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Watch Out for ‘Latrodectus’ – This Malware Could Be In Your Inbox [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat hunters have discovered a new malware called Latrodectus that has been distributed as part of email phishing campaigns since at least late November 2023. “Latrodectus is an up-and-coming downloader with various sandbox evasion functionality,” researchers from Proofpoint and Team Cymru said in a joint analysis published last week, adding it’s designed to retrieveRead More
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The Drop in Ransomware Attacks in 2024 and What it Means [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different picture. While the numbers skyrocketed in Q4 2023 with 1309 cases, in Q1 2024, the ransomware industry was down to 1,048 cases. This is a 22% decrease in ransomware attacks…
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Google Adds V8 Sandbox to Chrome Ionut Arghire
Google fights Chrome V8 engine memory safety bugs with a new sandbox and adds it to the bug bounty program. The post Google Adds V8 Sandbox to Chrome appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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NSA Appoints Dave Luber as Cybersecurity Director Eduard Kovacs
US National Security Agency appoints Dave Luber as its new cybersecurity director following the retirement of Rob Joyce. The post NSA Appoints Dave Luber as Cybersecurity Director appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Cybercriminals Targeting Latin America with Sophisticated Phishing Scheme [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A new phishing campaign has set its eyes on the Latin American region to deliver malicious payloads to Windows systems. “The phishing email contained a ZIP file attachment that when extracted reveals an HTML file that leads to a malicious file download posing as an invoice,” Trustwave SpiderLabs researcher Karla Agregado said. The email message, the…
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Google Sues App Developers Over Fake Crypto Investment App Scam [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google has filed a lawsuit against two app developers for engaging in an “international online consumer investment fraud scheme” that tricked users into downloading bogus Android apps from the Google Play Store and other sources and stealing their funds under the guise of promising higher returns. The individuals in question are Yunfeng Sun (aka Alphonse Sun) and…
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Enterprise AI Security Firm TrojAI Raises $5.75M in Seed Funding SecurityWeek News
TrojAI, a provider of enterprise AI security solutions, announced a $5.75 million funding round of additional seed capital and the appointment of Lee Weiner as CEO. The post Enterprise AI Security Firm TrojAI Raises $5.75M in Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms Associated Press
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act expires on April 19. The post House to Take up Bill to Reauthorize Crucial US Spy Program as Expiration Date Looms appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Browsing in Incognito Mode Doesn’t Protect You as Much as You Might Think Associated Press
Incognito modes generally do not prevent the websites you visit from seeing your location, via your IP address, or stop your internet service provider from logging your activities. The post Browsing in Incognito Mode Doesn’t Protect You as Much as You Might Think appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Hackers Exploit Magento Bug to Steal Payment Data from E-commerce Websites [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat actors have been found exploiting a critical flaw in Magento to inject a persistent backdoor into e-commerce websites. The attack leverages CVE-2024-20720 (CVSS score: 9.1), which has been described by Adobe as a case of “improper neutralization of special elements” that could pave the way for arbitrary code execution. It was addressed by the company as part ofRead…