Unmasking UAT-8837: The Zero-Day Exploit That Could Ruin Your Year
Executive Summary A sophisticated China-linked threat actor, identified as UAT-8837, has been observed exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in the…
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Hacker pleads guilty to hacking Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, and VA Systems
An actor who goes online with the alias @ihackthegovernment posted stolen personal data from his victims, including the U.S. Supreme…
GootLoader uses malformed ZIP files to bypass security controls
GootLoader malware uses malformed ZIP files made of hundreds of concatenated archives to evade detection. GootLoader is used by ransomware…
Security Affairs newsletter Round 559 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs…
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Ukraine–Germany operation targets Black Basta, Russian leader wanted
Police in Ukraine and Germany identified Black Basta suspects and issued an international wanted notice for the group’s alleged Russian…
South African Seniors are Prime Target for Cyber Attacks
Threat actors are well-aware of the fact that many older people are not very savvy when it comes to technology.…
Data breach at Canada’s Investment Watchdog Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization impacts 750,000 people
A data breach at Canada’s investment watchdog, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), impacted about 750,000 people. The Canadian Investment Regulatory…
AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge
More than a decade after Aaron Swartz’s death, the United States is still living inside the contradiction that destroyed him.…
How Compromised Code Signing Keys Lead to Real-World Malware Incidents
Code signing exists because modern operating systems cannot treat every executable as hostile by default. Software needs a way to…