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Outlook Plays Attacker Tunes: Vulnerability Chain Leading to Zero-Click RCE Ionut Arghire
Akamai researchers document more vulnerabilities and patch bypasses leading to zero-click remote code execution in Microsoft Outlook. The post Outlook Plays Attacker Tunes: Vulnerability Chain Leading to Zero-Click RCE appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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US Gov Disrupts BlackCat Ransomware Operation; FBI Releases Decryption Tool Ryan Naraine
The US government announced the disruption of the notorious BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service operation and released a decryption tool to help organizations recover hijacked data. The post US Gov Disrupts BlackCat Ransomware Operation; FBI Releases Decryption Tool appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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FBI Takes Down BlackCat Ransomware, Releases Free Decryption Tool [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) has officially announced the disruption of the BlackCat ransomware operation and released a decryption tool that victims can use to regain access to files locked by the malware. Court documents show that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) enlisted the help of a confidential human source (CHS) to act as an…
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Behind the Scenes of Matveev’s Ransomware Empire: Tactics and Team [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of the ransomware operation led by Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, a Russian national who was indicted by the U.S. government earlier this year for his alleged role in launching thousands of attacks across the world. Matveev, who resides in Saint Petersburg and is known by the aliases Wazawaka, m1x,…
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Turngate Raises $5 Million to Shed Light on User Activity Ionut Arghire
Turngate has raised $5 million in seed funding to help organizations decipher users’ identities and track their activity. The post Turngate Raises $5 Million to Shed Light on User Activity appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Halcyon Raises $40 Million for Anti-Ransomware Platform Eduard Kovacs
Halcyon has raised $40 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round for its anti-ransomware and cyber resilience platform. The post Halcyon Raises $40 Million for Anti-Ransomware Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Hackers Abusing GitHub to Evade Detection and Control Compromised Hosts [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat actors are increasingly making use of GitHub for malicious purposes through novel methods, including abusing secret Gists and issuing malicious commands via git commit messages. “Malware authors occasionally place their samples in services like Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, and Discord to host second stage malware and sidestep detection tools,” ReversingLabs researcher Karlo Zanki Read More
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Every “Thing” Everywhere All at Once Danelle Au
Every asset in an organization’s inventory that is not accounted for and protected is a potential attack vector that an attacker can use to gain access or move undetected. The post Every “Thing” Everywhere All at Once appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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2022 Election Not Impacted by Chinese, Russian Cyber Activity: DOJ, DHS Eduard Kovacs
Hackers, including from Russia and China, launched cyberattacks and collected information, but it did not impact the integrity and security of the 2022 US election. The post 2022 Election Not Impacted by Chinese, Russian Cyber Activity: DOJ, DHS appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More