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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Sidewinder Casts Wide Geographic Net in Latest Attack Spree Sidewinder Casts Wide Geographic Net in Latest Attack Spree

The long-active, India-sponsored cyber-threat group targeted multiple entities across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and even Europe in a recent attack wave that demonstrated the use of a previously unknown post-exploit tool called StealerBot.

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Oct 16, 2024

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North Korea Hackers Get Cash Fast in Linux Cyber Heists North Korea Hackers Get Cash Fast in Linux Cyber Heists

byDark Reading Staff

Oct 15, 2024

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Cyberattackers Unleash Flood of Potentially Disruptive Election-Related Activity Cyberattackers Unleash Flood of Disruptive Election-Related Activity

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Oct 15, 2024

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Application Security

WP Engine Accuses WordPress of 'Forcibly' Taking Over Its Plug-in WP Engine Accuses WordPress of 'Forcibly' Taking Over Its Plug-in

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Oct 15, 2024

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Southeast Asian Cybercrime Profits Fuel Shadow Economy Southeast Asian Cybercrime Profits Fuel Shadow Economy

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

Oct 15, 2024

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Serious Adversaries Circle Ivanti CSA Zero-Day Flaws Serious Adversaries Circle Ivanti CSA Zero-Day Flaws

byDark Reading Staff

Oct 14, 2024

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Threat Intelligence

Microsoft: BYOD, QR Codes Lead Rampant Education Attacks

Microsoft: BYOD, QR Codes Lead Rampant Education Attacks

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

AI-Powered Cybercrime Cartels on the Rise in Asia

AI-Powered Cybercrime Cartels on the Rise in Asia

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Google Launches Data-Sharing Initiative to Fight Fraud

Google Launches Data-Sharing Initiative to Fight Fraud

byDark Reading Staff

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Hackers Hide Remcos RAT in GitHub Repository Comments

Hackers Hide Remcos RAT in GitHub Repository Comments

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Mamba 2FA Cybercrime Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Users

Mamba 2FA Cybercrime Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Users

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Cybersecurity Operations

AI-Augmented Email Analysis Spots Latest Scams, Bad Content

AI-Augmented Email Analysis Spots Latest Scams, Bad Content

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Microsoft: Creative Abuse of Cloud Files Bolsters BEC Attacks

Microsoft: Creative Abuse of Cloud Files Bolsters BEC Attacks

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

5 Zero-Days in Microsoft's October Update to Patch Immediately

5 Zero-Days in Microsoft's October Update to Patch Immediately

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Healthcare's Grim Cyber Prognosis Requires Security Booster

Healthcare's Grim Cyber Prognosis Requires Security Booster

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Mideast, Turkey Cyber Threats Spike, Prompting Defense Changes

Mideast, Turkey Cyber Threats Spike, Prompting Defense Changes

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

GorillaBot Goes Ape With 300K Cyberattacks Worldwide

GorillaBot Goes Ape With 300K Cyberattacks Worldwide

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Salt Typhoon APT Subverts Law Enforcement Wiretapping: Report

Salt Typhoon APT Subverts Law Enforcement Wiretapping: Report

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

Endpoint Security

Single HTTP Request Can Exploit 6M WordPress Sites

Single HTTP Request Can Exploit 6M WordPress Sites

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

MITRE Launches AI Incident Sharing Initiative

MITRE Launches AI Incident Sharing Initiative

byJennifer Lawinski, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Insider Threat Damage Balloons as Visibility Gaps Widen

Insider Threat Damage Balloons as Visibility Gaps Widen

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Threat Intelligence

Microsoft, DOJ Dismantle Russian Hacker Group Star Blizzard

Microsoft, DOJ Dismantle Russian Hacker Group Star Blizzard

byNathan Eddy, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

DPRK's APT37 Targets Cambodia With Khmer, 'VeilShell' Backdoor

DPRK's APT37 Targets Cambodia With Khmer, 'VeilShell' Backdoor

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

Thousands of DrayTek Routers at Risk From 14 Vulnerabilities

Thousands of DrayTek Routers at Risk From 14 Vulnerabilities

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Threat Intelligence

CISA Adds High-Severity Ivanti Vulnerability to KEV Catalog

CISA Adds High-Severity Ivanti Vulnerability to KEV Catalog

byDark Reading Staff

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Endpoint Security

AI 'Nude Photo Generator' Delivers Infostealers Instead of Images

AI 'Nude Photo Generator' Delivers Infostealers Instead of Images

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

China-Backed APT Group Culling Thai Government Data

China-Backed APT Group Culling Thai Government Data

byDark Reading Staff

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Threat Intelligence

Near-'perfctl' Fileless Malware Targets Millions of Linux Servers

Near-'perfctl' Fileless Malware Targets Millions of Linux Servers

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

North Korea's 'Stonefly' APT Swarms US Private Co's. for Profit

North Korea's 'Stonefly' APT Swarms US Private Co's. for Profit

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Unix Printing Vulnerabilities Enable Easy DDoS Attacks

Unix Printing Vulnerabilities Enable Easy DDoS Attacks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

Python-Based Malware Slithers Into Systems via Legit VS Code

Python-Based Malware Slithers Into Systems via Legit VS Code

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Manufacturers Rank as Ransomware's Biggest Target

Manufacturers Rank as Ransomware's Biggest Target

byKristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Zimbra RCE Vuln Under Attack Needs Immediate Patching

Zimbra RCE Vuln Under Attack Needs Immediate Patching

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Threat Intelligence

Darktrace Announces Formal Completion of its Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

Darktrace Announces Formal Completion of its Acquisition by Thoma Bravo

Threat Intelligence

LockBit Associates Arrested, Evil Corp Bigwig Outed

LockBit Associates Arrested, Evil Corp Bigwig Outed

byDark Reading Staff

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