Gootloader Aims Malicious, Custom Bot Army at Enterprise Networks
Previously limited to initial access brokering, the Gootloader group has pivoted to a nasty post-compromise "GootBot" attack, each implant with…
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Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams
With AI and publicly available data, cybercriminals have the resources they need to fake a real-life kidnapping and make you…
Embracing Zero Trust Architecture: A Critical Best Practice for Cybersecurity in Enterprises
By Walt Szablowski, Founder and Executive Chairman, Eracent Summary: With the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks in the digital…
Four Years and a Pandemic Later: Have Agencies Become Cloud Smart?
By James Langley, Master Solutions Consultant, Hitachi Vantara Federal June 2023 marked the four-year anniversary of the release of the…
Locard’s Principle in Digital Forensics
Uncovering the Footprints of Cybercrime Digital forensics is an evolving field of investigation that plays a crucial role in the…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 446 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…
8Base ransomware operators use a new variant of the Phobos ransomware
8Base ransomware operators were observed using a variant of the Phobos ransomware in a recent wave of attacks. Cisco Talos…
Israeli man sentenced to 80 months in prison for providing hacker-for-hire services
An Israeli hacker has been sentenced to 80 months in prison in the US for his role in a massive…
Russian APT Gamaredon uses USB worm LitterDrifter against Ukraine
Russia-linked cyberespionage group Gamaredon has been spotted propagating a worm called LitterDrifter via USB. Check Point researchers observed Russia-linked Gamaredon…
Safeguarding ports from the rising tide of cyberthreats – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
An attack against a port operator that ultimately hobbled some 40 percent of Australia’s import and export capacity highlights the…