Don’t use AI-based apps, Philippine defense ordered its personnel

The Philippine defense ordered its personnel to stop using AI-based applications to generate personal portraits. The Philippine defense warned of the risks of using AI-based applications to generate personal portraits and ordered its personnel to stop using them. On October 14, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. issued the directive to ban the AI-based applications. “Defense … Read more

Vietnamese threat actors linked to DarkGate malware campaign

Researchers linked Vietnamese threat actors to the string of DarkGate malware attacks on entities in the U.K., the U.S., and India. WithSecure researchers linked the recent attacks using the DarkGate malware to a Vietnamese cybercrime group previously known for the usage of Ducktail stealer. DarkGate is a commodity malware that is offered with a model … Read more

What Are Booking.com Doing To Protect Customers From Huge Phishing Campaign?

A deceptive email from ‘Booking.com’ targeted a victim, demanding credit card details to confirm a hotel reservation. This approach, part of a broader campaign, caught the recipient off-guard, prompting them to reach out to us to report the incident. Booking.com users are the focus of a new, sophisticated phishing campaign. The threat actors use InfoStealing […]

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The attack on the International Criminal Court was targeted and sophisticated

The International Criminal Court revealed the recent attack was carried out by a threat actor for espionage purposes. The International Criminal Court shared additional information about the cyberattack that hit the organizations in September. In September, the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced that threat actors have breached its systems last week. The experts at the … Read more

Security Affairs newsletter Round 442 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. A threat actor is selling access to Facebook and Instagram’s Police Portal Threat actors breached Okta … Read more

Threat actors breached Okta support system and stole customers’ data

Okta revealed that threat actors breached its support case management system and stole sensitive data that can be used in future attacks. Okta says that threat actors broke into its support case management system and stole authentication data, including cookies and session tokens, that can be abused in future attacks to impersonate valide users. Okta … Read more