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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

North Korea's Moonstone Sleet Widens Distribution of Malicious Code North Korea's Moonstone Sleet Widens Distribution of Malicious Code

The recently identified threat actor uses public registries for distribution and has expanded capabilities to disrupt the software supply chain.

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Jun 13, 2024

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AI Chatbot Fools Scammers & Scores Money-Laundering Intel AI Chatbot Fools Scammers & Scores Money-Laundering Intel

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Jun 13, 2024

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Microsoft, Late to the Game on Dangerous DNSSEC Zero-Day Flaw Microsoft, Late to the Game on Dangerous DNSSEC Zero-Day Flaw

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Jun 13, 2024

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Pakistani Hacking Team 'Celestial Force' Spies on Indian Gov't, Defense Pakistani APT 'Celestial Force' Spies on Indian Gov't, Defense Orgs

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Jun 13, 2024

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

LockBit & Conti Ransomware Hacker Busted in Ukraine LockBit & Conti Ransomware Hacker Busted in Ukraine

byDark Reading Staff

Jun 12, 2024

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

TellYouThePass Ransomware Group Exploits Critical PHP Flaw TellYouThePass Ransomware Group Exploits Critical PHP Flaw

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Jun 12, 2024

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Threat Intelligence

RansomHub Brings Scattered Spider Into Its RaaS Nest

RansomHub Brings Scattered Spider Into Its RaaS Nest

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Forced-Labor Camps Fuel Billions of Dollars in Cyber Scams

Forced-Labor Camps Fuel Billions of Dollars in Cyber Scams

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Critical MSMQ RCE Bug Opens Microsoft Servers to Complete Takeover

Critical MSMQ RCE Bug Opens Microsoft Servers to Complete Takeover

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

WarmCookie Gives Cyberattackers Tasty New Backdoor for Initial Access

WarmCookie Gives Cyberattackers Tasty New Backdoor for Initial Access

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

Snowflake Cloud Accounts Felled by Rampant Credential Issues

Snowflake Cloud Accounts Felled by Rampant Credential Issues

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

Governments, Businesses Tighten Cybersecurity Around Hajj Season

Governments, Businesses Tighten Cybersecurity Around Hajj Season

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Application Security

GitHub Repos Targeted in Cyber-Extortion Attacks

GitHub Repos Targeted in Cyber-Extortion Attacks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cybersecurity Operations

CISO Corner: Red Sox CloudSec; Deepfake Biz Risk; Ticketmaster Takeaways

CISO Corner: Red Sox CloudSec; Deepfake Biz Risk; Ticketmaster Takes

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

'Sticky Werewolf' APT Stalks Aviation Sector

'Sticky Werewolf' APT Stalks Aviation Sector

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Attacks Surge on Check Point's Recent VPN Zero-Day Flaw

Attacks Surge on Check Point's Recent VPN Zero-Day Flaw

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Сloud Security

'Commando Cat' Digs Its Claws Into Exposed Docker Containers

'Commando Cat' Digs Its Claws Into Exposed Docker Containers

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Cybersecurity Operations

Interpol, FBI Disrupt Moldova-Based Cyber Ring

Interpol, FBI Disrupt Moldova-Based Cyber Ring

byDark Reading Staff

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

RansomHub Actors Exploit ZeroLogon Vuln in Recent Ransomware Attacks

RansomHub Actors Exploit ZeroLogon Vuln in Recent Ransomware Attacks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Chinese Threat Clusters Triple-Team High-Profile Asia Government Org

Chinese Threat Clusters Triple-Team High-Profile Asia Government Org

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Ukrainian Systems Hit by Cobalt Strike Via a Malicious Excel File

Ukrainian Systems Hit by Cobalt Strike Via a Malicious Excel File

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

'Fog' Ransomware Rolls in to Target Education, Recreation Sectors

'Fog' Ransomware Rolls in to Target Education, Recreation Sectors

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Atlassian Confluence High-Severity Bug Allows Code Execution

Atlassian Confluence High-Severity Bug Allows Code Execution

byDark Reading Staff

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Threat Intelligence

Russia Aims Cyber Operations at Summer Olympics

Russia Aims Cyber Operations at Summer Olympics

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

Cybersecurity Operations

Europol's Hunt Begins for Emotet Malware Mastermind

Europol's Hunt Begins for Emotet Malware Mastermind

byDark Reading Staff

Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Ticketmaster Confirms Cloud Breach, Amid Murky Details

Ticketmaster Confirms Cloud Breach, Amid Murky Details

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Cybersecurity Operations

CISO Corner: Federal Cyber Deadlines Loom; Private Chatbot Danger

CISO Corner: Federal Cyber Deadlines Loom; Private Chatbot Danger

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

OpenAI Disrupts 5 AI-Powered, State-Backed Influence Ops

OpenAI Disrupts 5 AI-Powered, State-Backed Influence Ops

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

FlyingYeti APT Serves Up Cookbox Malware Using WinRAR

FlyingYeti APT Serves Up Cookbox Malware Using WinRAR

byNathan Eddy, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Cops Swarm Global Cybercrime Botnet Infrastructure in 2 Massive Ops

Cops Swarm Global Cybercrime Botnet Infrastructure in 2 Massive Ops

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

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Application Security

Flawed AI Tools Create Worries for Private LLMs, Chatbots

Flawed AI Tools Create Worries for Private LLMs, Chatbots

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Shady 'Merry-Go-Round' Ad Fraud Network Leaves Orgs Hemorrhaging Cash

Shady 'Merry-Go-Round' Ad Fraud Network Leaves Orgs Hemorrhaging Cash

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Leak Site BreachForums Springs Back to Life Weeks After FBI Takedown

Leak Site BreachForums Springs Back to Life Weeks After FBI Takedown

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Microsoft: 'Moonstone Sleet' APT Melds Espionage, Financial Goals

Microsoft: 'Moonstone Sleet' APT Melds Espionage, Financial Goals

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Exploit for Fortinet Critical RCE Bug Allows SIEM Root Access

Exploit for Fortinet Critical RCE Bug Allows SIEM Root Access

byDark Reading Staff

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