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New XM Cyber Research: 80% of Exposures from Misconfigurations, Less Than 1% from CVEs [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A new report from XM Cyber has found – among other insights – a dramatic gap between where most organizations focus their security efforts, and where the most serious threats actually reside. The new report, Navigating the Paths of Risk: The State of Exposure Management in 2024, is based on hundreds of thousands of attack path assessments conducted by…
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China-Linked Hackers Adopt Two-Stage Infection Tactic to Deploy Deuterbear RAT [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have shed more light on a remote access trojan (RAT) known as Deuterbear used by the China-linked BlackTech hacking group as part of a cyber espionage campaign targeting the Asia-Pacific region this year. “Deuterbear, while similar to Waterbear in many ways, shows advancements in capabilities such as including support for shellcode plugins, avoiding handshakesRead More
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New ‘Antidot’ Android Trojan Allows Cybercriminals to Hack Devices, Steal Data Ionut Arghire
The Antidot Android banking trojan snoops on users and steals their credentials, contacts, and SMS messages. The post New ‘Antidot’ Android Trojan Allows Cybercriminals to Hack Devices, Steal Data appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Microsoft Quick Assist Tool Abused for Ransomware Delivery Ionut Arghire
The Black Basta group abuses remote connection tool Quick Assist in vishing attacks leading to ransomware deployment. The post Microsoft Quick Assist Tool Abused for Ransomware Delivery appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Woman Accused of Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Hundreds of US Firms Eduard Kovacs
The US government has announced charges, seizures, arrests and rewards as part of an effort to disrupt a scheme that generates revenue for North Korea. The post Woman Accused of Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Hundreds of US Firms appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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C/side Emerges From Stealth Mode With $1.7 Million Investment Ionut Arghire
C/side has emerged from stealth mode with $1.7 million in pre-seed funding from Scribble Ventures and angel investors The post C/side Emerges From Stealth Mode With $1.7 Million Investment appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Kimsuky APT Deploying Linux Backdoor Gomir in South Korean Cyber Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Kimsuky (aka Springtail) advanced persistent threat (APT) group, which is linked to North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB), has been observed deploying a Linux version of its GoBear backdoor as part of a campaign targeting South Korean organizations. The backdoor, codenamed Gomir, is “structurally almost identical to GoBear, with extensive sharing of code betweenRead More
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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited D-Link Router Vulnerabilities – Patch Now [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added two security flaws impacting D-Link routers to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2014-100005 – A cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability impacting D-Link DIR-600 routers that allows anRead More
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New Wi-Fi Vulnerability Enables Network Eavesdropping via Downgrade Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Researchers have discovered a new security vulnerability stemming from a design flaw in the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi standard that tricks victims into connecting to a less secure wireless network and eavesdrop on their network traffic. The SSID Confusion attack, tracked as CVE-2023-52424, impacts all operating systems and Wi-Fi clients, including home and mesh networks that are based onRead…