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Zoom-themed cyber attacks fuel rapid malware growth
News The Vidar malware has become more popular since August, allowing threat actors to steal sensitive information, IP addresses, and crypto wallets from infected devices
By Zach Marzouk Published
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WatchGuard finds malware volume decreased in Q2, but warns Emotet is resurging
News The network security company underlined that Microsoft Office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware too
By Zach Marzouk Published
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Lazarus group targets macOS users with counterfeit crypto job offers
News The hacker group previously impersonated Coinbase to lure job seekers
By Praharsha Anand Published
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Google adds prevalence visualisation, curated threat detection to Chronicle suite
News Security teams will be given content hand-picked by Google experts, as well as greater context and tactic-mapping
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Both Russia and Ukraine targeted by Chinese state-backed hackers
News A five-year-old Microsoft Office vulnerability was enough to gain a significant foothold in some of the most high-value organisations in each country
By Connor Jones Published
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Malware operators abusing Windows shortcuts to bypass VBA macro block
News The likes of Emotet and Qakbot, as well as Russia-linked state-sponsored hackers, have all pivoted to the new infection technique
By Connor Jones Published
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North Korean-linked Gmail spyware 'SHARPEXT' harvesting sensitive email content
News The insidious software exfiltrates all mail and attachments, researchers warn, putting sensitive documents at risk
By Rory Bathgate Published
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European company unmasked as cyber mercenary group with ties to Russia
News The company that's similar to NSO Group has been active since 2016 and has used different zero-days in Windows and Adobe products to infect victims with powerful, evasive spyware
By Connor Jones Published
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Researchers uncover 'mysterious' Windows rootkit being actively exploited since 2016
News Experts at Kaspersky say the rootkit was found embedded inside the firmware image of legacy Asus and Gigabyte motherboards
By Connor Jones Published
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Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine: What we know so far
Analysis The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has set the tone for all future wars, and the cyber attacks observed throughout will provide a how-to guide on handling simultaneous cyber and kinetic warfare
By Connor Jones Last updated
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Mysterious MacOS spyware discovered using public cloud storage as its control server
News Researchers have warned that little is known about the 'CloudMensis' malware, including how it is distributed and who is behind it
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Hackers hiding malicious links in top Google search results, researchers warn
News Malicious adverts made to resemble links to websites are targeting some of the world’s most popular websites
By Rory Bathgate Published
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