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Threat-informed defense for operational technology: Moving from information to action
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Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, blueteam, cloud, control, crime, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, finance, fortinet, framework, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, law, malicious, malware, mitre, network, phishing, PurpleTeam, ransomware, RedTeam, resilience, risk, service, soar, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, usaThe rise of cybercrime-as-a-service Today’s macro threat landscape is a flourishing ecosystem of cybercrime facilitated by crime-as-a-service (CaaS) models. Cybercriminal networks now operate like legitimate businesses, with specialized units dedicated to activities such as money laundering, malware development, and spear phishing. This ecosystem lowers the barrier to entry for cybercrime, enabling low-skilled adversaries to launch…
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China’s FamousSparrow APT Hits Americas with SparrowDoor Malware
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in SecurityNewsChina-linked APT group FamousSparrow hits targets in the Americas using upgraded SparrowDoor malware in new cyberespionage campaign, ESET reports. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/china-famoussparrow-apt-americas-sparrowdoor-malware/
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North Korea IT Workers Expand Their Employment Across Europe To Infiltrate the Company Networks
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in SecurityNewsNorth Korean IT workers have intensified their global operations, expanding their employment footprint across Europe to infiltrate corporate networks and generate revenue for the regime. According to the latest report by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), these workers pose as legitimate remote employees, leveraging advanced technical skills and deceptive tactics to gain access to sensitive…
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Outlaw Group Uses SSH Brute-Force to Deploy Cryptojacking Malware on Linux Servers
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers have shed light on an “auto-propagating” cryptocurrency mining botnet called Outlaw (aka Dota) that’s known for targeting SSH servers with weak credentials.”Outlaw is a Linux malware that relies on SSH brute-force attacks, cryptocurrency mining, and worm-like propagation to infect and maintain control over systems,” Elastic Security Labs said in a new analysis First…
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Group-IB veröffentlicht neuen Hightech-Crime-Report: Europa unter Druck
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in SecurityNewsDer Bericht liefert umfassende Einblicke in die globale und regionale Bedrohungslandschaft und basiert auf eigenen Forschungsergebnissen, realen Cyberermittlungen sowie Erkenntnissen des internationalen Netzwerks der Digital Crime Resistance Centers (DCRCs) von Group-IB. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/group-ib-veroeffentlicht-neuen-hightech-crime-report-europa-unter-druck/a40366/
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10 best practices for vulnerability management according to CISOs
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Tags: api, attack, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cio, ciso, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, framework, group, incident response, metric, mitre, penetration-testing, programming, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management1. Culture Achieving a successful vulnerability management program starts with establishing a cybersecurity-minded culture across the organization. Many CISOs admitted to facing historical cultural problems, with one summing it up well. “Our cybersecurity culture was pretty laissez-faire until we got hit with Log4J and then a ransomware attack,” he told CSO. “These events were an…
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APT34 Deploys Custom Malware Targeting Finance and Telecom Sectors
APT34, also known as OilRig or Helix Kitten, has intensified its cyber-espionage campaigns, deploying custom malware to target entities within the finance and telecommunications sectors. The group, active since 2012, is a well-documented advanced persistent threat (APT) actor linked to the Middle East. Recent investigations by the ThreatBook Research and Response Team have revealed that…
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Democratic groups sue to block Trump administration’s elections order
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in SecurityNewsThe lawsuit casts much of the order as broadly illegal and outside the scope of the executive branch’s constitutional powers. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/democratic-groups-challenge-trump-election-order/
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Ransomware Group Takes Credit for National Presto Industries Attack
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in SecurityNewsA ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a March cyberattack on National Presto Industries subsidiary National Defense Corporation. The post Ransomware Group Takes Credit for National Presto Industries Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/ransomware-group-takes-credit-for-national-presto-industries-attack/
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LLMs are now available in snack size but digest with care
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in SecurityNewsPassed down wisdom can distort reality: Rather than developing their own contextual understanding, student models rely heavily on their teacher models’ pre-learned conclusions. Whether this limitation can lead to model hallucination is highly debated by experts.Brauchler is of the opinion that the efficiency of the student models is tied to that of their teachers, irrespective…
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Earth Alux APT Group: Unveiling Its Espionage Toolkit
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in SecurityNewsResearchers at Trend Micro detail a highly sophisticated cyber-espionage group actively targeting the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/earth-alux-apt-group-unveiling-its-espionage-toolkit/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 13 of Year 2025
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Tags: access, ai, android, apple, application-security, breach, browser, cctv, chrome, cloud, cve, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, firmware, google, group, leak, linux, malware, microsoft, mobile, phishing, privacy, regulation, router, scam, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, virus, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 23 MAR 2025 – 29 MAR 2025. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things may overlap;…
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6 hard-earned tips for leading through a cyberattack, from CSOs who’ve been there
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Tags: attack, awareness, breach, business, cisco, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, group, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, lessons-learned, military, open-source, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, threat, training, updateDevelop muscle memory, and patience, through simulations: Authority under crisis is meaningless if you can’t establish followership. And this goes beyond the incident response team: CISOs must communicate with the entire organization, a commonly misunderstood imperative, says Pablo Riboldi, CISO of nearshore talent provider BairesDev.”I find that employee involvement tends to be overlooked during cyberattacks.…
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Volume of attacks on network devices shows need to replace end of life devices quickly
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Tags: access, apache, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cve, cyber, dns, endpoint, espionage, exploit, firewall, flaw, government, group, Hardware, infrastructure, injection, Internet, ivanti, lazarus, macOS, monitoring, network, north-korea, open-source, password, risk, router, russia, sans, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCVE-2023-1389, a vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 router;CVE-2024-3400, a hole in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewall operating system;CVE-2023-36845, a vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS operating system;CVE-2021-44529, a vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance;CVE-2023-38035, a hole in Ivanti Sentry security gateway;CVE-2024-36401, a vulnerability in OSGeo GeoServer;CVE-2024-0012, a vulnerability in Palo Alto Neworks PAN-OS…
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CVE-2025-26633: MSC EvilTwin Zero-Day Exploited by Water Gamayun
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in SecurityNewsIn early 2025, cybersecurity researchers uncovered a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s Management Console (MMC), tracked as CVE-2025-26633 and nicknamed MSC EvilTwin. This critical flaw is being actively exploited by a threat group dubbed Water Gamayun and represents a dangerous vector… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/cve-2025-26633-eviltwin-exploit/
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Earth Alux Hackers Use VARGIET Malware to Target Organizations
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in SecurityNewsA new wave of cyberattacks orchestrated by the advanced persistent threat (APT) group Earth Alux has been uncovered, revealing the use of sophisticated malware, including the VARGEIT backdoor, to infiltrate critical industries. Linked to China, Earth Alux has been targeting organizations across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and Latin America since 2023, focusing on sectors such…
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>>Lazarus Hackers Group<< No Longer Refer to a Single APT Group But a Collection of Many Sub-Groups
The term >>Lazarus Group,>Lazarus>Lazarus Hackers Group
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Russian Hackers Leverage Bulletproof Hosting to Shift Network Infrastructure
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in SecurityNewsRussian-aligned cyber threat groups, UAC-0050 and UAC-0006, have significantly escalated their operations in 2025, targeting entities worldwide with a focus on Ukraine. These groups employ bulletproof hosting services to mask their network infrastructure, enabling sophisticated campaigns involving financial theft, espionage, and psychological operations. UAC-0050, linked to Russian law enforcement agencies, has transitioned to deploying NetSupport…
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Latest gambit for Gamaredon: Fake Ukraine troop movement documents with malicious links
The Kremlin-linked hacking group Gamaredon appears to be behind a recent campaign that aims to install a malicious version of the Remcos tool on Ukrainian computers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/gamaredon-phishing-campaign-fake-ukraine-documents-remcos
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Russian Hackers Exploit CVE-2025-26633 via MSC EvilTwin to Deploy SilentPrism and DarkWisp
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in SecurityNewsThe threat actors behind the zero-day exploitation of a recently-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows have been found to deliver two new backdoors called SilentPrism and DarkWisp.The activity has been attributed to a suspected Russian hacking group called Water Gamayun, which is also known as EncryptHub and LARVA-208.”The threat actor deploys payloads primarily by means…
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Russia-linked Gamaredon targets Ukraine with Remcos RAT
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Tags: apt, attack, cyberespionage, group, phishing, powershell, rat, russia, spear-phishing, ukraineRussia-linked Gamaredon targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign using troop-related lures to deploy the Remcos RAT via PowerShell downloader. Talos researchers warn that Russia-linked APT group Gamaredon (a.k.a. Armageddon, Primitive Bear, ACTINIUM, Callisto) targets Ukraine with a phishing campaign. The cyberespionage group is behind a long series of spear-phishing attacks targeting Ukrainian entities, and organizations related…
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North Korean hackers adopt ClickFix attacks to target crypto firms
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in SecurityNewsThe notorious North Korean Lazarus hacking group has reportedly adopted ‘ClickFix’ tactics to deploy malware targeting job seekers in the cryptocurrency industry, particularly centralized finance (CeFi). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-adopt-clickfix-attacks-to-target-crypto-firms/
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ClickFake Interview Campaign by Lazarus Targets Crypto Job Seekers
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in SecurityNewsNew “ClickFake Interview” campaign attributed to the Lazarus Group targets crypto professionals with fake job offers First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/clickfake-interview-campaign/
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Chinese Lotus Blossom Hackers leverages Windows Management Instrumentation for Network Movement
The Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Lotus Blossom, also referred to as Billbug, Thrip, or Spring Dragon, has intensified its cyber-espionage operations by employing advanced techniques, including the use of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) for lateral movement within targeted networks. This group, active for over a decade, has recently deployed new variants…
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Chinese Lotus Blossom Hackers leverages Windows Management Instrumentation for Network Movement
The Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group known as Lotus Blossom, also referred to as Billbug, Thrip, or Spring Dragon, has intensified its cyber-espionage operations by employing advanced techniques, including the use of Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) for lateral movement within targeted networks. This group, active for over a decade, has recently deployed new variants…
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Gamaredon Exploits Troop Movement Lures to Spread Remcos via DLL Sideloading
A new targeted malware campaign linked to the Russian state-aligned group Gamaredon is exploiting Windows shortcut (.LNK) files First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/gamaredon-exploits-troop-movement-lures-to-spread-remcos-via-dll-sideloading/
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Russian Intelligence Impersonates CIA in Phishing Attacks
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in SecurityNewsSilent Push Threat Analysts uncover a multi-cluster phishing operation leveraging fake CIA and anti-Putin group websites to harvest First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/russian-intelligence-impersonates-cia-in-phishing-attacks/
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Inside Daisy Cloud: 30K Stolen Credentials Exposed
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in SecurityNewsVeriti research recently analyzed stolen data that was published in a telegram group named “Daisy Cloud” (potentially associated with the RedLine Stealer), exposing the inner workings of a cybercrime marketplace. This group offers thousands of stolen credentials in an ongoing basis across a wide range of services, from crypto exchanges to government portals, at disturbingly……