Tag: virus
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Rhadamanthys Infostealer Uses ClickFix Technique to Steal Login Credentials
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in SecurityNewsThe Rhadamanthys Stealer, a highly modular information-stealing virus that was first discovered in 2022, has made a comeback with a clever and dishonest delivery method called ClickFix Captcha. This is a terrifying development for cybersecurity experts. This technique disguises malicious payloads behind seemingly legitimate CAPTCHA interfaces, tricking users into executing sophisticated malware. Leverages CAPTCHA Disguise…
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Microsoft Windows Security, Resiliency Updates: 5 Things To Know
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in SecurityNewsMicrosoft is using its Microsoft Virus Initiative to improve competitor deployment practices, bringing a Windows endpoint security platform to private preview and launching quick machine recovery as part of a series of Windows security and resilience moves. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/microsoft-windows-security-resiliency-updates-5-things-to-know
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RapperBot Targets DVRs to Hijack Surveillance Cameras and Record Video
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in SecurityNewsWhen the NICT CSRI analysis team presented their three-year investigation into the RapperBot virus at Botconf 1, an international conference on botnets and malware hosted in Angers, France in May 2025, they made a startling discovery. This Mirai variant has evolved into a sophisticated threat specifically targeting Digital Video Recorders (DVRs), devices connected to surveillance…
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8 things CISOs have learned from cyber incidents
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Tags: apt, attack, authentication, backup, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, data, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, incident, incident response, infection, insurance, jobs, malicious, malware, metric, network, ransom, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, skills, tool, training, update, virus, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-trust2. You’ll need shift from defense to offence: The role and the CISO won’t be the same after an incident.”My job on December 11 was very different from my job on December 12 and beyond, says Brown.Following an incident, some organizations need to change to such an extent that they need a different CISO with…
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Cyberangriff auf ein Bergbauunternehmen in Argentinien
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in SecurityNewsHackeo o virus en el sistema informático de YCRT desde el jueves, obliga a la Intervención a ordenar que no se usen las computadoras en toda la empresa First seen on opisantacruz.com.ar Jump to article: www.opisantacruz.com.ar/2025/05/27/hackeo-o-virus-en-el-sistema-informatico-de-ycrt-desde-el-jueves-obliga-a-la-intervencion-a-ordenar-que-no-se-usen-las-computadoras-en-toda-la-empresa/
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Silver RAT Malware Employs New Anti-Virus Bypass Techniques to Execute Malicious Activities
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in SecurityNewsA newly identified strain of malware, dubbed Silver RAT, has emerged as a significant threat to cybersecurity, leveraging sophisticated anti-virus bypass techniques to infiltrate and compromise Windows-based systems. This remote access trojan (RAT), believed to be crafted by a highly skilled threat actor or group, demonstrates an alarming ability to evade detection by traditional security…
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Hackers Exploit RVTools to Deploy Bumblebee Malware on Windows Systems
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in SecurityNewsA reliable VMware environment reporting tool, RVTools, was momentarily infiltrated earlier this week on May 13, 2025, to disseminate the sneaky Bumblebee loader virus, serving as a sobering reminder of the vulnerabilities present in software supply chains. This incident, detected by a security operations team through a high-confidence alert from Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, revealed…
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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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UK Cybersecurity Weekly News Roundup 16 March 2025
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Tags: access, apple, attack, backdoor, backup, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, firewall, government, group, hacking, insurance, law, lockbit, malicious, network, office, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, russia, service, software, virusWelcome to this week’s edition of our cybersecurity news roundup, bringing you the latest developments and insights from the UK and beyond. UK Government’s Stance on Encryption Raises Global Concerns The UK government has ordered Apple to provide backdoor access to iCloud users’ encrypted backups under the Investigatory Powers Act of 2016. This secret order…
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The most notorious and damaging ransomware of all time
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Tags: access, android, attack, backdoor, backup, banking, botnet, breach, communications, computer, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, defense, detection, email, encryption, endpoint, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, germany, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, infection, infrastructure, international, jobs, korea, law, lazarus, leak, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, mobile, msp, network, north-korea, office, open-source, oracle, password, phishing, phone, powershell, ransom, ransomware, russia, service, software, spam, switch, technology, threat, tool, ukraine, update, usa, virus, vulnerability, windowsConti: History: First appearing in May 2020, the Conti RaaS platform is considered the successor to the Ryuk ransomware. As of January 2021, Conti is believed to have infected over 150 organizations and earned millions of dollars for its criminal developers and their affiliates. At least three new versions have been found since its inception.How it works: Conti uses the…
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Australia Bans Public Agencies From Using Kaspersky Software
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in SecurityNewsCiting Security Concerns, Australia Joins Others in Banning Anti-Virus Products. The Australian Department of Home Affairs on Friday banned the use of Kaspersky Labs products in public offices citing an unacceptable security risk to the government networks and data. All government offices must uninstall all Kaspersky products and report the completion of the task to…
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NSA Allegedly Hacked Northwestern Polytechnical University, China Claims
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in SecurityNewsChinese cybersecurity entities have accused the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) of orchestrating a cyberattack on Northwestern Polytechnical University, a prominent Chinese institution specializing in aerospace and defense research. The allegations, published by organizations such as Qihoo 360 and the National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC), claim that the NSA’s Tailored Access Operations (TAO)…
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Mustang Panda Leverages Microsoft Tools to Bypass Anti-Virus Solutions
Trend Micro found that Chinese espionage group Mustang Panda is deploying malware via legitimate Microsoft tools, enabling it to bypass ESET antivirus applications First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mustang-panda-microsoft-bypass/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 7 of Year 2025
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Tags: access, antivirus, api, apple, attack, breach, business, cctv, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, exploit, firmware, flaw, google, group, law, leak, malware, microsoft, military, network, password, phishing, privacy, router, scam, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, virus, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 9 FEB 2025 – 15 FEB 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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Privacy Roundup: Week 4 of Year 2025
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Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, backup, botnet, breach, cctv, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, exploit, firmware, flaw, google, group, identity, infrastructure, korea, lazarus, leak, login, malicious, malware, north-korea, phishing, phone, privacy, regulation, remote-code-execution, risk, router, scam, service, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerability, windowsThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 19 JAN 2025 – 25 JAN 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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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
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Tags: access, ai, android, apple, authentication, botnet, breach, browser, business, captcha, chrome, compliance, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, google, group, hacker, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, Internet, law, leak, login, malware, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, router, service, software, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerabilityThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. 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 overlap; for…
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Informationen zu Drive-by-Download-Angriffen
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in SecurityNewsEin Mitarbeiter eines großen Unternehmens recherchiert für einen Kunden und klickt auf eine vermeintlich seriöse Website. Was sie nicht wissen, ist, dass sich während des Surfens Malware in Form eines trojanischen Virus schnell auf ihr Endgerät herunterlädt. Der Trojaner springt vom Endgerät in das Unternehmensnetzwerk über, und plötzlich schlagen die Cybersecurity-Systeme Alarm, da sich Ransomware…
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Best of 2023: Best online .apk virus scanners Hackernet
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in SecurityNewsThey are a lot of antivirus software and online scanners available to scan antivirus but only some of them work well. Here we listed the Best online .apk virus scanners that scan and compare with the original file version and also check with malware patterns that are available at antivirus providers. These online scanners scan……
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Byakugan-Malware: Virus per pdf
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in SecurityNewsDie neue Byakugan-Malware stiehlt Daten, erlaubt Hackern Fernzugriff und spioniert infizierte Rechner aus. Verbreitet wird der Virus per pdf über ein… First seen on 8com.de Jump to article: www.8com.de/cyber-security-blog/byakugan-malware-virus-per-pdf
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Das Oropouche-Virus verbreitet sich: Was bei den aktuellen Ausbrüchen des Erregers neu ist
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Tags: virusFirst seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/das-oropouche-virus-verbreitet-sich-was-bei-den-aktuellen-ausbruechen-des-erregers-neu-ist-1652884/
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China Accuses U.S. of Fabricating Volt Typhoon to Hide Its Own Hacking Campaigns
China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has doubled down on claims that the threat actor known as the Volt Typhoon is a fabr… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/10/china-accuses-us-of-fabricating-volt.html
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From Breach to Recovery: Designing an Identity-Focused Incident Response Playbook
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in SecurityNewsImagine this… You arrive at work to a chaotic scene. Systems are down, panic is in the air. The culprit? Not a rogue virus, but a compromised identi… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/09/from-breach-to-recovery-designing.html
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Antivirus firm Dr.Web disconnected all servers following a cyberattack
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in SecurityNewsRussian anti-virus firm Doctor Web (Dr.Web) disconnected all servers following a cyberattack over the weekend. This week, the Russian anti-malware fir… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/168577/hacking/antivirus-firm-dr-web-suffers-cyberattack.html
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Mpox-Virus breitet sich weiter aus: Ein Experte erklärt, was jetzt wichtig ist
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Tags: virusFirst seen on t3n.de Jump to article: t3n.de/news/gefahr-in-afrika-mpox-virus-breitet-sich-aus-1641289/