Clearview AI fined by Dutch agency for facial recognition database – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113051010,imgsize-8792,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/clearview-ai-fined-by-dutch-agency-for-facial-recognition-database.jpg U.S. facial recognition company Clearview AI has been fined 30.5 million euros ($33.7 million) for building what Dutch data protection watchdog DPA said on Tuesday was an illegal database. DPA also issued an additional order, imposing a penalty of up to 5 million euros on Clearview ...
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New Cross-Platform Malware KTLVdoor Discovered in Attack on Chinese Trading Firm
New Cross-Platform Malware KTLVdoor Discovered in Attack on Chinese Trading Firm https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/chinesehackerz.jpg Sep 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware The Chinese-speaking threat actor known as Earth Lusca has been observed using a new backdoor dubbed KTLVdoor as part of a cyber attack targeting an unnamed trading company based in China. The previously unreported malware is written in Golang, and thus ...
Read More »New Rust-Based Ransomware Cicada3301 Targets Windows and Linux Systems
New Rust-Based Ransomware Cicada3301 Targets Windows and Linux Systems https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/linux.png Sep 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have unpacked the inner workings of a new ransomware variant called Cicada3301 that shares similarities with the now-defunct BlackCat (aka ALPHV) operation. “It appears that Cicada3301 ransomware primarily targets small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), likely through opportunistic attacks that exploit vulnerabilities ...
Read More »Hacktivists Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability in Attacks Against Russia and Belarus
Hacktivists Exploits WinRAR Vulnerability in Attacks Against Russia and Belarus https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/chart.jpg Sep 03, 2024Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Malware A hacktivist group known as Head Mare has been linked to cyber attacks that exclusively target organizations located in Russia and Belarus. “Head Mare uses more up-to-date methods for obtaining initial access,” Kaspersky said in a Monday analysis of the group’s tactics and ...
Read More »RansomHub Ransomware Group Targets 210 Victims Across Critical Sectors
RansomHub Ransomware Group Targets 210 Victims Across Critical Sectors https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ransomware.jpg Threat actors linked to the RansomHub ransomware group encrypted and exfiltrated data from at least 210 victims since its inception in February 2024, the U.S. government said. The victims span various sectors, including water and wastewater, information technology, government services and facilities, healthcare and public health, emergency services, food and ...
Read More »Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns
Iranian Hackers Set Up New Network to Target U.S. Political Campaigns https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Iranianhackers.jpg Aug 30, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cyber Espionage Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed new network infrastructure set up by Iranian threat actors to support activities linked to the recent targeting of U.S. political campaigns. Recorded Future’s Insikt Group has linked the infrastructure to a hacking group it tracks as ...
Read More »North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit
North Korean Hackers Deploy FudModule Rootkit via Chrome Zero-Day Exploit https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/chrome.jpg Aug 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananRootkit / Threat Intelligence A recently patched security flaw in Google Chrome and other Chromium web browsers was exploited as a zero-day by North Korean actors in a campaign designed to deliver the FudModule rootkit. The development is indicative of the persistent efforts made by the ...
Read More »Google says Russian hackers using iOS, Chrome flaws to steal users data – ET CISO
Google says Russian hackers using iOS, Chrome flaws to steal users data – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-112934730,imgsize-25018,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/data-breaches/google-says-russian-hackers-using-ios-chrome-flaws-to-steal-users-data.jpg The Russian state-sponsored APT29 hacking group has been observed using the same iOS and Chrome on Android exploits created by commercial spyware vendors like NSO Group and Intellexa in a series of cyberattacks between November 2023 and July 2024. “The campaigns first delivered an ...
Read More »Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Control in Likely Espionage Campaign
Cyberattackers Exploit Google Sheets for Malware Control in Likely Espionage Campaign https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/hackers.jpg Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel malware campaign that leverages Google Sheets as a command-and-control (C2) mechanism. The activity, detected by Proofpoint starting August 5, 2024, impersonates tax authorities from governments in Europe, Asia, and the U.S., with the goal of targeting over 70 organizations worldwide by means ...
Read More »Vietnamese Human Rights Group Targeted in Multi-Year Cyberattack by APT32
Vietnamese Human Rights Group Targeted in Multi-Year Cyberattack by APT32 https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/code.png Aug 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Malware A non-profit supporting Vietnamese human rights has been the target of a multi-year campaign designed to deliver a variety of malware on compromised hosts. Cybersecurity company Huntress attributed the activity to a threat cluster known as APT32, a Vietnamese-aligned hacking crew that’s ...
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