TA505 Gang Is Back With Newly Polished FlawedGrace RAT
TA505 – cybercrime trailblazers with ever-evolving TTPs – have returned to mass-volume email attacks, flashing retooled malware and exotic scripting languages.
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Time to Build Accountability Back into Cybersecurity
Chris Hass, director of information security and research at Automox, discusses how to assign security responsibility, punishment for poor cyber-hygiene and IDing ‘security champions’ to help small businesses.
Read MorePodcast: Could the Zoho Flaw Trigger SolarWinds 2.0?
Companies are worried that the highly privileged password app could let attackers deep inside an enterprise’s footprint, says Redscan’s George Glass.
Read MoreSinclair Confirms Ransomware Attack That Disrupted TV Stations
A major cyberattack resulted in data being stolen, too, but Sinclair’s not sure which information is now in the hands of the crooks.
Read MoreTwitter Suspends Accounts Used to Snare Security Researchers
The accounts were used to catfish security researchers into downloading malware in a long-running cyber-espionage campaign attributed to North Korea.
Read MoreTrickBot Gang Enters Cybercrime Elite with Fresh Affiliates
The group – which also created BazarLoader and the Conti ransomware – has juiced its distribution tactics to threaten enterprises more than ever.
Read MorePodcast: 67% of Orgs Have Been Hit by Ransomware at Least Once
Fortinet’s Derek Manky discusses a recent global survey showing that two-thirds of organizations suffered at least one ransomware attack, while half were hit multiple times.
Read MoreFreakOut Botnet Turns DVRs Into Monero Cryptominers
The new Necro Python exploit targets Visual Tool DVRs used in surveillance systems.
Read MoreMicrosoft Kills Bug Being Exploited in MysterySnail Espionage Campaign
Microsoft’s October 2021 Patch Tuesday included security fixes for 74 vulnerabilities, one of which is a zero-day being used to deliver the MysterySnail RAT to Windows servers.
Read MoreWindows Zero-Day Actively Exploited in Widespread Espionage Campaign
The cyberattacks, linked to a Chinese-speaking APT, deliver the new MysterySnail RAT malware to Windows servers.
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