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ICS/OT Security

CCTV Zero-Day Exposes Critical Infrastructure to Mirai Botnet CCTV Zero-Day Exposes Critical Infrastructure to Mirai Botnet

CISA warned about the RCE zero-day vulnerability in AVTECH IP cameras in early August, and now vulnerable systems are being used to spread malware.

byBecky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading

Aug 28, 2024

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

BlackByte Targets ESXi Bug With Ransomware to Access Virtual Assets BlackByte Targets ESXi Bug With Ransomware to Access Virtual Assets

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Aug 28, 2024

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Threat Intelligence

Attackers Exploit Critical Atlassian Confluence Flaw for Cryptojacking Attackers Exploit Critical Atlassian Confluence Flaw for Cryptojacking

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

Aug 28, 2024

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ICS/OT Security

Hitachi Energy Vulnerabilities Plague SCADA Power Systems Hitachi Energy Vulnerabilities Plague SCADA Power Systems

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

Aug 28, 2024

1 Min Read

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ICS/OT Security

Manufacturing Sector Under Fire From Microsoft Credential Thieves Manufacturing Sector Under Fire From Microsoft Credential Thieves

byDark Reading Staff

Aug 28, 2024

1 Min Read

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

PoC Exploit for Zero-Click Vulnerability Made Available to the Masses PoC Exploit for Zero-Click Vulnerability Made Available to the Masses

byDark Reading Staff

Aug 27, 2024

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Microsoft's Sway Serves as Launchpad for 'Quishing' Campaign

Microsoft's Sway Serves as Launchpad for 'Quishing' Campaign

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

China's Volt Typhoon Exploits Zero-Day in Versa's SD-WAN Director Servers

China's Volt Typhoon Exploits Zero-Day in Versa's SD-WAN Director Servers

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Threat Group 'Bling Libra' Pivots to Extortion for Cloud Attacks

Threat Group 'Bling Libra' Pivots to Extortion for Cloud Attacks

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Application Security

Hackers Use Rare Stealth Techniques to Down Asian Military, Gov't Orgs

Hackers Use Rare Stealth Techniques to Down Asian Military, Gov't Orgs

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Constantly Evolving MoonPeak RAT Linked to North Korean Spying

Constantly Evolving MoonPeak RAT Linked to North Korean Spying

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Liverpool Fans Take English Premier League Title for Ticket Scams

Liverpool Fans Take English Premier League Title for Ticket Scams

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Mobile Security

NFC Traffic Stealer Targets Android Users & Their Banking Info

NFC Traffic Stealer Targets Android Users & Their Banking Info

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

A woman, panicked, standing on an infected Macbook's keyboard

Threat Intelligence

Infostealers Waltz Through macOS to Grab Crypto Wallets, Browser Creds

Infostealers Waltz Through macOS to Grab Crypto Wallets, Browser Creds

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

Google Chrome Update Fixes Flaw Exploited in the Wild

Google Chrome Update Fixes Flaw Exploited in the Wild

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Slack Patches AI Bug That Let Attackers Steal Data From Private Channels

Slack Patches AI Bug That Exposed Data in Private Channels

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Chinese Threat Actors Use MSI Files to Bypass Windows, VT Detection

Chinese Threat Actors Use MSI Files to Bypass Windows, VT Detection

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

'Styx Stealer' Blows Its Own Cover With Sloppy OpSec Mistake

'Styx Stealer' Blows Its Own Cover With Sloppy OpSec Mistake

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Taiwan University Under Fire From Unique DLL Backdoor

Taiwan University Under Fire From Unique DLL Backdoor

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Chinese Wi-Fi Router Vendor Draws US Congressional Ire

Chinese Wi-Fi Router Vendor Draws US Congressional Ire

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Application Security

Azure Kubernetes Bug Lays Open Cluster Secrets

Azure Kubernetes Bug Lays Open Cluster Secrets

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

US Intelligence Blames Iran for Hack on Trump Campaign

US Intelligence Blames Iran for Hack on Trump Campaign

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

IRGC-Linked Hackers Package Modular Malware in Monolithic Trojan

IRGC-Linked Hackers Package Modular Malware in Monolithic Trojan

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Africa's Economies Feel Pain of Cybersecurity Deficit

Africa's Economies Feel Pain of Cybersecurity Deficit

byRobert Lemos, Contributing Writer

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Remote Workforce

Multiple Microsoft Apps for macOS Vulnerable to Library Injection Attacks

Multiple Microsoft Apps for macOS Vulnerable to Library Injection Attacks

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

National Public Data Confirms Massive Breach

National Public Data Confirms Massive Breach

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Remote Workforce

Are 2024 US Political Campaigns Prepared for the Coming Cyber Threats?

Are 2024 US Political Campaigns Prepared for the Coming Cyber Threats?

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Endpoint Security

RansomHub Rolls Out Brand-New, EDR-Killing BYOVD Binary

RansomHub Rolls Out Brand-New, EDR-Killing BYOVD Binary

byTara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading

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Application Security

Unfixed Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Bypass Threatens Hybrid IDs

Unfixed Microsoft Entra ID Authentication Bypass Threatens Hybrid IDs

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

Google: Iran's Charming Kitten Targets US Presidential Elections, Israeli Military

Google: Iran's Charming Kitten Targets US Presidential Elections, Israeli Military

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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Threat Intelligence

Ransomware Group Behind Major Indonesian Attack Wears Many Masks

Ransomware Group Behind Major Indonesian Attack Wears Many Masks

byNate Nelson, Contributing Writer

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Cyberattacks & Data Breaches

'EastWind' Cyber-Spy Campaign Combines Various Chinese APT Tools

'EastWind' Cyber-Spy Campaign Combines Various Chinese APT Tools

byJai Vijayan, Contributing Writer

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Vulnerabilities & Threats

UK Royal Family, Prime Minister Deepfakes Make Rounds on Meta

UK Royal Family, Prime Minister Deepfakes Make Rounds on Meta

byDark Reading Staff, Dark Reading

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Sponsored Content

Black Hat 2024: DNS and the Trail of Breadcrumbs Leading Back to Attackers

Black Hat 2024: DNS and the Trail of Breadcrumbs Leading Back to Attackers

byTerry Sweeney, Contributing Editor

Сloud Security

GitHub Attack Vector Cracks Open Google, Microsoft, AWS Projects

GitHub Attack Vector Cracks Open Google, Microsoft, AWS Projects

byElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer

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