network, an endpoint, another asset or an application – including cloud infrastructure and…

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An analysis of leaked chats from the notorious Conti ransomware group earlier this year has revealed that the syndicate has been working on a set of firmware attack techniques that could offer a path to accessing privileged code on compromised devices. “Control over firmware gives attackers virtually unmatched powers both to directly cause damage and…

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As ransomware infections have evolved from purely encrypting data to schemes such as double and triple extortion, a new attack vector is likely to set the stage for future campaigns. Called Ransomware for IoT or R4IoT by Forescout, it’s a “novel, proof-of-concept ransomware that exploits an IoT device to gain access and move laterally in…

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Virtual Private Network (VPN) provider ExpressVPN on Thursday announced that it’s removing Indian-based VPN servers in response to a new cybersecurity directive issued by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In). “Rest assured, our users will still be able to connect to VPN servers that will give them Indian IP addresses and allow them to…

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A critical security flaw has been uncovered in UNISOC’s smartphone chipset that could be potentially weaponized to disrupt a smartphone’s radio communications through a malformed packet. “Left unpatched, a hacker or a military unit can leverage such a vulnerability to neutralize communications in a specific location,” Israeli cybersecurity company Check Point said in a report…

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The threat actor known as SideWinder has added a new custom tool to its arsenal of malware that’s being used in phishing attacks against Pakistani public and private sector entities. “Phishing links in emails or posts that mimic legitimate notifications and services of government agencies and organizations in Pakistan are primary attack vectors of the…

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of three domains used by cybercriminals to trade stolen personal information and facilitate distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks for hire. This includes weleakinfo[.]to, ipstress[.]in, and ovh-booter[.]com, the former of which allowed its users to traffic hacked personal data and offered a searchable database containing illegally…

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