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Russia's Joker DPR Claims Access to Ukraine Troop Movement Data

A hacktivist group working with Russia claims it breached DELTA, the Ukrainian battlefield management system (BMS).

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Over 1 Million WordPress Sites Infected by Balada Injector Malware Campaign

Over one million WordPress websites are estimated to have been infected by an ongoing campaign to deploy malware called Balada Injector since 2017. The massive campaign, per GoDaddy's Sucuri, "leverages all known and recently discovered theme and plugin vulnerabilities" to breach WordPress sites. The attacks are known to play out in waves once every few weeks. "This campaign is easily identified

Printers Pose Persistent Yet Overlooked Threat

Vulnerabilities in the device firmware and drivers underscore how printers cannot be set-and-forget technology and need to be managed.

CVE-2023-1931: WordPress Security Plugin | Wordfence

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Visitors of tax return e-file service may have downloaded malware

Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: tax scams Tags: efile.com Tags: US tax 2023 Tags: backdoor Tags: Trojan Tags: Johannes Ullrich Tags: MalwareHunterTeam Tags: /u/SaltyPotter Tags: fake network error notification Cybercriminals have compromised eFile.com to host malicious code that allows for the download of Trojans. (Read more...) The post Visitors of tax return e-file service may have downloaded malware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data

Categories: Business Over the last decade, K–12 schools have made great strides in employing technologies that facilitate learning. And while digital platforms for education continue as a mainstay, unfortunately so do cyberattacks. (Read more...) The post Do cyber regulations actually make K–12 schools safer? Navigating compliance while securing school and student data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Hackers Using Self-Extracting Archives Exploit for Stealthy Backdoor Attacks

An unknown threat actor used a malicious self-extracting archive (SFX) file in an attempt to establish persistent backdoor access to a victim's environment, new findings from CrowdStrike show. SFX files are capable of extracting the data contained within them without the need for dedicated software to display the file contents. It achieves this by including a decompressor stub, a piece of code

Typhon Reborn Stealer Malware Resurfaces with Advanced Evasion Techniques

The threat actor behind the information-stealing malware known as Typhon Reborn has resurfaced with an updated version (V2) that packs in improved capabilities to evade detection and resist analysis. The new version is offered for sale on the criminal underground for $59 per month, $360 per year, or alternatively, for $540 for a lifetime subscription. "The stealer can harvest and exfiltrate

Sorting Through Haystacks to Find CTI Needles

Clouded vision CTI systems are confronted with some major issues ranging from the size of the collection networks to their diversity, which ultimately influence the degree of confidence they can put on their signals. Are they fresh enough and sufficiently reliable to avoid any false positives or any poisoning? Do I risk acting on outdated data? This difference is major since a piece of

Arid Viper Hacking Group Using Upgraded Malware in Middle East Cyber Attacks

The threat actor known as Arid Viper has been observed using refreshed variants of its malware toolkit in its attacks targeting Palestinian entities since September 2022. Symantec, which is tracking the group under its insect-themed moniker Mantis, said the adversary is "going to great lengths to maintain a persistent presence on targeted networks." Also known by the names APT-C-23 and Desert